Samantha Edwards

Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Okemos, Mich.
High School:
Okemos

2007-08: Played in 28 games during the year, starting 26...reached double figures in the scoring column in four of the first six games of the season...scored 13 points in the season opener at Toledo on November 10, hitting 5-of-10 shots from the field and 2-of-3 from long range while also pulling down eight rebounds...scored nine points at Texas Tech on November 13...tallied 15 points against Miami (Ohio), hitting 5-of-9 shots overall, and 2-of-5 from long distance...put up a season-high 16 points against Franklin on November 28, going 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe, while also pulling down a season-high nine boards...tallied two steals at Wisconsin on December 2...dished out a career-high five assists against Southern Utah on December 6...gave out four assists at Duquesne on December 16...pulled down eight rebounds at Butler on December 20, 2007...grabbed a season-high-tying nine rebounds at Detroit on January 9...pulled down eight rebounds on February 11 at Centenary...snapped a 17-game streak of scoring single digits by putting up 13 points against Western Illinois on February 23, hitting 5-of-10 field goals...added 13 points against IUPUI on February 25, where she hit 6-of-9 shots from the field...scored nine points in the regular season finale, shooting a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, 1-of-1 from long range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.

2006-07: Played in 29 games during the year, starting each...ended the year by hitting 17 consecutive free throws, not missing a charity-stripe attempt since January 24...opened her career by scoring 12 points against Toledo, going 5-of-11 from the field and 2-for-2 at the free throw line...scored 14 points against Kennesaw State at the UNC-Asheville Tournament, hitting 8-of-10 free throw attempts...pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at UNC-Ashveille, missing a double-double by just one point...pulled down eight rebounds against Coastal Carolina on November 25...grabbed nine boards against Central Michigan on December 2...scored 10 against Indiana University on December 10...blocked a career-high three shots at Illinois on December 17...scored a career-high 17 points at Belmont on January 15, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the field, her only three-point attempt, and both of her free throw chances...scored a dozen points against Butler on January 20....added 11 points against NJIT, by going 4-of-6 from the field...scored 10 points in 35 minutes of action at home against Northern Illinois, hitting 4-of-10 shots overall...scored 11 points at North Dakota State on February 8.

High School: As a senior at Okemos, Edwards was named to the All-Conference and All-Area teams, in addition to being named to the All-State Fifth Team...Big North Conference First Team Selection as a junior...was named to the Traverse City Record Eagle Dream Team...averaged 16.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 as a junior at Traverse City West.

Personal: Is the daughter of Matthew Edwards and Julie Enger...has seven sisters: Jessica, Courtney, Ashley, Danielle, Brittany, Kaylee, and Gabby; and two brothers: Nick and Matt...majoring in organizational criminal justice.