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2015-16 Women's Basketball

11 Sammi Goldsmith

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Jamestown, NC
  • High School Bishop McGuinness
  • Position Guard
  • Major Communications-Journalism

Biography

2016 All-ODAC Second Team
2012 Dickinson Tip-Off All-Tournament Team

Senior (2015-16): Started all 29 games that she played in this season…set a school record and finished first in the ODAC with 187 assists this season, also most assists in a game with 14 against Meredith on January 2….she is the all time assist leader in Lynchburg history with 504, and all time assists per game with 4.7…She was voted the HERO sports best guard in D3…posted a season high of 11 points at Eastern Mennonite on November 24

Junior (2014-15): Started all 27 games that she played in her junior season…set the single-season assist record with her first assist against Virginia Wesleyan College on February 18…ended the season with 142 helpers…matched the single-game mark for assists twice, collecting 10 against Virginia Wesleyan on February 18 and Randolph College on January 13…the double-digit assist marks were the first of her career…finished second in the ODAC with 5.3 assists per game, just one of two players to top the five assist plateau…posted a season high of 15 points at Christopher Newport University on November 30.

Sophomore (2013-14): Goldsmith continued to make an impact for the Hornets in her sophomore year... She played and started in all 27 games and averaged 6.3 points per game… She averaged 3.9 assists per game and recorded a whopping 107 assists on the year, putting her in third place in LC history for assists in a year…Was second in the conference in assists… She was also fifth in the conference in assist to turnover ratio with a 1.7 mark.

Freshman (2012-13): Goldsmith started her freshman season strong; earning Dickinson Tip-Off All-Tournament Team honors… Posted a career-high 21 points against Dickinson on November 18… Scored in double-figures six times… Led the team with a 2.8 assists per game average… Averaged 6.7 points per game, despite being slowed by injury late in the season.

Before LC: Played four years at Bishop McGuinness High School… Helped the Villian win four state championships… Three-time state championship most outstanding player… Named all-region and all-conference three times… Scored over 1,000 points in high school.

Personal:

Parents: Mark and Kathy Goldsmith

Brothers: Jay and Sean Goldsmith

Sister: Katie Goldsmith

Relatives that played college or professional sports: Dad played college lacrosse 4 years at Ohio Wesleyan, Brother Jay played lacrosse 2 years at LC and 2 years at Lenoir Rhyne

Dream Vacation: Traveling all around Europe

Persons you’d most like to meet: Rhonda Rousey, Skylar Diggins, Coach K

Hobbies: Running, cooking, watching movies

Favorite Movies: Kicking and Screaming and 16 Candles

Favorite Book: Pride and Prejudice, Oedipus Rex

Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, Scandal

Career Aspirations: Become a women’s college basketball coach at the Division three level

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 11

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    11
  • 11

    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    11