-Finished Bronco career in the *top 10 in batting average (.299), hits (171), doubles (40), runs batted in (95), total bases (220) and on-base percentage (.413) *since 2000
-Co-winner of the #WCCREPRESENT Award
-2022 All-WCC Honorable Mention
-2022 & 2023 WCC All-Academic Team
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023: Co-winner of the #WCCREPRESENT Award ... named WCC All-Academic ... played in 47 games, starting in all ... 44 starts came at first base and three starts came as the designated player ... hit 25 times in the third spot in the lineup and 17 times from the cleanup spot ... hit .283 with a .432 on-base percentage ... the on-base percentage was the third highest in the West Coast Conference ... safely reached base in 24-straight games ... had nine multi-hit games including a pair of season-high three-hit games (vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 19 and vs. Northern Colorado on Feb. 25) ... had seven multi-RBI games including a season-high three RBIs against Pacific (April 22) ... tied for third on the team with 25 RBIs ... second on the team with 30 walks ... tied for the first on the team with four sacrifice bunts ... committed four errors in 284 chances for a .986 fielding percentage.
AS A SENIOR IN 2022: All-WCC Honorable Mention ... WCC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 49 games and started in 48 ... all 48 starts came at first base ... led the team with 25 runs batted in ... tied for first on the team with six hit by pitches ... second on the team with 15 walks ... third on the team with a .287 batting average, .384 on-base percentage and 37 hits ... had 11 multi-hit games, tied for second most on the team ... recorded five multi-RBI games ... slugged first career home run at CSU Bakersfield (March 31) ... committed four errors in 327 chances for a .988 fielding percentage.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2021: Redshirted the season.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2020: Appeared in and started all 24 games … hit .394/.469/.500 with seven doubles, 15 runs scored, and 14 RBIs … had two RBIs at UC Davis (2/8) … collected three hits vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/9) … was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI at Sacramento State (2/9) … had three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs vs. UTEP (2/14) … was 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored vs. Idaho State (2/15) … had two hits and scored twice at UC Riverside (2/15) … knocked in two runs vs. Yale (2/21) … was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and three RBIs vs. Utah State (3/7).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019: Appeared in 50 games and made 49 starts … led the team with a .346 batting average, a .465 on base percentage, and a .485 slugging percentage … scored 16 runs … tied the program record with 16 doubles … had 22 RBIs …. walked a team-high 24 times.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018: Appeared in 45 games and started 44 … led the team with eight doubles … tied for the team lead with 15 walks … had nine RBIs … scored 10 runs … made collegiate debut and first start vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 9) and picked up first career hit … scored her first run at Stanford (Feb. 23) … picked up her first RBI vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb.10) … had two doubles, two RBIs, two walks and scored a run vs. CSUN (March 3) … had a career-high four hits with three runs scored and two RBIs vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (March 17) … picked up three hits at Pacific (April 28) … had four hits and a walk and scored two runs vs. Saint Mary’s (May 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Poway High School … all-league honorable mention as a junior … CIF runner-up … second team all-league as a sophomore … team was CIF open division champions and league champions … Rookie of the Year as a freshman … All-CIF and all-league.
GET TO KNOW SAMMY: Daughter of Christina Johnson and Alex Needham ... step-mother is Veronica Needham and step-father is Randy Williams ... has seven siblings: Gianni, KeAli'i, Kaia, Makoa, Alex, Yesenia and Marissa ... Santa Clara University Coca-Cola Campus Ambassador ... founding member of SCU's athletic department's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee ... founding member and third year as a student leader for SCUAD (Santa Clara University Athletic Diversity), a group for BIPOC student-athletes and allies ... founding member and second year as a student leader for Bronco Plus Alliance, a group for LGBTQ+ and allies within the athletic department ... graduated in 2021 with a bachelors in communications and is pursuing a masters degree with hopes of using that education to continue on with a career working in college athletics ... favorite classes at SCU are Improv (junior year, 2019) and Athletics and Higher Education (first year of grad school, 2021) ... favorite things to do in my free time are hang out with friends, listen to music and watch reality TV ... has life dream to be a contestant on one of her favorite reality TV shows, Big Brother ... favorite sports teams are the San Diego Padres and Seattle Seahawks.
