2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Sam Rippley at A-10 Semifinals
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Sam Rippley shooting
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Sam Rippley
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Sam Rippley
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sam rippley action shot
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sam rippley action shot
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sam rippley action shot
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Sam Rippley action shot, davidson lacrosse
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Sam Rippley
Jersey Number 22

Sam Rippley

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Position:
    Midfield
  • High School:
    Palmer Ridge
  • Hometown:
    Monument, Colo.
Major: Environmental Studies

2021: Earned Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference honors... Led the team in scoring, with 42 goals... Dished 7 assists... Earned her 100th career point on 4/23 at Richmond... Appeared and started in all 15 games... Tallied 13 multi-goal games... Scored a goal in all 15 games... Recorded a season-high five goals, twice, against ECU and High Point... Recorded the overtime game-winning goal against High Point on 3/3... Scored three goals in Davidson's first win over a ranked program on No. 16 Virginia Tech on 3/17... Grabbed 30 draw controls and 23 ground balls... Averaged 2.8 goals per game, ranking 68th nationally.

2020: Season cut short due to COVID-19... Appeared in all six contests, making three starts... Tallied seven goals and two assists for nine total points... Recorded one free position goal, eight ground balls, seven caused turnovers and 13 draw controls on the year... Had two hat trick performances, against Virginia Tech and Old Dominion... Recorded three multi-point games. 

2019: Enjoyed a strong sophomore season, with career highs of 21 goals and 10 assists for 31 points (fourth on the team) ... played in all 17 games and started five of those games ... added 10 groundballs, one draw control and six caused turnovers ... registered four multi-goal games to push career total to eight ... opened the season with four goals at Winthrop ... had a career-best six points on a personal-best five goals and an assist in an 18-6 win vs. Old Dominion ... took a career-high seven shots in the win ... dished out a season-best three assists and added a goal for four points at Duke ... took 45 shots and put 36 of them on goal ... went 4-for-10 on free-position shots ... three times scooped up two groundballs in game.

2018: Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... given the team's Most Improve award ... key contributor as a freshman, playing 13 games and scoring 17 goals to go with two assists for 19 points ... added five groundballs, three draw controls and one caused turnovers ... four times recorded multi-goal games, three times having a hat trick ... led Davidson to a quarterfinal win over VCU at the A-10 Championship, earning first career start and finishing with season highs of four goals and five points ... ended the year scoring at least one goal in the final seven games played, recording 14 goals ... recorded first hat trick in a win vs. Gardner-Webb ... added another hat trick in a win at Duquesne ... took 43 shots and put 29 of them on goal during the season ... was an impressive 6-of-9 on free-position shots ... had a season-high two groundballs to go with a season-best eight shots at George Washington.

Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Palmer Ridge, playing midfield ... three-time all-conference pick ... as a senior prepster, scored 47 goals and dished out 22 assists ... set the school record for most points, 1,112 in basketball ... played softball as well and was two-year captain while earning second-team all-conference honors ... three-year team captain on the basketball team, while three times earning all-conference first team ... rank track (all four years) and cross country (just as a senior) ... a state qualifier in track ... dad John Rippley wrestled at West Point.
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