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2012 Women's Soccer Roster

2 Sam Helmstetter

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Raritan
  • Hometown Hazlet, NJ

Biography

2012: Wrapped up an illustrious career with one of the best and most-decorated seasons in MU history... Named an NSCAA Continental Tire First Team All-American and a d3soccer.com Second Team All-American... Earned Freedom Player of the Year honors for the second year in a row and First-Team All-Freedom for the fourth straight year... Also named to the All-ECAC South Division III All-Star team and the NSCAA All-Region First Team... Recorded 18 goals and nine assists for a total of 45 points... Both her goal and point totals were the second-best single-season marks in history... Won a season-long battle with teammate Laura Roney for the all-time career assist record (34)... Also ranks second in MU history in points (122) and third in goals (44)... Recorded five multi-goal games on the season, including a hat trick against Delaware Valley (10/6)... Tied for the team lead with five game-winning goals on the year, including the lone goal in MU's 1-0 victory over Middlebury in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 

2011:  Voted first-team All-Freedom and named Freedom Player of the Year...  Had 10 goals and 11 assist and tied for the team lead in points with 31, having 10 multi-point games...  Scored two goals in a victory over Manhattanville including the game-winning goal (10/8) and had two goals in a win over DelawareValley, including the game-winning goal (10/30)...  Also scored the game-winning goal, along with an assist, in a 4-3 victory over FDU-Florham (10/22).

2010: Voted first-team All-Freedom... Third on the team in scoring with 9 goals, 6 assists and 24 points... Scored the opening goal of the season, vs. Lycoming (9/1)... Had a goal and an assist at Susquehanna (9/11)... Scored at Marywood (9/15)... Had a pair of assists against Keystone (9/20)... Scored a goal at Penn College (9/22)... Scored an outstanding goal in a 2-1 loss to #10 Ithaca (10/6)... Recorded 2 assists against King's (10/13)... Scored in consecutive games against DeSales (10/19), FDU-Florham (10/23) and Gwynedd-Mercy (10/28)... Scored a goal in the Freedom Conference semifinals at FDU-Florham (10/3).

2009: Selected as First-Team All-Freedom Conference… Chosen as the Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year… Finished second on the team with 7 goals and first with 8 assists for a total of 22 points on the season… Also started in all 20 games, with three game-winning goals… Scored the only goal in a season opening 1-0 victory over Lebanon Valley (9/1)… Assisted on a goal in a win against Moravian (9/4)… Provided an assist in a loss to Marywood (9/23)… Played a part in every goal in a 5-4 conference win over FDU-Florham, with 2 goals and 3 assists (10/10)… Scored her first career hat-trick against Delaware Valley (10/17)… Assisted on goals against DeSales (10/24) and Widener (10/28)… Scored the winning goal as MU clinched a home playoff game with a victory at King’s (10/31)… Assisted on the Cougars’ only goal in a 2-1 Freedom semifinal loss to Eastern (11/3).

High School: Four-time letter-winner in soccer and softball... Captain of soccer team... Soccer- Offensive Player of the Year Award and two-time co-MVP... Softball Coach's Award.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2009First Year

    Midfield/Forward
    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2010Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2011Junior

    Forward
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2012Senior

    Forward
    5'10"
    2