Sam Boesch

Height:
6-null
Class:
Senior
High School:
Huntley HS
Hometown:
Lake in the Hills, Ill.

Get to Know - Sam Boesch

2015 (Senior)
Played in all 32 of the team's matches and saw the court in 116 of the Deacs' 121 sets, starting 18 times ... Tallied career-highs with 166 kills, 1.43 kills per set, 34 blocks and 192.5 points ... Was a High Point Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team honoree (Sept. 11-12) ... Racked up a career-best 13 kills in a victory at Clemson (Nov. 6) ... Set a season-high mark with 16 digs and capped a double-double with 10 kills in a Deacon Classic win over Georgia (Sept. 18) ... Had six double-digit-kill matches on the year and posted an attack percentage of .692 against Loyola Chicago (Aug. 28) ... Matched a single-match high for her career with four total blocks versus Hofstra (Sept. 19).

2014 (Junior)
Started in eight matches and appeared in 25 during her junior season ... Finished with 21 kills, 70 digs and 11 total blocks ... Made starts against Texas State (Aug. 29), Lamar (Aug. 30), Presbyterian (Sept. 6), Wofford (Sept. 6), College of Charleston (Sept. 12), Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 13), Georgia Tech (Nov. 7) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 8) ... Recorded double-digit digs against Texas State (Aug. 29), Presbyterian (Sept. 6), and tied a career-high 17 against College of Charleston (Sept. 12) ... Had a season-high five kills in a win against Wofford (Sept. 6).

2013 (Sophomore)
Played a key role for the Demon Deacons during the 2013 season ... Played in 26 matches with four starts ... Recorded 35 kills, 13 assists, 12 service aces and 142 digs ... Registered four kills and five digs in her first match of the season against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 6) ... Tallied a season-high eight kills and 17 digs with two solo blocks in a 3-2 win over Notre Dame (Oct. 4) ... Started against Duke (Oct. 6), NC State (Oct. 11) and North Carolina (Oct. 12) ... Tallied a dig in all but one match played this season ... Had 12 digs against No. 13 Duke (Nov. 15).

2012 (Freshman)
Played in her first collegiate match against UNC Wilmington (Aug. 31) and registered one kill with two digs ... Recorded a kill against Davidson (Sept. 1) and tallied a kill, a solo block and a block assist against Winthrop (Sept. 1) ... Put up a kill and four digs against Northern Iowa (Sept. 8) ... Had four kills and nine digs in a match against Marquette (Sept. 8) ... Tallied two kills against Campbell (Sept. 15) ... Saw playing time against NC State (Sept. 19), North Carolina (Sept. 21) and Furman (Sept. 25) ... Had one kill against No.14 Florida State (Sept. 28) and one kill against Miami (Sept. 30) ... Put up a kill against North Carolina (Oct. 28) ... Notched four kills against Miami (Nov. 9) and played four sets against No. 13 Florida State (Nov. 10) ... Recorded three kills at Clemson (Nov. 15) and played two sets and had a kill in a five-set win over Duke (Nov. 20) ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School
Played for head coach Michelle Jakubowski at Huntley High School ... Helped her team claim regional championships in 2008, 2010 and 2011 ... Was named First Team All-Area by the Daily Herald in 2010 and 2011 and named Honorable Mention by the Daily Herald in 2009 ... Also earned Second Team All-Area Honors from the Chicago Sun Times in 2011 and the Northwest Herald in 2010 ... Served as varsity captain at Huntley in 2010 and 2011, while starting all four years ... Played club volleyball for Scott Harris at Sky High Volleyball ... Came in First Place at the 2009 and 2010 JVDA Volleyball National Championship ... Also Came in Fifth Place at the 2009 USA National Championship ... Sky High Volleyball was ranked second nationally by Prep Volleyball in 2010.

Personal
Full name is Samantha Jo Boesch ... Born May 21, 1994 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. to parents Debbie and Ron Boesch ... Also recruited by Mississippi State, Villanova, Ohio, Memphis State, Bowling Green and Valpo ... All 10 club teammates play collegiate volleyball ... Grandfather Ronald Boesch played basketball at DePaul University and Louisiana-Lafayette ... Grandfather Joe Smith played basketball at Delta State University and LSU.