Andrew Samuels

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Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Burlingame, Calif.
High School:
Sacred Heart Prep

2025: Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-Ivy ... Appeared in and started all 19 games for the Tigers ... Recorded a program record 12 shutouts in a single season ... Finished with a GAA of 0.37, while ending the regular season with a GAA of 0.25 and a save percentage of 1.000 for a nation-wide best in both stats ... Ranked second in the Princeton record book in season GAA and third in season save percentage (0.897) ... Allowed 0 goals in Ivy League play, marking an Ivy League first ... Allowed just seven goals on the year with four in the regular season ... Made three penalty kick saves on the year, including one in the Ivy League Tournament Final to earn a shutout and win the Tigers' second consecutive ILT ... Named Most Outstanding Player of the Ivy League Tournament ... led Princeton to a historic season that saw the Tigers become the first team to win the Ivy League Championship and the Ivy League Tournament in the same season ... Helped Princeton set multiple program records including most shutouts (13), most wins (15), highest ranking (No. 3), and highest seed in NCAA Tournament (No. 3) ... Named to MAC Hermann Midseason Watch List ... United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honoree ... CSC Academic All-District ... 5x Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/27, 11/10) ... Invited to 2025 MLS College Showcase.

2024: Appeared in 10 games, starting nine … Posted a record of 6-4 and a GAA of 0.91, the second-lowest in the Ivy League … Led the Ivy League in total saves with 35 for a save percentage of 0.795 … Recorded two shutouts against Monmouth (10/1) and Yale (10/26) … Made a career-high nine saves at Akron in the NCAA First Round (11/21).

2023: Did not appear in any matches.

Before Princeton: Starting keeper for De Anza Force U19 which is ranked No. 1 in the country … Posted 0.53 GAA with De Anza Force U19s … Played U13-U17 years for San Jose Earthquakes Academy … Was starting keeper for San Jose Earthquakes U17 team which was ranked No. 4 in the country … Was called up three times to San Jose Earthquakes II in MLS Next Pro … Played in 2019 MCC Tournament in China, finishing second.