Samantha Foti

Class:
Senior
Position:
DS/L
Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Madison, Wis.
High School:
Edgewood

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (PDF)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 21, 2017)
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

SENIOR (2017)
Ranked second on the team in total digs (359)... averaged 3.02 d/s to rank 14th in the BIG EAST... added 14 aces and 110 kills... had 10 or more digs in 17 matches... posted a career-high 27 digs on Oct. 7 against St. John's... had four double-doubles... had 10 or more kills in a match four times... recorded a career-high 21 kills in her final match at Xavier, a five-set win at Seton Hall on Nov. 18... named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 21... finished her career with 138 kills, 66 aces, 875 digs and 16 blocks... played in 108 matches during her career, totaling 362 sets.

JUNIOR (2016)
Ranked second on the team in total digs (294)... averaged 2.33 d/s to rank 17th in the BIG EAST... led the team in aces with 34... ranked ninth in the BIG EAST in aces per set (0.27)... added 20 assists, six kills and one block... had 10 or more digs in a match 12 times... posted a season-high 20 digs vs Butler on Oct. 27.

SOPHOMORE (2015)
Had 204 digs and 13 kills... played in 30 matches, totaling 91 sets... had 10 or more digs in a match eight times... had a season-high 28 digs against Eastern Michigan on Aug. 29.

FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 13 matches, totaling 26 sets... recorded nine kills, 18 digs and four service aces... also added three assists and one block... played in her first career match on Sept. 6 versus Illinois State... made her first career start on Nov. 8 against Georgetown.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a six-rotation outside hitter at Edgewood High School (Madison, Wis.)... broke Edgewood's all-time record for kills her senior season with 465... set school mark with 4.7 k/s average... led team with 371 digs as a senior... helped lead Edgewood to three State Tournaments, earning All-State Tournament accolades twice... earned third team all-state, second team all-region and first team all-conference following senior campaign... also played basketball, helping Edgewood to a 35-14 mark over junior and senior seasons... named first team all-conference twice during basketball... logged over 300 community service hours, while posting a 3.98 GPA... garnered the Academic Excellence Award at Edgewood all four years... was a member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Tom and Brenda Foti... majoring in life sciences for business... has two siblings, Brianna and Ella... father, Tom Foti, played basketball at North Dakota State; mother, Brenda (Schultz), Foti played volleyball at North Dakota State... grandfather, John Schultz, played basketball at Minnesota State Mankato; uncle, Steve Schultz, played football at South Dakota State.