Longwood University Athletics

Coach Stone on Stifler: “Sam's leadership both on and off the field is unparalleled.  There is a tenacious element to her game that is contagious and makes her a presence on both ends of the field.”
 
Senior (2012)
Fourth-year team member … team tri-captain.
 
Junior (2011)
Started 17 of 18 games … scored 15 goals with two assists for 17 points ...  35 of 49 shots on goals for a .714 shots on goal percentage ... 16 ground balls, 21 draw controls and seven caused turnovers ... NLC All-Academic team ... IWLCA Academic honor roll.
 
Sophomore (2010)
Started 16 of 18 games … scored 15 goals for 15 points … grabbed 21 ground balls with 27 draw controls … caused second-most turnovers (19).

Freshman (2009)
Appeared in 10 games ... picked up 10 ground balls with eight draw controls ... credited with three caused turnovers.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at North Harford HS in Jarrettsville, Md. ... earned Harford County Sportsmanship award as a sophomore and senior ... named All-County as a junior and senior, while also earning a place on the All-Metro team ... US Lacrosse Academic high school All-American as a junior ... helped guide Harford to the State Finals as a junior after winning both the County and Regional Championships ... Female Athlete of the Year as a senior … also participated in four years of basketball and soccer.

Personal
Daughter of Mark and Terry Stifler ... National Honor Society, Army Scholar-Athlete, and US Lacrosse Academic high school All-American as a junior at North Harford … brothers (Jeremy and Jason) played baseball at Towson University … Jason played for the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen Ironbirds baseball teams (Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliate) … completed an internship at a therapeutic daycare in Bel Air, Maryland during summer 2011.

Academics
Biology major, with a pre-health concentration ... four-time Longwood Scholar-Athlete ... five-time Dean’s List honoree ... Cormier Honors College … Mortar Board Scholar.