Sam McGrath Season 2019

2018 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 104 sets over 29 matches played… Finished second on the team with 2.43 digs per set… Recorded 12 matches with double-digit digs, including a season-high 22 (Sept. 6) against Idaho and at Air Force (Sept. 23).

2017 (FRESHMAN): Played in 82 sets over 27 matches including six starts… Recorded 131 digs on the year, good for fifth most on the 2017 team… 1.60 digs per set was tied for fourth best on the team… Posted a season-high 17 digs at UNLV on Oct. 14… Recorded 18 service aces on the year, including a season-high four against Air Force on Oct. 7… .931 serve percentage is good for the best among 2018 returners… Posted four matches with 10 or more digs.

2016: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won a pair of varsity letters at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. ... Coached there by Jorge Penate ... Averaged 4.8 digs per set for the team that won the 2015 North Coast Section (NCS) Division III championship ... A first-team West Alameda County-Foothill League selection ... Started 92 of 96 sets as a defensive specialist/libero as a senior in 2015 ... Team captain ... Played soccer as a freshman ... Earned academic first honors.

CLUB: Played two years for the Xceleration Volleyball Club in Concord, Calif., where her team advanced to the AAU national championships ... Also competed for the NorCal volleyball Club in Pleasanton, Calif.

PERSONAL: Samantha Andreea McGrath was born in Constanta, Romania ... Daughter of Terry McGrath and Kathy Clausen ... Enjoys Netflix, hanging out with friends and playing other sports including tennis, golf and soccer ... Favorite athlete in pro basketball player Stephen Curry ... Was also recruited by UC Irvine, TCU, Chapman and Emory ... A business major at San Diego State.