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Sammie Brown Season 2024

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Sammie Brown Season 2024

PositionMF
Height5-3
ClassFifth Year
HometownMorgantown, W. Va.

HONORS AND AWARDS
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Auburn Soccer Most Improved Award (2022)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2022-23)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021-22)
Chi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (2021-22)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 21, 22, 23)

First Appearance: April 3, 2021 vs. South Alabama
First Start: Aug. 17, 2023 vs. Samford
First Goal: Aug. 27, 2023 at Army West Point
First Assist: Sept 21, 2023 vs. Missouri

FIFTH YEAR SEASON (2024)
Played in and started all 21 matches of the season as one of Auburn's two center midfielders... saw 1,122 minutes total... earned five points off one goal and a trio of assists... season-high minutes, 69, first came in the season-opening defeat of No. 5 Clemson (Aug. 15)... later played 69 minutes against Georgia (Oct. 24)... responsible for Auburn's final score in its 3-0 Senior Weekend rout of Coastal Carolina (Aug. 25), putting away her second career goal on a header following a short corner... first assist of the season came on the 59th-minute Woodson goal at South Alabama (Aug. 29)... earned another assist on the game-winner in the fifth minute at Samford (Sept. 5)... assisted once more on Auburn's third goal against FIU (Nov. 15) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 

SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Had a breakthrough year, playing 1,389 minutes on 20 appearances and 19 starts... served as Auburn's primary holding midfielder... scored one goal and tallied one assist... crucial member of the defense that hung seven clean sheets, including four in SEC play... first career goal came in the 38th minute at Army West Point (Aug. 27), kickstarting the Tigers' 3-2, comeback victory which handed the Black Knights their first loss at home since the 2021 season... initiated the game-tying play during homecoming match at West Virginia (Sept. 7), cutting back to Sydney Richards for a deflected shot that Carly Thatcher cleaned up and buried in the back of the net... played a career-high 89 minutes in the SEC Home Opener against Missouri (Sept. 21)... assisted on Auburn's 33rd-minute scoring play in Missouri match... helped the defense the league's top offense, Texas A&M (Oct. 13), to zero... part of the back-to-back shutout effort to close the regular season against LSU (Oct. 22) and at SEC East Champion Georgia (Oct. 26). 

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Saw action in 15 contests, logging 247 total minutes... played a career-high 37 minutes in Auburn's 9-0 win over Southern Miss (Aug. 21)... ripped off her first career shot against No. 21 West Virginia (Sept. 1)... also created a dangerous chance late on the road at Texas A&M (Oct. 14). 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Did not see action ... named to the 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Saw action in one game on the season, totaling two minutes in the team’s home finale vs. South Alabama (Apr. 3) ... named to the 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

CLUB
Competed for FC Alliance Athletica.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Morgantown High School and head coach Sterlin Rivers ... was named the 2019-20 Gatorade Player of the Year in West Virginia ... helped lead the Mohigans to the 2019 AAA State Championship ... two-time First Team All-State honoree and was named the 2018 West Virginia AAA Player of the Year ... totaled 135 points on 41 goals and 53 assists and was also named a 2018-19 Top Drawer Soccer Fall Sate Star ... earned the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Academic Award.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Joe and Nikki Brown ... has two siblings, Gracie and Gabbie ... her mom, Nikki, is the longtime head women's soccer coach at West Virginia and was an All-American player at Rochester ... her dad, Joe, played college baseball at Ithica. 

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Freshman
2020

Midfielder
5-3 / -
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Sophomore
2021

Midfielder
5-3 / -
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Junior
2022

Midfielder
5-3 / -
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Senior
2023

Midfielder
5-3 / -