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2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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Matt Stamey
Matt Stamey
Matt Stamey

4 Sammie Morton

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Eden Prairie High School
  • Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.

Biography

Honors and Awards:
Captain (2021, 2022) … Big East Second Team (2021, 2022) ... Big East Defensive Player of the Week (March 21, 2022) ... 2022 Preseason All-Big East Team.

Denver Record Book
Finished 4th in career games played (76)

2022:
Started all 21 games and finished third on the team with 28 caused turnovers and fourth in ground balls (40) and draw controls (24) … Picked up a ground ball in 18-of-21 contests and had a caused turnover in 16 contests, including in each of the first seven … Tallied two goals during the year, doing so in back-to-back games on March 9 vs. Boston College and March 13 at Michigan …  Had an assist vs. Ohio State on Feb. 25 where she also had three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control, and also had a helper on March 27 at San Diego State when she produced two ground balls, two draw controls and forced one turnover … Registered four ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls vs. Fairfield on May 15, helping her earn Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors … Had six ground balls vs. Marquette on April 30 during senior day, tied for the second most in a game this year by the Pioneers and tying her career high (April 11, 2021 at UConn) … Also added four caused turnovers in the contest vs. Marquette, a season high … Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. Georgetown in the Big East Championship Game on May 7 … Had three ground balls, two caused turnovers and set a career high with four draw controls vs. Vermont in Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament on May 13 … Picked up a ground ball in her final collegiate game at Boston College in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on May 15.

2021:
Played and started in all 18 games on the defensive side of the ball for the Pioneers, picking up 38 ground balls, forcing 27 turnovers and picking up seven draw controls … Also scored three goals and added an assist in transition … Season-high six ground balls and go with two caused turnovers in Denver’s series finale at UConn on April 11 … Season-best six CTs in Denver’s win over Colorado on April 29 … 12 multi-ground ball games and seven multi-CT games.

2020:
Appeared in all eight games for Denver … Ranked fifth on the team in goals (11) with a shot percentage of .478 … Tallied three free position goals, three ground balls and one caused turnover … Earned her second career hat trick on March 8, 2020 against Fairfield ... Recorded a career-high six shots on Feb. 21, 2020 against Oregon.

2019:
Saw action in 19 out of 20 games … Totaled six goals, three assists, nine points, 10 ground balls and four caused turnovers … Earned a career-high three goals, three points and four shots at Butler (4/13/19) … Averaged a .750 shot on goal percentage on the year

2018:
Played in 10 games for the Pioneers ... Scored one goal and added one assist ... Tallied her first collegiate goal against Butler (March 31) and her first collegiate assist against Niagara (March 10) ... Recorded two draw controls.

Before Denver:
Was a five year varsity starter in high school ... All-American in 2016 and 2017 ... All-State First Team in 2016 and 2017 ... All-State Tournament Team in 2015, 2016 and 2017 ... All-Lake Conference in 2016 and 2017 and was Honorable Mention in 2015 ... All-Metro Team in 2016 and 2017 ... Ms. Lacrosse finalist in 2017 ... Won Star Tribune Player of the Week in 2017 ... Named team captain in 2017 ... Named 2017 EPHS Best Attack. .. Played for the All-America Tournament Midwest team in 2014 ... Won three state championships (2015-17), was runner-up and had a third-place finish ... Recorded 217 goals, 66 assists, 283 career points, 98 ground balls and 198 draw controls in high school ... Named to the All-Tournament Team and was voted team captain of the hockey team in 2017 ... Won the hockey state championship in 2016, and finished in third-place in 2014.

Personal:
Born Sept. 14, 1998 in Eden Prairie, Minn. ... Daughter of Chris and Mike ... Has an older brother, John ... Chose Denver because she loved the atmosphere on campus and the competitive lacrosse program. It felt right when she stepped on campus ... Is most looking forward to playing lacrosse at a Division I level and playing with a great group of girls ... Superstitions include doing her hair before each game ... Most memorable lacrosse moment to date has been winning the state championship as a sophomore for the first time ... Most memorable non-lacrosse moment has been winning the state high school hockey championship ... Sports goal is to contribute to the team and to put together winning seasons ... Career goal is to be a nurse ... Hobbies include making jewelry ... Volunteers with a local memory care facility ... Intends to major in biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018Freshman

    Midfield
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2019Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2020Junior

    Attack
    5'10"
    4
  • 4
    C

    2021Senior

    Defense
    5'10"
    4
    C
  • 4
    C

    2022Graduate Student

    Defense
    5'10"
    4
    C