Sam Donovan

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
New Brighton, Minn.
High School:
Irondale

2017-18: Named Academic All-Ivy ... Received the team’s Chelsea McMillan Award for Pride and Perseverance for the third-straight season ... Selected Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... Appeared in all 29 games as an assistant captain, leading the team in points (16) and tied for the team lead in goals (8) while adding eight assists ... Led the Bears in goal scoring all four seasons at College Hill ... Played in every game of her career (116), reaching the 100 game mark at Boston University on Dec. 2 ... Recorded at least a point in five straight games, registering seven points in that span (3G, 4A) ... Led the team in face-off percentage at .573 ... Tied for the team lead in points in ECAC play with 11 (5G, 6A) ... Record two multi-point games, at Dartmouth (Nov. 11) and versus No. 3/3 Colgate (Nov. 18), both with a goal and an assist ... Scored the game-winning goal on the power-play in a 3-2 victory at Dartmouth on Nov. 11 ... Also had a power-play tally in game two against the Big Green (Jan. 26.) ... Also scored goals against No. 10 Robert Morris (Oct. 21), versus Rensselaer (SH) (Dec. 1), at Sacred Heart (Dec. 29 and Dec. 30) and versus Harvard (Jan. 27) ... Posted an assist at Union (Oct. 27), vs. No. 7/7 St. Lawrence, against No. 8/8 Cornell (Nov. 17), at Boston University (Nov. 28), at UConn (Jan. 6) and at No. 8/8 St. Lawrence (Feb. 3).

2016-17: Appeared in all of the Bears’ 29 games, leading the squad in goals (9), assists (12) and points (21) as an assistant captain ... Recorded her second career hat trick against Sacred Heart on Oct. 22 ... Tallied four multi-point games over the year ... Posted three power-play scores, one shorthanded goal and one unassisted goal ... Carried a four-game points streak during the season (Jan. 7-Jan. 28) ... Contributed two assists at Robert Morris on Dec. 31 ... Recorded the assist on the game-winning goal of a 1-0 victory over Dartmouth on Jan. 21 ... Scored a goal and added two assists versus Colgate on Feb. 10 ... Registered two assists in a 5-2 win at Dartmouth on Feb. 17 ... Also recorded a goal against Sacred Heart (Oct. 21), Rensselaer (Nov. 5), Union (Jan. 7), No. 5/5 St. Lawrence (Jan. 13) and Harvard (Jan. 20) ... Additionally, she added assists versus Union (Nov. 4), No. 7/6 Clarkson (Nov. 18), Yale (Jan. 27, Jan. 28) and No. 7/7 Cornell (Feb. 11) ... Blocked 26 shots on the season.

2015-16: Played in all 29 games… Recorded 14 points on a team-high seven goals and seven assists … Tallied a hat-trick against Sacred Heart on Nov. 14 … Earned ECAC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 17 … Registered three multi-point games … Scored two power-play goals while recoding a team-best 78 shots.

2014-15: Played in all 29 games … Led the team with 12 goals and finished third with 17 points … Registered team highs in goals (nine) and points (14) in conference games … Led all freshmen in the ECAC with nine goals in league games … Paced the Bears with a .240 shooting percentage on the year … Compiled a season-high three points on a goal and two assists vs. St. Lawrence (Nov. 1) … Tallied two game-winning goals on the year … Posted multiple points in each of four games … Totaled 50 shots and 20 blocked shots on the season … Earned ECAC All-Academic Team honors.

Before Brown: Recorded 86 points on 43 goals and 43 assists as a senior … Posted 77 points as a sophomore and 45 points as a junior … Earned six varsity letters … Finished career with 321 points … Finished as the runner up for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 2014 … Served team as captain in each of two years … Gained all-conference honors five times, all-metro honors three times, and all-state accolades three times … Participated in the USA National Development Camp in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … Also played soccer and lacrosse.

Personal: Sam is the daughter of Katie and John Donovan … Born on January 3, 1996 ... Concentrating in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations.

Donovan's Career Highs
Goals: 3 (2x - last 10/22/16 - Sacred Heart)
Assists: 2 (4x - last 2/17/17 - at Dartmouth)
Points: 3 (4x - last 2/10/17 - Colgate)