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Sammi Byers Season 2026

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PositionATT
Height5-8
ClassJunior
HometownYucaipa, Calif.
Honors & Awards
ACWPC All-Academic Excellent Team (2024)
GCC All-Academic Team (2024 & 2025)

As a Junior (2026 Season)
Appeared in each of the team’s 29 contests … Produced 60 shots and scored 27 goals for a .450 shot percentage, which ranked fifth on the team … Added 21 assists, fifth best among Aztecs, for 48 points … Drew eight exclusions and posted  27 steals to go along with seven blocks, which were No. 3 on the squad … Set or matched career-bests in shots, goals, assists, points, shot percentage, steals and blocks … Attempted a season high four shots vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/7), vs. No. 25 Pacific (3/1), & vs. Azusa Pacific (4/10) in the quarterfinal of the CGG Tournament among 17 games with multiple shots … Scored two or more goals in a game seven times, with three goal efforts vs. Cal Lutheran (2/7) and vs. No. 25 Pacific (3/1) a season-best … Established a career-best with three assists vs. No. 25 Pacific (3/1) and at No. 13 Fresno State (3/22) … Totaled multiple points in 13 games with a six-point game vs. No. 25 Pacific (3/1) a new career best … Two exclusions drawn vs. Azusa Pacific (3/5) set a new single game high … Recorded multiple steals in seven games with a pair of four steal contests: at Fresno Pacific (3/21) and vs. Azusa Pacific (4/10) in the quarterfinal of the CGG Tournament marking a new career high … Blocked a career-best two shots vs. No. 18 Marist (2/8) … Won a career-high two sprints. 

As a Sophomore (2025 Season)
Appeared in 26 of the team’s 30 contests … Set career bests in every statistical category … Produced 62 shots and scored 27 goals (.435 shot percentage) … Added 20 assists for 47 points … Drew three exclusions with 12 steals and two blocks …  Produced a single-game best eight shots, among 17 games with multiple shot attempts, against California Baptist (4/25) … Recorded at least a hat trick in five games, including a high of four strikes versus San Jose State (2/9) … Other hat tricks came against Cal State Fullerton (2/2), Cal State Monterey Bay (2/8), UC San Diego (4/19) and California Baptist (4/25) … In five contests she totaled multiple assists led by a three-assist effort versus California Baptist (2/14) … Totaled a career-best five points against UC San Diego (4/19) and California Baptist (4/25), among 13 multi-point contests … Exclusions were drawn versus Concordia (2/1), California Baptist (2/14) and CSUN (3/15) … Matched a career-high with two steals against Pomona-Pitzer (2/15) … First career blocks came versus California Baptist (2/14) and Indiana (3/16).

As a Freshman (2024 Season)
Appeared in 26 contests… Attempted 15 shots and was successful on six (.400 shot percentage)… Added five assists for 11 points on the season… Drew three exclusions and had four steals… First collegiate goal came vs. No. 1 Southern California (1/20)… Also scored vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (2/10), vs. Biola & No. 7 UC Irvine (3/2), vs. Santa Clara (4/13), and vs. Cal Baptist (4/26) in the GCC Championship Tournament… Assisted on goals at Pomona-Pitzer (3/1), vs. No. 13 Indiana (3/9), vs. Concordia (4/12), vs. Santa Clara, and vs No. 6 Loyola Marymount (4/27) in the GCC Championship Tournament… Produced four multi-shot games with a single-game high three vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (2/10) and vs. Biola… Had a season-high two steals vs. No. 23 Marist (3/1), and vs. California Baptist (4/26).

High School
A 2023 graduate of Yucaipa (Calif.) High School… A four-year letterwinner… Four-time Citrus Belt League champion, who never suffered a league defeat in four seasons, and a member of the 2022 CIF Division 2 champions… Reached the semi-final of the CIF Championship in 2021 & 2023… Led the squad in both goals and assists in her final two seasons… Named Citrus Belt League MVP as a senior, an All-CIF performer and All-Citrus Belt honoree as both a junior and senior, and a second team All-Citrus Belt honoree as a sophomore… Earned USA Water Polo Scholar-Athlete designation in each of her four years… Compete in swimming for two seasons, including as a member of the Citrus Belt League 2023 Girls Varsity Swim Championship squad… All-Citrus Belt league as a senior, where she was a second team all-league in the 100 free.
 
Personal
The daughter of Susie and Brad Byers… Undecided on a major… Chose San Diego State over offers from Loyola Marymount among others.
 

 

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Sophomore
2025

Attacker
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Freshman
2024

ATT
5-8 / -