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Sam Horan Season 2023

#46
PositionGOALKEEPER
ClassSenior
HometownSan Rafael, Calif.
Exp.1L

Honors and Awards
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2022)
2021 MPSF All-Academic Team
SDSU Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)

2022 Season
Finished second in Aztec history with 177 saves and 48 ground balls in a season… Was fourth in the nation in saves per game (11.80) and fifth in ground balls per game (3.20)… Had a save percentage of .453, third in school history… Set the SDSU record for saves in a game with 21 against Princeton (3/12) while also finishing third against Marquette (18, 3/15), fourth against Drexel (16, 3/23), and seventh at Northwestern (15, 4/10)… Started all 15 games… Led the Aztecs with 48 ground balls while causing nine turnovers… Was a co-captain.
 
2021 Season
Made appearances in goal during three of the Aztecs’ 2021 games … Totaled six ground balls in 2021 … Collected 14 saves in 71 minutes as SDSU’s netminder in 2021. 

2020 Season
Did not compete.

2019 Season 
Made two appearances totaling almost 15 minutes in a 13-9 win against California (Feb. 17) and 18-15 win against LIU Brooklyn (March 16) … 2019 MPSF Letterwinner.

High School
Enjoyed a distinguished prep career at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, Calif., where she earned US Lacrosse All-American honors as senior ... Garnered all-Marin County Athletic League accolades on three occasions, meriting first-team recognition during her sophomore and senior campaigns to go with second-team distinction as a junior ...  Also collected her team’s Most Valuable Player award in 2018 after recording 183 saves, a .588 save percentage and an 8.4 goals against average in 735 minutes, according to MaxPreps ... Additionally played three years of girls varsity basketball as a prep ... Was named MVP of her JV squad as a freshman ... Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American ... A National Honor Society and California Scholarship Federation member who landed on her school’s Dean’s List all four years ... Recipient of Marin Catholic High’s Excellence in Student Leadership and Excellence in Athletics awards.

Personal
Born in San Francisco, Calif. ... Daughter of Jim and Tricia Horan ... Comes from an athletic family ... Her father played football at Saint Mary’s College, while her mother competed in volleyball at San Francisco State ... Additionally her brother Jack is a senior defender on the men’s lacrosse team at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. ... Lists Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson as her favorite athlete ... Recently spent time as a coach with the All West Lacrosse program in the Bay Area ... Also plays the guitar ... Majoring in biology/pre-med at SDSU.