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Sam Watts
4 Sam Watts
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Bishop Timon HS
  • Previous College:
    Onondaga CC
  • Position:
    Mid.
  • Major:
    Entrepreneurship
  • gp
    19
  • p
    7
  • g
    3
  • a
    4

Bio

As a Junior: All-SSC First Team selection... SSC Specialist of the Week (2/6, 2/27, 3/27, 4/3)... Played in 19 games while starting 12...Scored three goals and tallied four assists...Snagged a total of 107 ground balls...Went 218-for-364 on face-offs with a win percentage of .599%...Named SSC Player of the week on three occasions...Ranked fourth in SSC in face-off win percentage...Had a career high of 20 ground balls against Rollins (3/25)...Tabbed season best 26-for-28 face-offs with a win percentage of .929% against Rollins (3/25).

Sophomore (Onondaga Community College): Played in 15 games, starting in two...Scored three goals on four shots and added three assists to his scoring totals...Was 66-85 on face-offs...In his best performance he won 21-23 face-offs.

Freshman (Onondaga Community College): Played in 17 games, starting in four...Led the team with 168 face-off wins...Earned a face-off winning percentage of .750...Scored four goals and one assist...Won 10 or more face-offs in a game 10 times.

High School: Played at Bishop Timon High School under Mike Burke...Played in the Under Armour All-American Games.

Personal: From Buffalo, N.Y....Born 2/27/96.

Statistical Accolades

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10
  Total Conference
Games 19 5
Points 7 1
Goals 3 1
Assists 4 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 107 43
Turnovers 14 1
Caused turnovers 1 1
Faceoffs 218-364 85-122
Faceoff percentage 59.9 69.7
Shots 16 8
Shooting percentage 18.8 12.5
Shots on goal 5 1
Shots on goal percentage 31.3 12.5

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Jan 27 at Jacksonville   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Tusculum W, 15-8 1 0 1 0 0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Feb 11 Queens (N.C.) W, 14-9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Feb 18 at #17 Lindenwood (Mo.) L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Feb 19 at Maryville (Mo.) W, 16-2 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 #2 Limestone L, 12-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 4 Chestnut Hill W, 11-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 8 Notre Dame de Namur W, 24-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 11 at #11 Belmont Abbey L, 11-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 14 Westminster (Utah) W, 21-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 22 #19 Colorado Mesa W, 15-7 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Mar 25 Rollins W, 18-11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 1 Lynn W, 18-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 5 at Florida Southern W, 18-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 8 at #5 NYIT L, 13-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10 1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 1 25.0
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Jan 27 at Jacksonville   - - - -
Feb 5 Tusculum W, 15-8 10 3 0 17-20
Feb 11 Queens (N.C.) W, 14-9 7 2 0 13-20
Feb 18 at #17 Lindenwood (Mo.) L, 6-5 0 0 0 3-10
Feb 19 at Maryville (Mo.) W, 16-2 - - - -
Feb 25 #2 Limestone L, 12-10 3 1 0 14-26
Mar 4 Chestnut Hill W, 11-4 5 0 0 9-14
Mar 8 Notre Dame de Namur W, 24-2 1 0 0 8-8
Mar 11 at #11 Belmont Abbey L, 11-9 2 1 0 5-14
Mar 14 Westminster (Utah) W, 21-7 11 2 0 14-21
Mar 22 #19 Colorado Mesa W, 15-7 8 0 0 17-25
Mar 25 Rollins W, 18-11 20 1 0 26-28
Apr 1 Lynn W, 18-7 5 0 0 14-24
Apr 5 at Florida Southern W, 18-8 8 0 0 16-23
Apr 8 at #5 NYIT L, 13-11 3 1 0 3-12
Apr 15 Florida Tech W, 15-10 5 0 0 16-25
Apr 22 at Saint Leo W, 15-11 5 0 1 13-22
Apr 28 Florida Southern W, 13-12 0 0 0 2-6
Apr 30 Florida Tech W, 12-8 6 2 0 11-21
May 13 at #7 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 11-8 5 0 0 10-21
May 21 at #1 Limestone L, 12-10 3 1 0 7-24

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2016-17 19 12 3 4 7 0 0 16 18.8 5 31.3
Total 19 12 3 4 7 0 0 16 18.8 5 31.3

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2016-17 19 12 107 14 1 218-364
Total 19 12 107 14 1 218-364

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 19 12 3 4 7 0 0 16 18.8 5 31.3
Conference 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 1 12.5
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 12 5 3 3 6 0 0 13 23.1 3 23.1
Away 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Result                      
Wins 14 8 3 4 7 0 0 15 20.0 4 26.7
Losses 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Month                      
February 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 1 50.0
March 6 3 1 2 3 0 0 6 16.7 1 16.7
April 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 6 16.7 1 16.7
May 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.0 2 100.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 19 12 107 14 1 218-364
Conference 5 4 43 1 1 85-122
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 12 5 81 11 0 161-238
Away 7 7 26 3 1 57-126
Neutral - - - - - 0-0
Result            
Wins 14 8 96 10 1 186-278
Losses 5 4 11 4 0 32-86
Month            
February 4 1 20 6 0 47-76
March 6 3 47 4 0 79-110
April 7 6 32 3 1 75-133
May 2 2 8 1 0 17-45

News Mentions

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No. 9 Tampa Upsets No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne to Advance to NCAA Semi-Final

Andrew Kew led the Spartans on offense with four goals.

May 13, 2017

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Spartans Recognized for All-Sunshine State Conference Awards

Conor Whipple is named the SSC Player of the Year for the third time. Coach Rory Whipple earns third Coach of the Year Honors.

April 27, 2017

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No. 13 Spartans Pounce on Panthers

Spartans clinch fourth straight Sunshine Conference Regular Season Championship with win over Florida Tech.

April 15, 2017

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Spartans Charm Mocs

The University of Tampa remains undefeated in Sunshine State Conference play with win over Florida Southern Mocs.

April 5, 2017

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Two Spartans Tab Sunshine State Player of the Week Awards

Sam Watts was named Specialist of the Week for the third time this season, along with Andrew Kew as Offensive Player of the Week for the second...

March 27, 2017

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UTMLAX is Set to Host the Lynn University Fighting Knights

The Tampa Spartans look to advance their SSC record to 2-0 as they take on the Fighting Knights.

March 27, 2017

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Spartans Dominate Second-Half to Take SSC Opener

The nation's leading scorer Andrew Kew led the way with seven goals.

March 25, 2017

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Spartans Set To Open SSC Play At Home Against Rollins

The No. 14 University of Tampa men's lacrosse team will host the Rollins College Tars to open Sunshine State Conference play.

March 23, 2017

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Spartans Corral the Mavericks

Sam Watts went 17-25 on face-offs with two goals.

March 22, 2017

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Spartans Cage Griffins

Sophmore Andrew Kew had six goals, scoring his 100th career goal.

March 14, 2017

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The Battle Between the Spartans and the Argonauts

The University of Tampa men's lacrosse team is set to host the Notre Dame De Namur on Wednesday at 8:00 PM.

March 7, 2017

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Griffins Clipped By Spartans

Head Coach Rory Whipple earns his 300th career win. He is now the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division II history, in his sixth season at UT...

March 4, 2017

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The No. 9 University of Tampa Men's Lacrosse Team is Set to Host Chestnut Hill

The University of Tampa men's lacrosse team looks to advance to 4-2 with a win over Chestnut Hill.

March 3, 2017

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Sam Watts Named SSC Specialist of the Week.

This is the second time in the 2017 campaign that Watts has been named Sunshine State Conference Specialist of the week.

February 27, 2017

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Saints Win By A Prayer

February 25, 2017

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Conor Whipple Recipient of SSC Offensive Player of the Week

All-American attacker earns award for first time in 2017.

February 13, 2017

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The No. 4 Universtiy of Tampa Men's Lacrosse Team Will Host Queens University

This meeting marks the third matchup between the schools, Tampa having won the previous two.

February 10, 2017

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Sam Watts Named SSC Specialist of the Week

The junior won 85 percent of his faceoffs in a win over Tusculum.

February 6, 2017

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No. 4 Spartans Pioneer Way to First Win of Season

Andrew Kew had five goals and one assist in the home opener as Sam Watts averaged .850 on face-offs.

February 5, 2017