SENIOR • 2010-11
• Started all 32 games during the season
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Led team in assists (135, 4.2 apg), free-throw percentage (.818),
minutes played (1134, 35.4 mpg) and three-point percentage (.366)
• Ended the season second on the team in field goals made (185, 5.8 per game), scoring average (15.5), and total points (495)
• Ranked first in the SoCon in assist/turnover ratio (2.1), first in minutes played, second in assists, second in steals (84, 2.6 spg), sixth in scoring, seventh in three-point percentage and 13th in field goal percentage (.428)
• Notched a career-high 28 points vs. Campbell (Nov. 13)
• Scored 20 or more points in 10 games
• Led Appalachian in scoring 13 times
• Posted double-digit scoring totals in 24 of 32 games
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Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors three times during the season, one of two SoCon players to accomplish the feat
• Named SoCon Player of the Month for November 2010
• Named first team all-conference by both the SoCon coaches and Southern Conference Sports Media Association
• Named first team all-conference by both the SoCon coaches and Southern Conference Sports Media Association
• Named as the conference Player of the Year by the SoCon coaches
• Was a preseason all-SoCon selection
JUNIOR • 2009-10
• Played in all 35 games, making 34 starts
• Led team in assists (136, 3.9 apg), free-throw percentage (.848), minutes played (1236, 35.3 mpg) and three-point percentage (.379)
• Ended the season second on the team in field goals made (159, 4.5 per game), scoring average (12.9), and total points (451)
• Second in the SoCon in assists and minutes played
• Finished third in the league in assist/turnover ratio
• Was sixth in the conference in three-point field goals made, eighth in scoring, 10th in three-point field goal percentage and 13th in steals
• Poured in a career-high 25 points against College of Charleston (Feb. 22)
• Led Appalachian in scoring in 14 games
• Registered 20-plus points in five contests
• Posted double-figures scoring in 25 games
• For her efforts at Elon and against Western Carolina (averaged 17.5 points and shot 55 percent from behind the arc), was named the SoCon Player of the Week for February 9
• Named SoCon Player of the Month for February 2010
• Named all-conference by the SoCon coaches and second team all-SoCon by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association
SOPHOMORE • 2008-09
• Played in all 31 games, making 29 starts
• Led the team in minutes played with 1,098 on the season
• Finished second on the team in points with 329, averaging 10.6 per contest
• Second on the team in field goals made with 129, averaging 4.2 per contest
• Led the squad in both three-point field goals with 41 and assists with 136
• Led the Southern Conference in assists on the season, averaging 4.4 per game
• Led the league in assist-turnover ratio and tied for seventh in steals
• Hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds along with 16 points, recording her lone double-double of the season/career against UNCG (Jan. 12)
• Notched 16 games in double-figures scoring
• Led ASU in scoring on six different occasions
• Scored 17 second half points to help the Mountaineers erase a 16 point second-half deficit and defeat Furman in the first round of the SoCon Tournament
FRESHMAN • 2007-08
• Played in all 30 games and made three starts
• Was an all-freshman team selection by both the SoCon Sports Media Association and SoCon coaches
• Recorded 10 or more points in 12 games and led the Mountaineers in scoring seven times
• Finished the season with double-figure points in six of the last seven contests
• Led the team in three-point field goals and ranked first among SoCon freshman in points per game
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 18.7 points, 6.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game at Southview High School in Hope Mills, N.C.
• Two-time all-conference MVP, all-region honoree and team MVP
• Named a North Carolina Prep all-state honoree and led her team to back-to-back conference championships
• Entered her senior season with more than 1,000 career points
• Left as school’s all-time leading scorer and three-point shooter
• Led her team to a 32-0 record and the 2007 4A North Carolina State Championship
• Named Most Outstanding Player in the state championship game
PERSONAL
• Full name is Samantha Elizabeth Ramirez
• Born March 9, 1989
• Daughter of Deirdre and Jesse Ramirez
• Ran cross country in high school
• Majoring in criminal justice