2019 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Samantha Drechsel
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Woodinville, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Maryland
BEACH
2019 (As A Sophomore)
A record of 10-12 on the season, all in dual matches … had a 5-6 record at the No. 3 spot with Cat McCoy … went 3-5 overall with Emma Calle, and was 2-1 with Kyra Petersen … first big win of the year came against Long Beach State on Mar. 22 with McCoy as they won, 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 over Koelsch/Stevens at the No. 3 spot … went 4-0 with McCoy at the Long Beach State tourney, adding wins over Colorado Mesa, Nebraska, and Cal State Bakersfield … had two three set losses with McCoy at No. 3 against Arizona on Mar. 29 and Stanford on Apr. 6 … with Calle, had a big win at the No. 4 spot with a 21-15, 21-15 win over Hawaii’s Banz/Loker on Apr. 13 … also had a win in the Pac-12 tourney with Calle, 21-7, 21-13, over Utah’s Grace/Teerlink … a heartbreaker in the Pac-12 tourney against USC with a 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 loss at No. 4 to Dennis/Kaiser … with Petersen, had a comeback win at No. 4 against Boise State’s Allen/Lewis, 15-21, 23-21, 15-11 … also a win over Thomison/Vido of San Jose State with Petersen on Apr. 13.
2018 (As A Freshman)
Joined the team midway through the season after transferring from Maryland … was 5-11 in her first beach season, all at the No. 5 position … was 3-7 teaming with Natalie Robinson, 1-4 teaming with Kara Bajema, and 1-0 teaming with Chloe Newton … biggest win with Robinson came at the Pac-12 Championships, as they beat Stanford’s Richardson/Sharp, 21-16, 21-14, at No. 5 in the 4-1 win over the 13th-ranked Cardinal … first win with Robinson was a 21-16, 21-13 decision over Oregon’s Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine on Apr. 15 … also had a close loss with Robinson against Stanford’s Sharp/Richardson on Apr. 15, 21-19, 21-23, 17-15 … with Bajema, had a 20-22, 21-9, 15-10 win over Portland’s Reich/Schwan on Mar. 30 … a close three-set loss with Bajema against LMU’s Castellanos/Simpson on Apr. 8 … her one match with Newton was a three set win over Boise State’s Hanses/Southwick, 21-14, 19-21, 15-10, on Mar. 30.
INDOOR
2019 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2019 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
2019 (As A Junior)
An All-Pac-12 honorable mention and AVCA All-Pacific North Region honorable mention ... second on the team with 371 kills, averaging 2.90 kills per set, and upped her attack percentage to a career-best .244 ... in Pac-12 play, averaged 3.21 kills per set, ranking eighth in the league, and hit .261 ... third on the team with 31 aces ... also had career-highs with 104 digs and 99 blocks ... named to Waco All-Region Tournament Team ... huge effort in the season finale, getting 15 kills on 25 swings with just 2 errors for a .520 Att% with 2 blocks in Elite Eight loss at No. 1 Baylor (12/14) ... in the NCAA round of 16 win over (9) Kentucky (12/13) had 6 kills, 1 ace, and 2 blocks ... a 7 kill effort in NCAA round one win over Winthrop (12/6) ... posted 13 kills in five set setback to No. 25 Washington State (11/30) ... in 3-2 comeback win over Cal (11/27) had 16 kills, 4 blocks and 5 digs, hitting .243 ... in four set win at ASU (11/24) had 12 kills hitting .269 and shared team lead with 5 blocks ... hit .333 with 16 kills on 30 swings in 3-1 win at Arizona on 11/22 ... big effort in classic 3-2 win over No. 15 Utah (11/17) with 15 kills, hitting .314, with 2 aces and 2 blocks ... led the team with 12 kills (.346 Att%) in sweep of Colorado (11/15) ... excelled in 3-1 win at Oregon State with 17 kills (.350 Att%) and a career-high 8 blocks ... a 10 kill total with 3 blocks in road sweep at Oregon (11/7) ... hit .333 in sweep of No. 25 UCLA (11/3) with 10 kills and 2 aces plus 6 digs ... 12 kills, 5 blocks and an ace in 3-2 loss to USC (11/1 ... first career double-double in 3-1 win at Colorado (10/27) with a team-high 18 kills, hitting .469 (18-3-32) with 2 aces and 12 digs and 6 blocks for 23.0 total points ... 10 kills against 6 errors in 3-1 loss at No. 18 Utah (10/25) ... put away 17 kills (.212 Att%) with 2 aces and 5 blocks in the 3-1 win over Arizona (10/20) ... upped her season-high in kills to 19, hitting .333, with 2 aces and 2 blocks in a four set win over Arizona State (10/18) ... had 12 kills on 24 swings (.333 Att%) and went 3-for-3 in the fifth set in 3-2 win over Oregon (10/13) ... pounded out 11 kills on 21 swings with just 1 error for a .476 Att% in sweep of Oregon State (10/11) ... tallied 12 kills on a .233 Att% with 4 digs and 2 blocks in 3-1 win at UCLA (10/6) ... in 3-1 loss at USC (10/4) had 11 kills and 2 aces plus 3 blocks and 5 digs ... posted 9 kills on a .261 percentage with 5 digs and 5 blocks in the upset win at No. 1 Stanford (9/29) the first Husky win at Maples since 2007 ... eight kills, 1 ace, 4 digs and 3 blocks in 3-1 loss at WSU on 9/25 ... hit a new career-best .571 with 8 kills on 14 swings without a miss and added 2 aces in the 3-0 win over No. 9 Wisconsin (9/23) ... totaled 9 kills (.250 Att%) with an ace in the huge 3-1 road win at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/19) ... in the 3-1 win at No. 17 Creighton (9/14), had 10 kills (.269 Att%) and fired 3 aces with 5 blocks for 15.5 points ... a big match at Iowa in the 3-1 win (9/7), leading the team with 16 kills while hitting .406 with 3 blocks and 2 digs ... in the 3-2 upset of No. 5 Illinois (9/6) had 10 kills, an ace, and 4 digs ... hit .346 with 12 kills on 26 swings in the 3-1 win over No. 21 San Diego (8/31) adding 5 digs and 3 blocks ... 5 kills in the season-opening sweep of St. John’s (8/30) with 6 digs and 4 blocks.
2019 Summer
Between sophomore and junior seasons, played on the U.S. Women’s Collegiate National Team-Anaheim, training and competing from June 23-29 at the American Sports Centers.
2018 (As A Sophomore)
Made a major contribution in her first season as a Dawg, playing as a starter on both the left side and on the opposite, playing every match and ranking second on the team in kills with 381 and kills per set with 3.17 ... led the team in kills in 11 matches ... hit .219 for the year but improved that to .233 in Pac-12 play ... fired 9 kills on 21 swings with 2 blocks in season-ending loss to No. 7 Penn State in the Round of 16 on 12/7 ... a major factor in NCAA round two upset of No. 9 Creighton, leading the team with 14 kills on a .312 Att% with a big 6 blocks in just three sets ... hit .348 with 11 kills in the 3-1 win over Saint Mary’s to open the NCAA tourney on 11/30 ... tied career-high with 6 blocks, including two solos, plus 15 kills in 2-3 loss at Washington State (11/24) ... put away 12 kills, hitting .242, in 2-3 loss to No. 17 Oregon on 11/21, adding 3 blocks ... had 5 kills but 5 errors in loss to No. 2 Stanford on 11/18 ... helped Huskies to fifth-straigth win with 13 kills hitting .258 in 3-1 win over Cal (11/16) ... named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on 11/12 after leading UW to wins at USC and UCLA with 30 total kills on a .455 attack percentage ... led the team with 11 kills in 3-0 sweep of No. 21 UCLA (11/10) hitting .318 with 5 blocks ... a dominant outing in 3-1 win at No. 13 USC (11/8) with 19 kills and just 1 error on 33 swings for a .545 Att% with 5 blocks ... set a new career-high for blocks with 6 in 3-1 win over No. 21 Arizona (11/4) with 11 kills ... hit .310 with 13 kills in the 3-1 win over Arizona State on 11/2 ... 10 kills at Colorado in four-set loss (10/28) ... posted 7 kills on a .235 Att% with 3 blocks in loss at Utah (10/26) ... moved to the right side in the 10/19 match against UCLA and had 13 kills, hitting .229 with 3 blocks in her first match on that side ... posted 17 kills in 1-3 setback to No. 14 USC (10/17) ... notched 11 kills with 2 aces and a solo block in a loss at No. 2 Stanford (10/13) ... on 10/12, hit .368 with 11 kills in a sweep of California ... led UW with 14 kills, hitting .333, in the sweep of No. 21 Arizona on 10/5 ... tallied 9 kills, an ace, and 5 digs in the 1-3 loss to No. 25 Utah (9/30) ... led the way with 18 kills, 3 aces and 2 blocks in 3-1 win over No. 23 Colorado (9/28) ... knocked down 18 kills on 43 swings (.279 Att%) in comeback win at Oregon State (9/23) adding 8 digs ... upped career-high to 21 kills in 3-2 win over No. 22 WSU (9/20) hitting .327 and adding 8 digs and 3 blocks ... posted 11 kills to lead the team in 3-0 win over CSUN (9/14) with 2 blocks ... led the way with 9 kills, hitting .316, with 2 aces and 4 blocks in 3-0 win at Boise State (9/13) ... a team-high 13 kills, hitting .286, in the 3-1 win over Kennesaw State (9/8) ... eight kills and 4 digs in the three set loss at No. 13 Pitt (9/8) ... reached the 20-kills mark for the first time in her career in the 3-2 win over Dayton (9/7) getting 20 on 48 swings, hitting .250, and serving a career-high 4 aces for 26.0 points, also a career-high ... tallied 9 kills in the 3-1 setback to No. 11 Illinois (9/1) ... great attacking in 3-1 win over Iowa (8/31) with 13 kills on a .385 percentage (13-3-26) with an ace ... served 3 aces for the first time in her career and had 5 kills and 4 blocks in 3-0 win over No. 14 San Diego (8/25) ... starter her first match as a Husky in the season-opening 3-1 win over No. 14 Maryland, adding 6 kills, 3 digs and 2 blocks.
2017 (As A Freshman At Maryland)
Saw playing time in 31 matches (109 sets) at opposite with 16 starts ... averaged 1.94 kills per set on a .161 attack percentage and added 0.52 blocks and 0.56 digs per set ... posted 11 kills, two aces, four digs and three blocks vs. Iowa (11/17) ... tallied 13 kills on a .429 clip and three blocks vs. Purdue (10/29) ... notched 12 kills, five assists and three blocks at Northwestern (10/13) ... posted nine kills on a .333 attack percentage at Nebraska (11/8) ... knocked down 13 kills on a .556 clip with two blocks vs. Furman (9/2) ... notched a season-high 15 kills on a .300 clip and two blocks vs. Temple (8/26) ... made collegiate debut and tallied a season-high five blocks vs. UMBC (8/25).
High School and Personal: Parents are Thomas and Marni Drechsel ... has one older brother, Trey ... mother played volleyball at Pacific Lutheran ... brother played basketball at Western Washington from 2014-18, earning First Team All-GNAC in the 2017-18 season ... a heralded prep recruit, was named 2016 Under Armour First Team All-American ... ranked No. 23 in her class by PrepVolleyball.com in its Senior Aces ... 2016 MaxPreps First Team All-American ... VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American ... named to Seattle Times' Star Times team in 2015 ... first team all-state and all-area in 2015 ... holds high school records in six categories, including kill in a match (38) ... holds school record for kills in a season with 504 ... selected to PrepVolleyball's Top 50 Juniors list in 2015 ... member of PrepVolleyball's Sophomore 79 list in 2014 ... played club for Washington Volleyball Academy ... placed third in the Club 18 Open ... led team to sixth place finish at AAU Nationals.
