Samantha Swanstrom

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Ham Lake, Minn.
High School:
Blaine

2017-18: Had a career-best scoring output with 14 points on five goals and nine assists, ranking third on the team in points ... Eleven of her 14 points came in ECAC play (5G, 6A), tying to the team lead in conference points ... Played in 116 career contests for the Bears, reaching the 100 game mark at Boston University on Dec. 2 ... Recorded two multi-point games on the season, at Dartmouth (Nov. 11) with a goal and an assist and versus No. 3/3 Colgate (Nov. 18) with two goals ... Registered two power-play goals on the year ... Tallied at least a point in four-straight games, concluding the span with five points (2G, 3A) ... Scored the game-tying power-play goal at Dartmouth and had the primary assist on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory on Nov. 11 ... Also recorded goals at Harvard on Nov. 10 (PP) and at Yale on Jan. 18 ... Also tallied an assist at Union (Oct. 27), vs. No. 7/7 St. Lawrence, against No. 3/3 Clarkson, at Boston University (Nov. 28), at Sacred Heart (Dec. 29), at UConn (Jan. 6), vs. Quinnipiac (Feb. 16) and against Princeton (Feb. 17).

2016-17: Appeared in all 29 games on the season, recording five goals and five assists for 10 points ... Contributed one power-play goal, one shorthanded tally and one game-winning goal ... Registered a career-high two assists against Sacred Heart on Oct. 22 ... Also recorded two points at Merrimack on Nov. 29 on a goal and assist ... Posted a goal in a 4-3 win at Union (Jan. 7) and the game-winning score in a 3-1 win at Harvard (Feb. 18) ... Registered an assist in a 5-2 win at Dartmouth (Feb. 17) ... Also tallied a goal against Sacred Heart (Oct. 22) and Rensselaer (Jan. 6) ... Also recorded an assist at No. 9/9 Robert Morris (Dec. 30) ... Blocked 23 shots on the year.

2015-16: Appeared in all 29 games … Finished the season with six points, on three goals and three assists … Scored the game-winning goal against Sacred Hear on Nov. 14 … Recorded 49 shots on the season ... Blocked 22 shots on the year.

2014-15: Played in 29 games … Finished the season with eight points on a goal and seven assists; ranked second among freshmen on the team in all three categories ... Posted a goal and an assist at RPI (Dec. 5) … Notched two assists vs. St. Lawrence (Nov. 1) … Totaled 41 shots on goal and 23 blocked shots on the season … Earned ECAC All-Academic Team honors.

Before Brown: Earned all-conference honors all four years … Gained all-state honorable mention accolades … Served team as captain as a senior … Posted 44 points on 25 assists and 19 goals as a senior … Recorded 46 points as a junior … Played for head coach Steve Guider … Also played softball … Garnered all-state academic laurels … An “A” Honor Roll student.

Personal: Samantha is the daughter of Michelle and Richard Swanstrom … Has a twin sister, Katie, who also plays for Brown and a younger sister, Rachel … Concentrating in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations … Born on May 22, 1996.

Swanstrom's Career Highs
Goals: 2 (11/18/17 - Colgate)
Assists: 2 (2x - last 10/22/16 - Sacred Heart)
Points: 2 (6x - last 11/18/17 - Colgate)