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2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

3 Samantha Blasko

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Ocala, Fla.
  • High School Trinity Catholic HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 5, Lynn (9/26/17)
Attacks: 22, at Florida Tech (9/23/17)
Assists: 42, Eckerd (9/24/16)/Valdosta State (10/20/18)
Service aces: 6, Post (9/1/17)
Digs: 16, at Lynn (9/26/17)
Total Blocks: 3, at Lynn (9/26/17)

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2018)
One of three Sharks to play in all 30 matches during her final season with the Sharks, starting 20… led the squad with 602 assists, averaging 5.79 per set… also tallied 22 services aces and 33 kills, adding 191 digs… tied her career-high 42 assists twice during 2018, adding to her 1,297 career assists, which rank her ninth in program history… was named to the 2018 Fall SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017)
Played in all 27 matches, starting 25 for the Sharks… led the team in assists with 586 and service aces with 35…Set career-highs in kills (5), attacks (22), service aces (6), digs (16) and blocks (3)... set career-best five kills, 16 digs and three blocks against Lynn (3/26)… set a career-high in assists with 22 against Florida Tech (10/23)… her season-high in assists was 40, recorded against Mississippi College (10/14)… was named to the 2017 Fall SSC Commissioners Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016)
Appeared in 27 matches starting 12 playing in 110 sets during her second season with the Sharks… recorded 33 service aces with a career-high 4 against Barry (9/17/16)… scored 38.5 points this season with a season-best 5.5 against Eckerd (9/24/16)… also set career-bests in kills and assists against Eckerd with three and 42, restively… collected 176 digs total and recorded a career-high 13 against Embry-Riddle (11/4/16)… earned a spot on the 2016 Fall SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in 45 sets and 17 matches, starting eight…Totaled 72 digs, 19 assists, 12 service aces, two kills and two total blocks on the season…Made all eight of her starts in consecutive matches, from Oct. 3 through Oct. 23…One of eight Sharks to record 10 or more service aces…Recorded a team-high and career-high three service aces in back-to-back matches against North Alabama on Oct. 16 and Union on Oct. 17…Averaged 1.60 digs per set…Named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for fall 2015.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Redshirted her Freshman year.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Trinity Catholic HS…Received coach’s award her senior season…Named best offensive player in 2010...Named best offensive player in 2012…Inducted into the National Honors Society…Earned first honors.

PERSONAL
From Phoenix, Arizona…Undecided major…Lists Carrabba’s Pollo Rosa Maria as favorite food…Favorite Movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…Favorite shows are The Mentalist and Lie to Me…Favorite professional athlete is Paul Goldschmidt…Hobbies include drawing, reading and watching Netflix…Daughter to Robert and Diane.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Redshirt Junior

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    2018Redshirt Senior

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