2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Sam Geiersbach
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- West Babylon
- Hometown:
- West Babylon, N.Y.
Career Highlights
• 2021 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2021 Preseason Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection
• 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• 2020 Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
• 2020 VaSID First Team
• 2019 First Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2019 Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
• 2017 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2017 VaSID All-State Second Team
• 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• Five-Time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
• Three-Time Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
• Made 10 starts in 10 games at attack
• Finished the season second on the squad with 42 points on 23 goals and 19 assists, with 11 ground balls and five caused turnovers
• Scored in nine of 10 games appeared in, including a season-high five goals at Old Dominion (3/14), collecting her 150th career goal in the win
• Tallied a season-high eight points with three goals and five assists against Radford (2/14)
• Scored the game-winners in three-straight games – VCU (4/16), George Mason (4/18) and Davidson (4/23)
• Named as 2021 Preseason Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• Named to 2021 Tewaaraton Watch List
• Collected A-10 Player of the Week honor (4/19) after tallying 11 points on seven goals and four assists in wins over VCU and George Mason
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
• In seven starts this season, paced the team with 45 points and 23 assists, and second with 22 goals
• Netted five game-winning goals (Radford, Campbell, William & Mary, Liberty, Old Dominion)
• Scored the game-tying goal to force overtime against Virginia (Feb. 28)
• Posted a career-high 10 points on five goals and five assists against Old Dominion (3/7), earning her second A-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors of the season
• In 48 career games, sits seventh with 218 points, ninth in 139 goals and fifth with 79 assists
• Tallied 14 points, with six goals and eight assists, while adding five ground balls and two caused turnovers in wins over Virginia and Liberty to earn A-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors (3/2)
• Ranked fourth in assists per game (3.29), fourth in points per game (6.42), fifth among in assists (23) and sixth in total points (45) among all NCAA Division I
• Helped the offense to average 18.43 goals per game, ranking fourth nationally
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10, starting all 21 games on attack
• Made return to the field after sitting out 2018 season, finishing second on the team with 88 points on 51 goals and 37 assists
• 51 goals were good for third ont he team, while 37 assists were second
• Became fastest Spider to 100 points, eclipsing the 150 point, 100 goal and 50 assist marks this season
• Logged career-high nine points on two occasions, matching the A-10 single-game tournament record in quarterfinal round (4/25)
• Scored the game-winning overtime goal in A-10 Championship win over UMass (4/28)
• Earned A-10 Tournament MVP and A-10 All-Tournament Team honors, totaling 16 points over three games
• Finished fourth on the team with 36 ground balls
2018 (Sophomore)
• Suffered a season-ending injury in preseason
• Finished freshman season ranked first among freshmen and 13th overall in goals per game
• Ranked 12th in the nation for total goals during the 2017 season
2017 (Freshman)
• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
• Named to Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Selected as Atlantic 10 Rookie of the week five times, tying program record
• Set program single-season record for points (85) and goals (66)
• Finished the season ranked first among freshmen and 13th overall in goals per game
• Ranked 12th in the nation for total goals
• Led the conference in goals, goals per game and points per game
• Started all 20 games on attack
• Fourth on team with 19 assists
• Logged a .516 shot percentage
• Scored six goals on three occasions
• Logged career-high seven points on six goals and an assist at George Washington (4/7)
• Lead team with 14 free position goals
• Fifth on the team in ground balls (28) and caused turnovers (12)
• Named to the VASID All-State Second Team
• Named to A-10 All-Tournament Team
Prep
• Five-year varsity starter and two-year captain at West Babylon High for coach Colleen Kilgus
• Named a 2015 Long Island Under Armour All-American and to the Long Island National School Girls Team 1
• Earned Team MVP honors in 2016 after being named a Long Island Top 100 Player to Watch
• Four-time All-County and two-time All-Long Island Second Team honoree
• Named to All-Tournament team in 2015 and 2016 and led team to County finals in 2016
• Named All-Division in 2012 after leading team to a Division title
• Finished career with 435 points on 283 goals and 152 assists
• Long Island Top Guns club team won the 2013 U15 National Championship
• Also played varsity soccer and basketball for three seasons, serving as captain for both squads in 2016
• Named All-League in basketball in 2015 and 2016
• Honor Roll and Business Honor Society member
Personal
• Daughter of Michael and Isabel Geiersbach
• Sister Jessica played lacrosse at Hofstra
Career Highs
Points – 10 at Old Dominion (3/7/2020)
Goals – 6, 2x, last vs. Saint Joseph’s (4/23/17)
Assists – 6 vs. Saint Joseph's (4/19/19)
Shots – 13 at Old Dominion (3/7/2020)
Draw Controls – 2, 2x, last vs. Duquesne (3/31/17)
Ground Balls – 5, 2x, last at George Mason (3/22/19)
Caused Turnovers – 3 at Radford (2/15/2020)
