Sam Whiting

Women's Lacrosse 2025 Ivy League Champions

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Women's Lacrosse 2022 Ivy League Tournament Champions

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Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Episcopal
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

2024: Started all 18 games on defense ... Totalled 24 ground balls ... Picked up three ground balls against Penn State (2/240 ... Had two draw controls against Monmouth (3/6) ... Picked up two ground balls at Florida (3/13) ... Secured two ground balls against Penn (4/3) ... Picked up two ground balls against Loyola (4/10) ... Gathered four ground balls against Maryland (4/17) ... Picked up two ground balls against Penn (5/3) in the Ivy League Tournament ... Collected two ground balls against Drexel (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2023: Appeared in all 16 games, making 14 starts on defense ... Sixth on team with 17 ground balls ... Second on team with nine caused turnovers ... Had two ground balls against Penn State (3/18) ... Picked up two ground balls against Cornell (3/25) ... Secured two ground balls against Loyola (4/12) ... Caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls against Dartmouth (4/22) ... Won six draw controls and picked up two ground balls against Harvard (4/30).

2022: Appeared in nine games, making six starts ... Finished season with five ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Before Princeton: 2021 US Lacrosse All-American...2021 Adrenaline All-American....2021 Under Armour All-American Watchlist....Three-time Team North Texas selection for US Lacrosse Nationals (2017-19)...Four-time Under Armour Southwest Region Team selection (2017-20)....Played on 2019 State Champions....Two-Time District 1 Champion (2019, 2021)...Two-time All-State selection (2019, 2021)...Captain and team MVP senior season...Played Club Lacrosse for GRIT Dallas....2021 Episcopal Female Athlete of the Year....Also lettered in field hockey and soccer...Two-time field hockey captain and team MVP senior season....Captained soccer team and named MVP senior season....National Honor Society member....Presidents Volunteer Service Award recipient (2019-21).

Personal: Daughter of Susan and Sam Whiting....Grandfather, Pete Riddle, played football at Yale...Has three older brothers, Tyler (Yale '20), Matthew (Cornell '20), and Kyle (Penn '21)....Majoring in economics.