- "I made VWC my top choice because of the diverse, tight-knit community and it's right on the beach."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Messiah College and Frostburg State University
Career Highs
Goals: 2 - (at Sweet Briar - 9/30/15)
Assists: 2 - (vs. Wells - 10/11/15)
Points: 4 - (at Sweet Briar - 9/30/15)
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-ODAC Second Team
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
2014 All-ODAC Third Team
Senior (2015): Started all 20 games for the Marlins… Lone senior on the team and one of two co-captains… Second on the team with 10 points while tying for the team lead with four assists… Posted the game-winning goal at Sweet Briar College on September 30… Scored a goal later in the Sweet Briar game for her first multi-goal game… Contributed two assists in a game against Wells on October 11, her first match with multiple assists… Team leader on the field that could play back on defense, take the ball up the turf, and play on the offensive end.
Junior (2014): Started all 15 contests for VWC… Book-ended the season with three-point games on a goal and an assist… Recorded the feat against Ferrum College on August 29 and against Sweet Briar College on October 27.
Sophomore (2013): Started nine of the 15 games she played in… Scored a goal in a 3-1 loss to Bridgewater College.
Freshman (2012): Recorded her first intercollegiate goal in a 6-0 win over Sweet Briar College… Also scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to Eastern Mennonite University.
Before VWC: All-Cedar Run District first team as a midfielder… First team All-Northwest Region honoree as a senior… Team Most Valuable Player as a senior and junior… Team captain as a junior and senior… All-Cedar Run as a sophomore and junior… All-Area First Team as a junior… Helped guide Osbourn to the Cedar Run regular season and tournament championship as a junior… All-Met honorable mention as a junior… USA Futures Selectee in 2010 and 2011… Four-year varsity letter winner... Badminton Club member... Student Council Association.
Personal: Daughter of Lorri and Bruce Jackson… Mom attended George Mason University... Father went to the Army… Has four sisters, Lorrin, Elizabeth, Renee and Corin... Communication minor.
Get to Know Sam
- Enjoys watching TV shows on Netflix by the series
- A fan of Beyonce and Denard Span of baseball's Washington Nationals
- Favorites include all of the Harry Potter movies, the book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, and TV shows "One Tree Hill" and "Grey's Anatomy."
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "inquisitive, competitive, energetic, saucy"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "competing. I'm very competitive and I love making the person next to me work hard."
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Betty White, because she's funny and she seems like she would be a fun time."
- People might be surprised to know: "my left leg is longer than my right leg."
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm married with children and have a successful career."
