2007 (W) Soccer Roster
Roster
Sam Russell
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stilwell, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley West HS
2006 (Junior): Named honorable-mention Missouri Valley Conference scholar-athlete ... Started 15 of 18 matches, while not playing in the match at Northern Illinois (Sept. 4) ... Tied for the team lead with four assists ... Her 1,250 minutes played rank second among returning players ... Dished her first helper against Iowa State ... Three of her four assists set up game-winning goals ... Two assists came in MVC play ... Attempted five shots, two each at UC Riverside and Missouri State ... A crowd favorite with her effective sideline flip throw-ins (pictured at right). 2005 (Sophomore): Named honorable-mention all-MVC ... Started the final 20 matches of the year after coming off the bench in season opener ... Ranked second on the team with eight assists ... Half of her helpers came on game-winning goals ... Dished three assists in MVC play ... Assisted Creighton’s first goal of the season against South Dakota State (Aug. 28) ... Tabbed to the Bluejay Classic All-Tournament Team for her play against Northern Illinois (Sept. 9) and North Dakota State (Sept. 11) ... Played at least 90 minutes in 17 matches, to log the third-most minutes played on the team.
2004 (Freshman): One of three Bluejays to start all 21 matches ... Was named to the all-tournament team for both in-season tournaments which the Bluejays hosted ? Diadora Classic and Bluejay Classic ... Recorded her first collegiate goal and assist against Western Illinois (Sept. 10) ... Also assisted a goal against Northern Iowa (Oct. 15) ... Took three shots against WIU and North Dakota State (Sept. 24), while taking a season-high four shots against UNI.
2003 (Redshirt): Awarded a medical redshirt while recovering from surgery for a torn ACL.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped team to a state championship in her junior season when she was named first-team all-conference, first-team all-sun country, first-team all-state and honorable-mention all-Kansas City Metro ... Participated in the Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star game as a senior ... Combined for nine goals and seven assists her final two prep seasons ... KCFC Alliance Revolution club team won state championships in 2002 and 2003 ... Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Woody Russell and Debbie Johnson ... Has two siblings, Shannon (18) and Mikhale (9) ... Nursing major ... Born May 5, 1985, in Denver, Colo. ... Sister Shannon is a freshman on the Missouri State soccer team, father was a wrestler at the University of Colorado, uncle Rocky Russell played football at Colorado and aunt Leslie Whale played volleyball at the University of New Orleans.
