University of Tennessee Athletics
2024 Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Sammi Woods
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 CSC Academic All-Region
- 2023 Third Team All-Big Ten
- 2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2021 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (March 22, 2021)
2024 - GRADUATE
- Led team in goals (seven) and points (13)
- Registered 36 shots to lead the team, with 16 coming on goal
- Finished tied for team lead with three assists
- Played in 20 matches with 19 starts and logged 1,342 minutes of action
- Kept her offensive campaign going by placing the ball perfectly to Kennedy Price to grab a equalizing assist in 1-2 loss to Virginia Tech on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/15)
- Propelled UT to a 1-0 win over Kentucky to open the tournament after finding the back of the net in the 15th minute
- Placed a perfect ball to Jenna Stayart who buried it to draw even in the 34th minute against#14 Auburn (10/13). The assist is her team leading 10th point.
- Facilitated another goal after she pulled down a cross and buried one past the keeper to score the second in the 2-2 tie against Alabama (9/22); That makes three goals in the past four games
- Grabbed the game winner in the 60th minute to open up SEC play with a 2-1 win over Ole Miss (9/19)
- Continued her offensive campaign by grabbing the second the goal in the 64th minute of the 2-0 victory against FAU (9/8); Woods now leads the team in total shots and is in second for shots on goal after six games
- Tallied an assist to Reese Mattern in the 1-0 win over ETSU (8/22) ; that makes two goal contributions in the first three games
- Bagged a last-minute goal in Tennessee's first home match against Chattanooga (8/18) to stretch the lead to 2-0; shined in her Rocky Top debut and paced the squad with six shots total with three of them coming on frame while also leading the team with 77 minutes of game action
2023 - SENIOR (Michigan)
- Scored 24 goals and had nine assists in her career at Michigan
- Lead team in goals with eight and points (17)
- 34 shots paced the squad, with 14 coming on goal
- Had two multi-goal matches on the year to also lead the squad
- Scored a brace in 4-0 win over Maryland (10/1)
- Started all 18 matches, totaling 1,323 minutes of match action
- Had her fifth career multi-goal game, scoring two goals in 3-2 win over Western Michigan (9/10)
- Scored the lone goal in 1-0 win over Cincinnati (9/3)
- Had a goal in a 2-2 tie against Pepperdine (8/19)
2022 - JUNIOR (Michigan)
- Led team in goals (seven) and tied for team lead in points (15)
- Fired 43 shots, the second-most on the team
- Played in 18 matches with 17 starts and logged 1,219 minutes of match action
- Had three multi-goal matches, the most multi-goal matches in a season for a Wolverine, tying Nkem Ezurike (2011) and Kacey Beitel (1999)
- Scored two goals at Boston University (8/28), Central Michigan (9/4) and Toledi (9/11)
- Tallied 5 points at Central Michigan, with two goals and an assist (9/4)
2021 - SOPHOMORE (Michigan)
- Played in all 25 matches with 10 starting nods
- Totaled 1,141 minutes of match play, with a season-high 75 coming against Penn State (Oct. 21)
- Tied for second on team in goals with five, third on the team in helpers with four, and fourth on the squad in points (14)
- Marked 35 shots on the year with 19 coming on goal
- Started season with a goal and assist in U-M's 5-0 win over Butler (Aug. 19)
2020 - FRESHMAN (Michigan)
- Saw action in all 11 games, starting three in her first season
- Was one of just two Wolverines to tally double-digit points with 11
- Had four goals, to rank second for Michigan, and three assists, tying for second on the team
- Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week after tallying five points at Maryland (March 18) with two goals and one assist
- Notched three points against Michigan State (March 13) with a goal and an assist
- Put 24 of her 36 shots on goal for a .480 shots on goal percentage
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Was a four-time team captain and a member of the Michigan Hawks
- Played in the ECNL playoffs on two occasions and was named both all-conference and All-America in 2019
- Helped her ECNL team to the finals in 2019 and played in the ECNL All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona
- Was the U.S. Development Academy top 10 leading scorer in the 2018 season, scoring 24 goals
- Played with Adidas ESP in the Portland Invite in 2016 and the Lyon, France Invite in 2018
Personal
- Full name is Samantha Marie Woods
- Born Jan. 15, 2003
- Daughter of Eric and Erin Woods
- Has one sister
SOC | ALLY ZAZZARA POSTGAME VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9.7.25)
Sunday, September 07
SOC | JOE KIRT POSTGAME VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9.7.25)
Sunday, September 07
SOC | JENNA STAYART POSTGAME VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (9.7.25)
Sunday, September 07
SOC | Joe Kirt Media Availability (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01
