Sammy Jo Prudhomme

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Sammy Jo Prudhomme
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Prudhomme playing for Boston Breakers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Samantha Jo Prudhomme [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Aliso Viejo, California
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Loyola Greyhounds (assistant)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Oregon State Beavers 31 (0)
2014–2016 USC Trojans 48 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Boston Breakers 5 (0)
2018 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2019 Washington Spirit 0 (0)
2019 Reign FC 0 (0)
Managerial career
2020– Loyola Greyhounds (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2019

Samantha Jo Prudhomme (born October 25, 1993) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Loyola Greyhounds women's soccer team. [2]

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Prudhomme played as a goalkeeper for Reign FC, Washington Spirit, Houston Dash, and Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life

Born in Torrance, CA and raised in Aliso Viejo, California, Prudhomme attended Aliso Niguel High School, [3] where she lettered all four years and started her Junior and Senior seasons, became the MVP and Team Captain for both years. Her senior year she led her team to a CIF championship, State Championship and ranked #1 high school school soccer team by ESPN. [4] Won CIF women's soccer player of the year 2012. She is the daughter of Jon and Jo Beth Prudhomme, and has one brother, Nick.

Prudhomme attended Aliso Niguel High School, [3] where she lettered all four years and started her Junior and Senior seasons, became the MVP and Team Captain for both years. Her senior year she led her team to a CIF championship, State Championship and ranked #1 high school school soccer team by ESPN. [5] Prudhomme was named CIF women's soccer player of the year 2012, as well as, Orange County Register's Player of the Year 2012.

College career

Oregon State, 2012–2013

Prudhomme began her college career as an Oregon State Beaver in 2012. During her two seasons with the Beavers, Prudhomme played a total of 31 matches, giving up 41 goals, producing 188 saves, and had a combined record of 11–15–5. [6]

USC Trojans, 2014–2016

Prudhomme transferred to the University of Southern California after her Sophomore season at Oregon State, having been recruited by USC, and citing frustration with the Oregon State program. [7] During her first season with the program she helped convert USC into a top PAC-12 team [8] At the beginning of second season she captured ESPNW Player of the week honors [9] Combined seasons with USC, Prudhomme played a total of 48 matches, allowing 27 total goals, producing 175 saves, 25 shutouts, and led the Trojans to the NCAA Championship in her senior season. [10] That year, she was named the 2016 Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year, and to the Pac-12 First Team. [11]

Club career

PALI Blues, 2014

Team Won National Championship and Prudhomme won W-league Goalkeeper with lowest GAA for the W-league's last season 2014

So Cal FC, 2015

Prudhomme lead team to the Finals in their first season as a WPSL team [12]

Boston Breakers, 2017

Prudhomme was selected by the Boston Breakers with the 31st overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She signed with the team on April 4, 2017. [13] Prudhomme started five games in her rookie year, filling in for starting goalkeeper Abby Smith when she was injured. She helped the Breakers stop a seven-game losing streak. Prudhomme was the first Breaker to record three consecutive shutouts and broke the club record for shutout minutes. [14] [15]

Houston Dash, 2018

After the Breakers folded ahead of the 2018 NWSL season, the NWSL held a dispersal draft to distribute Breakers players across the league. Her rights were selected 24th overall by the Houston Dash. [16] Prudhomme didn't appear in any games for Houston in 2018 as Jane Campbell played every minute of the season in goal. [17]

Prudhomme was waived by the Houston Dash prior to the 2019 NWSL season so she could join the Washington Spirit preseason camp as a non-roster invitee. [18]

Washington Spirit, 2019

Prudhomme was named to Washington's final roster ahead of the 2019 NWSL season. [19]

Reign FC, 2019

On July 15, 2019, Prudhomme was acquired by Reign FC in a trade with Washington Spirit in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight. [20]

On February 13, 2020, Prudhomme announced her retirement from professional soccer. [21]

Honors

USC Trojans

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Prudhomme Joins Loyola Women's Soccer As Assistant Coach". Loyola Greyhounds. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – 2012–13 Women's Soccer Roster – OSUBeavers.com – Oregon State Athletics". www.osubeavers.com.
  4. ↑ "ESPN Honors ANHS National Champions". Aliso Viejo, CA Patch. June 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ "ESPN Honors ANHS National Champions". Aliso Viejo, CA Patch. June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Women's Soccer". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Aliso Niguel graduate Sammy Jo Prudhomme helps USC women reach NCAA soccer semifinals". December 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "USC's Sammy Jo Prudhomme after topping Cal with 9th shutout of the season". Pac-12. November 2015.
  9. ↑ "NCAA women's soccer – USC goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme named espnW player of the week". espnW. September 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org.
  11. ↑ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Goalkeeper". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (July 20, 2015). "A local women's team is going for a national title after winning their last playoff game in dramatic fashion". Angels on Parade. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Breakers sign goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Goalkeeper – Boston Elite Soccer LLC". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com.
  15. ↑ "Boston-Chicago scoreless draw puts Prudhomme in the record books – Equalizer Soccer". July 7, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Full dispersal draft results". NWSL. January 20, 2018.
  17. ↑ "J.CAMPBELL" . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Houston Dash announce 2019 preseason roster". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Reign FC Acquire Keeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme in Trade". REIGN FC: THE BOLD.
  21. ↑ "REIGN FC WAIVE GOALKEEPER SAMMY JO PRUDHOMME". Reign FC. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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