#16 Sam Apuzzo

Sam (@sam_apuzzo) is a graduate assistant coach at Boston College studying sports administration, was a record breaker and Tewaaraton winning 2019 graduate from BC, a member of the WPLL Fight, and Team USA. Sam helped build a young up and coming BC program to 3 Final Four appearances, picking up All-American honors and ACC attacker of the year twice along the way. "I [used to] put a lot of stress on myself with recruiting and playing... I 'd beat myself up about every game I didn't have a goal or point... as I'm getting older I realize that's not what lacrosse is about, it's a team sport... I don't have to be a certain person or fit a [certain] mold to be considered a "good lacrosse player" Sam is originally from West Babylon NY where she attended West Babylon HS before heading to BC. We had a great conversation with Sam about how she eventually experienced so much success in college and turned into one of the best players in the world. She has learned a lot about what it takes to be great, including battling through a torn ACL her freshman year, and learning to see the field from all different types of perspectives. Really enjoyed hearing Sam share a lot of knowledge and growth with us... hope you all enjoy!