Army West Point Athletics
2019-20 Women's Rugby Roster
Roster
Sullivan, Sam
Fullback
/ Women's Rugby
Scrum Half
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
/ Women's Rugby
Lock/Forward
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
Flank
/ Women's Rugby
Center
/ Women's Rugby
Center
/ Women's Rugby
Center/Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
/ Women's Rugby
Fly Half
/ Women's Rugby
Center
/ Women's Rugby
Center
/ Women's Rugby
Back
/ Women's Rugby
Lock
/ Women's Rugby
Forward
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Forward
/ Women's Rugby
Center/Wing Back
/ Women's Rugby
No. 8
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker/Forward
/ Women's Rugby
Prop/Flank
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
Scrum Half
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
Wing
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
/ Women's Rugby
Inside Center
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
Flanker/Lock
/ Women's Rugby
Forward
/ Women's Rugby
Prop
/ Women's Rugby
Hooker
/ Women's Rugby
Prop/Lock
/ Women's Rugby
Sam Sullivan
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Jack Britt
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
Bio
CAREER HONORS
15s CAREER HIGHS
Tries: 4, last vs. Quinnipiac, 11-9-19
Points: 20, last vs. Quinnipiac, 11-9-19
7s CAREER HIGHS
Tries: 5 vs. Bloomsburg, 4-15-17
Conversions: 1 vs. Univ. of New England, 4-22-17
Points: 25 vs. Bloomsburg, 4-15-17
Spring 2020 (7s): Canceled
Fall 2019 (15s): Was an integral part of the Black Knights offense ... tallied the second highest number of tries (9) and the third highest number of points on the team (45) ... recorded solo tries in the first two matchups of the season against Harvard and Quinnipiac ... grabbed two scores against Notre Dame College on Sept. 28, one in the 26th minute and one in the 56th minute ... opened the gap for the Black Knights against Dartmouth with a try in the 55th minute to give the team a 22-14 lead ... came in clutch in Army's 54-10 NIRA Semifinal win over Quinnipiac, posting four tries and 20 total points ... with the sudden end to her senior season, she became the program's all-time leader in points and tries in both the 15s and 7s category with 118 career tries and 594 career points.
Spring 2019 (7s): Finished the season with team highs in tries (33) and total points (167) ... also had her second career conversion ... had nine tries during the Crimson 7s Tournament (3 vs. AIC, 3 vs. Molloy, 2 vs. Dartmouth, 1 vs. Harvard) ... notched eight tries in the Brown 7s Tournament (3 vs. Norwich, 1 vs. West Chester, 1 vs. Brown, 3 vs. Quinnipiac) ... scored six tries down in Orlando, Fla. at the Tropical 7s Tournament (5 vs. Stars, 1 vs. Guelph) ... earned Tournament MVP at the Collegiate Rugby Championships, where Army finished second ... opened up the CRC's with four tries during pool play (2 vs. NSCO, 1 vs. Kutztown, 1 vs. Northeastern) ... scored a hat-trick in the quarterfinals against rival Navy -- a 31-0 Black Knights victory ... followed that up with another three try effort in the semifinals against Penn State -- a 24-12 win to send the Cadets to the championship.
Fall 2018 (15s): Started seven games for the Black Knights ... led Army with 10 tries during the fall, as well as in total points with 50 ... scored her first two tries of the season in Army's 69-0 win over West Chester (9/15) ... Had a career high four tries versus rival Navy (9/22) on the road, a 50-0 Black Knights victory ... scored a try in the 11th minute against perennial national power Life University (9/29) ... notched two tries in Army's 61-3 win over Norwich in the NIRA Quarterfinals.
Spring 2018 (7s): Totaled 145 points on 29 tries ... led Army during the Brown 7s Tournament with five tries on 30 points ... also led the team offensively in the AIC 7s Tournament with seven tries on 35 points ... notched four tries during the USA Rugby 7s Championships.
Fall 2017 (15s): Appeared in 10 games for Army ... including 10 starts ... posted two tries against Penn State (10/28) ... finished the season with eight tries on 40 points ... named a NIRA 15s All-American.
Spring 2017 (7s): Totaled 132 points on 26 tries and a conversion in 27 matches … earned her first-career try in the 13th minute of the season-opener against Norwich at the AIC Tournament … dotted down in the third and seventh minutes versus Endicott … added a try in the fourth minute of the second meeting with Norwich at AIC … posted a try against Dartmouth in the 13th minute at the Brown Tournament … recorded a try versus Navy at the West Chester Tournament … broke out with a five-try performance against Bloomsburg … also scored a try opposite Princeton at West Chester … closed out the tournament with two tries versus the Golden Rams … connected for her first-career conversion in the fourth minute against UNE at the Bowdoin Tournament … also scored a try in the seventh minute opposite the Nor’Easters … contributed scores in the fifth and eighth minutes against Endicott … tabbed a try in the 12th minute versus Boston U. … opened the scoring in the fourth minute against Norwich at Bowdoin … added a try in the 14th minute versus the Cadets … tallied tries in the seventh and 11th minutes against AIC in the first match of the NIRA 7s Championships … opened the scoring against Harvard in the fifth minute … capped the match opposite the Crimson with a try in the 14th minute … documented tries against Davenport and Michigan at the USA Rugby 7s Championships … scored in the 14th minute versus the Panthers … dotted down opposite the Wolverines in the eighth minute.
Fall 2016 (15s): Played in six matches, including five starts … finished third on the team with seven tries … made her career debut against Dartmouth as a reserve … recorded her first-career try in the 71st minute at Central Washington … debuted in the starting 15 versus Penn State as a winger … posted four tries on the road versus service-academy rival Navy … tallied scores in the eighth and 37th minutes against Air Force … started but did not factor statistically opposite Norwich in the NIRA Quarterfinals and Quinnipiac in the NIRA Semifinals.
Personal: Given name is Samantha Kate Sullivan … enjoys singing, acting and doing yoga … twin brother, Jackson, also attends the USMA and is on the track and field team ... father is a Green Beret Colonel ... majoring in Computer Science ... one of three females in the Computer Science major for the class of 2020 ... Company G-4.
15s Career Stats
7s Career Stats
- 2017 NIRA 15s All-American
- 2018 NIRA 15s All-American
- 2019 NIRA 15s All-American
- 2019 Collegiate Rugby Championships Tournament MVP
- 2019 Prusmack Award winner
- Top 20 finalist for the MA Sorensen Award
- First ever rugby Army Athletic Association (AAA) Award recipient
- 2019-2020 HSBC All-Academic Team honors, selected by NIRA
15s CAREER HIGHS
Tries: 4, last vs. Quinnipiac, 11-9-19
Points: 20, last vs. Quinnipiac, 11-9-19
7s CAREER HIGHS
Tries: 5 vs. Bloomsburg, 4-15-17
Conversions: 1 vs. Univ. of New England, 4-22-17
Points: 25 vs. Bloomsburg, 4-15-17
Spring 2020 (7s): Canceled
Fall 2019 (15s): Was an integral part of the Black Knights offense ... tallied the second highest number of tries (9) and the third highest number of points on the team (45) ... recorded solo tries in the first two matchups of the season against Harvard and Quinnipiac ... grabbed two scores against Notre Dame College on Sept. 28, one in the 26th minute and one in the 56th minute ... opened the gap for the Black Knights against Dartmouth with a try in the 55th minute to give the team a 22-14 lead ... came in clutch in Army's 54-10 NIRA Semifinal win over Quinnipiac, posting four tries and 20 total points ... with the sudden end to her senior season, she became the program's all-time leader in points and tries in both the 15s and 7s category with 118 career tries and 594 career points.
Spring 2019 (7s): Finished the season with team highs in tries (33) and total points (167) ... also had her second career conversion ... had nine tries during the Crimson 7s Tournament (3 vs. AIC, 3 vs. Molloy, 2 vs. Dartmouth, 1 vs. Harvard) ... notched eight tries in the Brown 7s Tournament (3 vs. Norwich, 1 vs. West Chester, 1 vs. Brown, 3 vs. Quinnipiac) ... scored six tries down in Orlando, Fla. at the Tropical 7s Tournament (5 vs. Stars, 1 vs. Guelph) ... earned Tournament MVP at the Collegiate Rugby Championships, where Army finished second ... opened up the CRC's with four tries during pool play (2 vs. NSCO, 1 vs. Kutztown, 1 vs. Northeastern) ... scored a hat-trick in the quarterfinals against rival Navy -- a 31-0 Black Knights victory ... followed that up with another three try effort in the semifinals against Penn State -- a 24-12 win to send the Cadets to the championship.
Fall 2018 (15s): Started seven games for the Black Knights ... led Army with 10 tries during the fall, as well as in total points with 50 ... scored her first two tries of the season in Army's 69-0 win over West Chester (9/15) ... Had a career high four tries versus rival Navy (9/22) on the road, a 50-0 Black Knights victory ... scored a try in the 11th minute against perennial national power Life University (9/29) ... notched two tries in Army's 61-3 win over Norwich in the NIRA Quarterfinals.
Spring 2018 (7s): Totaled 145 points on 29 tries ... led Army during the Brown 7s Tournament with five tries on 30 points ... also led the team offensively in the AIC 7s Tournament with seven tries on 35 points ... notched four tries during the USA Rugby 7s Championships.
Fall 2017 (15s): Appeared in 10 games for Army ... including 10 starts ... posted two tries against Penn State (10/28) ... finished the season with eight tries on 40 points ... named a NIRA 15s All-American.
Spring 2017 (7s): Totaled 132 points on 26 tries and a conversion in 27 matches … earned her first-career try in the 13th minute of the season-opener against Norwich at the AIC Tournament … dotted down in the third and seventh minutes versus Endicott … added a try in the fourth minute of the second meeting with Norwich at AIC … posted a try against Dartmouth in the 13th minute at the Brown Tournament … recorded a try versus Navy at the West Chester Tournament … broke out with a five-try performance against Bloomsburg … also scored a try opposite Princeton at West Chester … closed out the tournament with two tries versus the Golden Rams … connected for her first-career conversion in the fourth minute against UNE at the Bowdoin Tournament … also scored a try in the seventh minute opposite the Nor’Easters … contributed scores in the fifth and eighth minutes against Endicott … tabbed a try in the 12th minute versus Boston U. … opened the scoring in the fourth minute against Norwich at Bowdoin … added a try in the 14th minute versus the Cadets … tallied tries in the seventh and 11th minutes against AIC in the first match of the NIRA 7s Championships … opened the scoring against Harvard in the fifth minute … capped the match opposite the Crimson with a try in the 14th minute … documented tries against Davenport and Michigan at the USA Rugby 7s Championships … scored in the 14th minute versus the Panthers … dotted down opposite the Wolverines in the eighth minute.
Fall 2016 (15s): Played in six matches, including five starts … finished third on the team with seven tries … made her career debut against Dartmouth as a reserve … recorded her first-career try in the 71st minute at Central Washington … debuted in the starting 15 versus Penn State as a winger … posted four tries on the road versus service-academy rival Navy … tallied scores in the eighth and 37th minutes against Air Force … started but did not factor statistically opposite Norwich in the NIRA Quarterfinals and Quinnipiac in the NIRA Semifinals.
Personal: Given name is Samantha Kate Sullivan … enjoys singing, acting and doing yoga … twin brother, Jackson, also attends the USMA and is on the track and field team ... father is a Green Beret Colonel ... majoring in Computer Science ... one of three females in the Computer Science major for the class of 2020 ... Company G-4.
15s Career Stats
| Year | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Points |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Career | 34 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
7s Career Stats
| Year | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Points |
| 2016-17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 132 |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 2018-19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 167 |
| 2019-20 | ---- | Canceled | ----- | ---- |
| Career | 88 | 2 | 0 | 444 |
Army vs Sacred Heart
Saturday, November 05
Army vs Harvard
Saturday, October 29
Army vs LIU
Friday, October 14
Army vs Mount St Mary's
Saturday, September 03
