2021 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Slater, Sammy
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
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/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
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Jersey Number 4
Sammy Slater
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ventura HS
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Calif.
Bio
CAREER
2022 · GRADUATE
2021 · SENIOR
2020 · JUNIOR
2019 · SOPHOMORE
2018 · FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Slater was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter at Ventura HS under head coach Debbie Litten… 2017 AVCA High School Beach All-American… three-time All-CIF Division II selection and 2017 CIF Division II MVP… chosen Ventura County Player of the Year as a senior and was the MVP of two tournaments… three-time All-Ventura County selection… Channel League MVP as a junior and senior… graduated magna cum laude… a member of the Ventura High School Hall of Fame… voted Homecoming princess at VHS as a senior.
BEACH EXPERIENCE
Slater paired with Haley Hallgren (New York) and Alexis Filippone (Hermosa Beach) to collect three wins in 2018 AVP qualifier events… a four-year member of the USA A1 National Team U17 and U19 programs… won gold medal at 2017 International School Sport Federation World Championships… two-time AAU Beach Player of the Year (2016-17)… earned AAA CBVA status and won gold at the 2016 USA Beach U19 High Performance Championship… took bronze at the 2016 AAU U18 Junior Olympics… earned bronze at the USA Beach U19 World Championship Team Trials… won two silver medals; one each at the 2015 AAU U16 Junior Olympics and the CBVA Cal Cup… won gold at the 2015 USA Beach U17 High Performance Championships… selected 2014 USA Volleyball Magazine “On The Radar” beach athlete… played two years at the Valley Girls Beach Volleyball Club and won the BVCA Club Championship.
PERSONAL
Samantha Mary Slater was born on July 1, 1999, in Ventura, Calif.… parents are Michael and Bailey Slater… has a brother named Conrad and a sister named Morgan Slater… lists surfing and playing the ukulele as her favorite pastimes away from volleyball… aspires to a career as a professional beach volleyball player… received her Bachelor of Science in business administration in 2021… pursuing a Master of Science in entrepreneurship and innovation.
- 118-31 all-time record
- Three-time AVCA All-American
- Two-time Volleyball Magazine All-American
- DiG Magazine All-America Second Team
- Four-time Pac-12 All-Conference Team
2022 · GRADUATE
- AVCA All-America Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- AVCA Top Flight Award (Flight No. 2) with Megan Kraft
- Pac-12 Pair of the Week (April 19) With Megan Kraft
- Went 29-3 overall
- Went 26-2 in dual matches at the No. 2 position with Megan Kraft
- Went 3-1 in dual matches at the No. 3 position with Caroline Schafer
- Served as one of three captains for the Trojans in the 2022 season
- Delivered clinching point in six duals
2021 · SENIOR
- AVCA All-America Second Team
- Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (No. 2 Pair)
- AVCA Top Flight Award, Flight 1 (with Tina Graudina)
- AVCA/CollegeBeachVB.com National Pair of the Week, May 11 (with Julia Scoles)
- Two-time Pac-12 Pair of the Week, March 18 and 24 (with Tina Graudina)
- 27-6 overall record (14-4 at No. 1 and 13-2 at No. 2)
- At No. 1: went 12-3 with Tina Graudina and 2-1 with Julia Scoles
- At No. 2: went 13-2 with Julia Scoles
- Scored the championship-winning service ace against UCLA in the NCAA championship dual
- Won 12 matches in a row to begin the season at the No. 1 position
- Won nine straight matches first partnered with Julia Scoles and went 4-0 at the NCAA championship
2020 · JUNIOR
- Went 7-4 overall in a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Partnered with Kyla Doig (6-4 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3)
2019 · SOPHOMORE
- AVCA All-American
- DiG Magazine All-America Second Team
- Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Pac-12 Pair of the Week, April 16 (with Terese Cannon)
- 24-9 overall record
- Partnered with Terese Cannon to go 24-9 at the No. 2 position
- Delivered the clinching point in eight dual matches
- Had a season-long eight-match winning streak (March 2-10)
2018 · FRESHMAN
- Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- Pac-12 South Invitational All-Tournament Team (No. 2 position with Terese Cannon)
- Pac-12 North Invitational All-Tournament Team (No. 3 position with Terese Cannon)
- 31-9 overall record
- Partnered with Terese Cannon (20-7 at No. 2 and 6-0 at No. 3), Haley Hallgren (3-1 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3), and Brianna Sizemore (0-1 at No. 2)
- Delivered the clinching point in eight dual matches
- Won a season-long 13 consecutive matches with Cannon (March 11-31)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Slater was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter at Ventura HS under head coach Debbie Litten… 2017 AVCA High School Beach All-American… three-time All-CIF Division II selection and 2017 CIF Division II MVP… chosen Ventura County Player of the Year as a senior and was the MVP of two tournaments… three-time All-Ventura County selection… Channel League MVP as a junior and senior… graduated magna cum laude… a member of the Ventura High School Hall of Fame… voted Homecoming princess at VHS as a senior.
BEACH EXPERIENCE
Slater paired with Haley Hallgren (New York) and Alexis Filippone (Hermosa Beach) to collect three wins in 2018 AVP qualifier events… a four-year member of the USA A1 National Team U17 and U19 programs… won gold medal at 2017 International School Sport Federation World Championships… two-time AAU Beach Player of the Year (2016-17)… earned AAA CBVA status and won gold at the 2016 USA Beach U19 High Performance Championship… took bronze at the 2016 AAU U18 Junior Olympics… earned bronze at the USA Beach U19 World Championship Team Trials… won two silver medals; one each at the 2015 AAU U16 Junior Olympics and the CBVA Cal Cup… won gold at the 2015 USA Beach U17 High Performance Championships… selected 2014 USA Volleyball Magazine “On The Radar” beach athlete… played two years at the Valley Girls Beach Volleyball Club and won the BVCA Club Championship.
PERSONAL
Samantha Mary Slater was born on July 1, 1999, in Ventura, Calif.… parents are Michael and Bailey Slater… has a brother named Conrad and a sister named Morgan Slater… lists surfing and playing the ukulele as her favorite pastimes away from volleyball… aspires to a career as a professional beach volleyball player… received her Bachelor of Science in business administration in 2021… pursuing a Master of Science in entrepreneurship and innovation.
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