2023 Field Hockey Roster

Jersey Number 8
Sam Davidson
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Governor's Academy
- Hometown:
- North Andover, Mass.
AT PRINCETON
2023
• team’s Academic All-Ivy League selection
* had two goals and four assists
* started all 17 games
2022
• team’s Academic All-Ivy League selection
• was third on the team in goals despite only playing defense
• was 7 for 7 on penalty strokes
2021: played in 16 games, starting 13, on defense ... had two goals and two assists ... both goals were on penalty strokes (against Brown and Columbia) ... also had two assists, against Louisville and Harvard.
2019: Played in six contests.
Before Princeton:
The Governor's Academy: Selected to the NFHCA All-America teams twice (first-team in 2018, third team in 2017) … Max FH two-time All-American (second-team in 2017, first-team in 2018) … All-New England Class-B First Team each year of her career … Named the 2018 ISL MVP … Team won the ISL title twice (2015, 2017) … Squad won the New England Class B crown in 2016 and 2017 while reaching semifinals in 2018 … Captain of the field hockey group as a junior and senior … Lettered in ice hockey and lacrosse all four years … senior captain … Lead liaison for the Special Olympics …
National and Regional Experience: USA Field Hockey U-17 junior national team member for two years (2016-17) and U-19 junior national squad in 2019.
Academic: High Honors all four years … NFHCA Academic All-American twice (2017-18).
Personal: Daughter of Liz Cahn and Shepard Davidson … Has a sister, Lexi … Sister plays field hockey at Duke.
2023
• team’s Academic All-Ivy League selection
* had two goals and four assists
* started all 17 games
2022
• team’s Academic All-Ivy League selection
• was third on the team in goals despite only playing defense
• was 7 for 7 on penalty strokes
2021: played in 16 games, starting 13, on defense ... had two goals and two assists ... both goals were on penalty strokes (against Brown and Columbia) ... also had two assists, against Louisville and Harvard.
2019: Played in six contests.
Before Princeton:
The Governor's Academy: Selected to the NFHCA All-America teams twice (first-team in 2018, third team in 2017) … Max FH two-time All-American (second-team in 2017, first-team in 2018) … All-New England Class-B First Team each year of her career … Named the 2018 ISL MVP … Team won the ISL title twice (2015, 2017) … Squad won the New England Class B crown in 2016 and 2017 while reaching semifinals in 2018 … Captain of the field hockey group as a junior and senior … Lettered in ice hockey and lacrosse all four years … senior captain … Lead liaison for the Special Olympics …
National and Regional Experience: USA Field Hockey U-17 junior national team member for two years (2016-17) and U-19 junior national squad in 2019.
Academic: High Honors all four years … NFHCA Academic All-American twice (2017-18).
Personal: Daughter of Liz Cahn and Shepard Davidson … Has a sister, Lexi … Sister plays field hockey at Duke.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2023
Friday, June 02
Field Hockey Senior Day 2022
Wednesday, November 02
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22