Christopher Newport University

2018 - Sophomore Season - Helped out along the net while averaging a block per set during the year … Posted three solo blocks and five total rejections against Randolph on October 6 … Her three solo blocks equaled the most by a Captain in a single match during the 2018 campaign … Also added a pair of rejections against William Peace on September 26 … Had another block during a conference bout against Mary Washington on October 17 … Chipped in with three kills during the year as well, including two during the squad’s victory over Randolph … Also added a blast during one set of work against Lebanon Valley on September 29 … Finished the year with eight sets of action in six total matches.

2017 - Freshman Season - Appeared in 13 matches and earned a starting assignment in her collegiate debut against Neumann in the season opener on September 1 … Made an immediate impact with four kills and three blocks in the opener against the Knights … Came back with three kills while hitting .375 at Wesley on October 7 … Finished the season with 13 total kills and had at least one in six of her appearances … Collected at least one block in four straight outings from September 16 - October 7 … Finished the season with nine rejections and 17.5 total points.

At John Champe - Put together a record-breaking career as a middle blocker with the Knights … Broke the school record for career blocks as a senior after establishing the single-season standard during her junior campaign … Was a first-team All-Conference selection and earned the Team MVP award for her efforts as a senior … Also picked up second-team All-Conference plaudits for her performance in 2015.

Personal - Samantha Maureen Plesce is the daughter of Angela and George Plesce … Has three older brothers, Joe, Nick, and Josh … Joe played baseball at CNU, while Nick competed on the diamond at Bethany … Her mother ran cross country at Juniata, and her father played football there as well … Kerri Walsh-Jennings is her favorite athlete, and Gandhi is the person in history she would most like to meet … “Good Will Hunting” is her favorite movie, and “Looking for Alaska” is her favorite book … Her dream vacations would be trips to Machu Picchu, Europe, or the Caribbean … Aspires to be an engineer … Majoring in electrical engineering.