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16 Sam Apuzzo

2022 U.S. Women Roster

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Hometown

West Babylon, N.Y.

Highschool

West Babylon

College

Boston College '19

The former Tewaaraton Award winner helped lift Boston College's program to new levels

Apuzzo has followed her record-setting career at Boston College by becoming a fixture in the U.S. national team program and starring at the professional level. She was tied for second on the team in points (28) and assists (14) in helping the senior field team win the world championship in 2022. 

Apuzzo won the individual points championhip for Athletes Unlimited in 2024 after finishing as the runner-up in 2022 and 2023. She will play in the WLL All-Star game this summer as well.

A prolific scorer in high school at West Babylon (N.Y.) with 375 career goals, Apuzzo carried that scoring ability over to the collegiate game, finishing her career at Boston College with a school record 397 points, helping the Eagles reach three straight NCAA championship games.

U.S. TEAM
  • Second-leading scorer on gold-medal winning 2022 U.S. team with 28 points
  • Had three goals and two assists in 11-8 gold medal game against Canada, earning Player of the Match honors
  • Her 14 assists at the 2022 world championship ranked fourth in the tournament
  • Made her debut with the senior team at 2018 President’s Cup in Florida
  • Member of the training team for the 2015 U.S. U19 team
COLLEGE
  • Won the Tewaaraton Award in 2018 and was a finalist in 2019
  • Three-time first team All-American and graduated as Boston College’s all-time points leader with 397 (283g, 114a) in just 81 games
  • IWLCA Attacker of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • Led the country in goals (94) in 2019
  • Ranked third in the country in goals (88) and points (129) in 2018
OFF THE FIELD/PRO
  • Assistant coach at Boston College, helping Eagles win 2024 national championship
  • Volunteer assistant for Boston College's 2021 national championship team
  • Ranked in the top three on the Athletes Unlimited leaderboard all four years. (1st in 2024, 2nd in 2022 and 2023 and 3rd in 2021)
  • First overall pick in 2019 WPLL Draft