Samantha Morris

Position:
Midfield
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ridgewood, N.J.

Prep: Captained both the soccer and lacrosse teams at Lawrenceville ... name first-team All-MAPL (Mid-Atlantic Prep League), All-Bedesem Division, All-Mercer County (Trentonian), All-Area (Trenton Times) and All-State ... led team to an undefeated (16-0) season in 2004, earning the Chambers Award for athletic performance and sportsmanship along the way ... member of the Dean’s List and Oval Society for community service ... winner of the National Merit Scholarship.

Personal: Born Samantha Ashley Morris on Oct. 11, 1986, to Joseph and Linda Morris ... has one sister, Blake ... father, Joe, is the all-time leading rusher at Syracuse ... he went on to play in the NFL from 1982-1991, winning the 1987 Super Bowl with the New York Giants and going to two Pro Bowls.