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2025 Catamount Women's Soccer Roster

15 Samantha Whitaker

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Lincolnton, N.C.
  • High School Lincolnton HS
  • Class Junior

Biography

2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 20 matches during the 2024 season, starting 18 of them… recorded her first career point with an assist in the 1-0 win over Mercer (9/22/24)... played the full 90 minutes in 8 of WCU’s program/conference record 14 shutouts… saw her minutes nearly quintuple from her freshman season, recording 1551 minutes of game action…Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team 

2023 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 matches including a start in the NCAA Tournament matchup against Alabama… tallied 376 minutes including the full match against Alabama… a part of a Catamount defensive backline that totaled 12 shutouts which is tied for second most in program history…Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
 
Prior to WCU: Four-year varsity player at Lincolnton HS … Tallied 68 goals and 59 assists during her career … Scored 33 goals and dished out 34 assists as a junior with the Wolves winning the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference title … Played club soccer with Charlotte Independence 2005 ECNL and was on both a Super Cup and U20 summer league team … Served as the class president and graduated ranked seventh in her class … Member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and Beta Club.

Personal: Samantha is the daughter of Brian and Emily Whitaker.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023Freshman

    Defender
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2024Sophomore

    Defender
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2025Junior

    Defender
    5'6"
    15