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Jersey Number 13
Sam Gove
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.)
- Hometown:
- Rockport, Mass.
2023 (Senior): Main goalkeeper for the Bison team.
2022 (Junior): Appeared in three games for the Bison in 2022 as reserve goalkeeper...Made season debut against Brown (4/10), making four saves...also had appearances against Brown (4/22) and Saint Francis (4/24), in the CWPA Championship, making 14 saves in the latter in the final game of the season.
2021 (Sophomore): Deputized as Bucknell's goalkeeper during the 2021 season...played and started all 12 games in the cage, making 33 saves overall...put together two games with career-best five saves against Michigan and Mount St. Mary's (3/20).
2020 (Freshman): Appeared in three games...registered one assist on the year and four shots...assist came against Salem (2/7)
Before Bucknell: Lettered for four years in water polo and three years in varsity swimming at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. under Coach Andrew McTammany. Was named team captain, an All-NEPSAC Tournament Team selection, and helped lead her team to a 2018 NEPSAC runner-up finish after going 13-1 in 2018. Selected as an Academic All-American. Also helped club team Chelsea Piers to second runner-up showing in the bronze division at the Junior Olympics. Won a national championship in Hong Kong in the 200 freestyle at age 14 for swimming.
Personal: Samantha Lewis Gove…Daughter of Jonathan and Lis Gove…Born on 5/4/2001 in Hong Kong…has one sibling, Joseph.
2022 (Junior): Appeared in three games for the Bison in 2022 as reserve goalkeeper...Made season debut against Brown (4/10), making four saves...also had appearances against Brown (4/22) and Saint Francis (4/24), in the CWPA Championship, making 14 saves in the latter in the final game of the season.
2021 (Sophomore): Deputized as Bucknell's goalkeeper during the 2021 season...played and started all 12 games in the cage, making 33 saves overall...put together two games with career-best five saves against Michigan and Mount St. Mary's (3/20).
2020 (Freshman): Appeared in three games...registered one assist on the year and four shots...assist came against Salem (2/7)
Before Bucknell: Lettered for four years in water polo and three years in varsity swimming at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. under Coach Andrew McTammany. Was named team captain, an All-NEPSAC Tournament Team selection, and helped lead her team to a 2018 NEPSAC runner-up finish after going 13-1 in 2018. Selected as an Academic All-American. Also helped club team Chelsea Piers to second runner-up showing in the bronze division at the Junior Olympics. Won a national championship in Hong Kong in the 200 freestyle at age 14 for swimming.
Personal: Samantha Lewis Gove…Daughter of Jonathan and Lis Gove…Born on 5/4/2001 in Hong Kong…has one sibling, Joseph.
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