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2025 Women's Soccer Roster

1 Samantha Merklin

1 Samantha Merklin

  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Pleasant Valley
  • Hometown:
    Effort, Pa.
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

HONORS
First Team D2CCA All-Region (2024)
Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-Region (2024)
First Team All-PSAC East (2024)
4x PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (Nov. 4, 2024, Oct. 21, 2024, Sept. 30, 2024, Sept. 9, 2024)

2024: Started all 19 games during first season in net with the Huskies … One of 10 players to play in all 19 contests and one of six to get the starting nod in each match … Additionally added an assist from the goalkeeper spot … Earned first-team Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Region honors … Received third-team United Soccer Coaches All-Region distinction … Garnered first-team All-PSAC East honors … Recognized as the PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week four times, the most by a player in the conference from either division … Finished debut season at Bloomsburg with 96 saves across 1710 minutes, leading to a 0.68 goals against average for the third-best defensive record in the PSAC … Was 10th in the country with a .882 save percentage … Ended the year with nine shutouts … Only goalkeeper in Division II to record a save percentage above .880 to average five saves per contest … Recorded five or more saves in 11 games, including five games with at least seven and two games in double figures … Made a season-high 12 saves to help the Huskies to a 1-0 victory over West Chester (11/2) … Had nine stops on the road in a 1-1 draw with Kutztown (10/30) … Finished with 11 saves on the road against Shepherd (10/12) … Recorded nine stops on the road at West Chester (10/5) … Ended with five saves to help the Huskies to a ranked, 1-0 win over No. 13 Kutztown (9/25) … Registered six saves in a 1-0 road victory against West Virginia State (9/7) … Picked up her first career victory with the Huskies in shutout fashion with a 1-0 decision over Goldey-Beacom (9/5).

Before Bloomsburg:
At Mansfield (2022-23): All-PSAC East Second Team goalie in 2023 ... Appeared in 29 games (2,587 minutes) with a 1.95 GAA ... had 205 total saves ... posted a 4-19-5 record in net ... had three shutouts ... collected 129 total saves for a 77.7% save percentage ... had a career-best 17 saves against West Chester (10/12/2022) ... had seven double-digit save games in two seasons with the Mounties.

High School:
Goalkeeper from Pleasant Valley High School ... PA All-State Goalkeeper ... All-Region Goalkeeper ... PA All-American 1st-Team ... EPC All Star/MVP ... Pleasant Valley Athlete of the Year
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    2024Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'9"
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    2025Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'9"
    1