(SINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2022 SEASON)
| Category |
Statistic |
Opponent / Date |
| Goals: |
3 |
vs. Longwood (April 8, 2021) |
| Assists: |
1 |
9x, vs. Presbyterian (April 3, 2021) |
| Points: |
6 |
vs. Longwood (April 8, 2021) |
| Shots: |
6 |
at Winthrop (Feb. 21, 2021) |
| Shots on Goal: |
3 |
4x, vs. Campbell (April 16, 2021) |
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-Big South Rookie/Freshman of the Year (2019)
-Big South Attacking/Offensive Player of the Year (2020-21)
-Big South All-Conference Second Team (2019)
-Big South All-Conference First Team (2020-21)
-Big South All-Academic Team (2020-21)
-NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team Southeast (2020-21)
-Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 7, 2019)
-Big South Freshman of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
-Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 16, 2021)
-Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
-Big South Offensive Player of the Week (April 6, 2021)
-Big South Offensive Player of the Week (April 12, 2021)
-TopDrawerSoccer.com Honorable Mention (Feb. 23, 2021)
-TopDrawerSoccer.com Honorable Mention (April 6, 2021)
-TopDrawerSoccer.com Honorable Mention (April 20, 2021)
-College Soccer News (February 22, 2021)
-College Soccer News (April 12, 2021)
-Millis Scholar-Athlete
Sophomore (2021/Fall)Â
- Played in three matches during the season.
- Attempted two shots along the way.
- Received the starting nod in the match at Wake Forest (Aug. 22).
- Followed that with a start against James Madison (Sept. 12).
- Logged time versus Gardner-Webb (Oct. 16).Â
Sophomore (2020-21/Spring)
- Finished off the season by leading the team in goals (10) and tied for second in assists with four.
- Tallied 24 points along the way.
- Was responsible for a team-high five game-winning goals.
- Attempted 27 shots.
- Made two saves in net for HPU at Radford (March 28).
- Scored her first goal of the season against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 13), along with dishing out an assist.
- Recorded her first of two hat tricks on the season in a 3-0 triumph over Winthrop (Feb. 21), finishing with a season-best six shot attempts in the process.
- Responsible for an assist in matches against UNC Asheville (March 6) and Gardner-Webb (March 10).
- Capped off a 3-1 win over Presbyterian (April 3) with two goals and an assist, including the game-winning goal.
- Followed that performance with a three-goal outing in a 4-1 win over Longwood (April 8).
- Netted her final goal of the season against Campbell (April 16).Â
Freshman (2019)
- One of five players on the season to appear in all 20 contests for High Point.
- Locked herself into a three-way tie with Emma Schossler and Ashlyn Kearney for team lead in goals (four).
- Led the team in assists (five) and total points (13).
- One of four players to net two game-winning goals along with Emma Schossler, Kyle Levesque and Carsyn Gold.
- Made her first start of the season at William & Mary (Sept. 5).
- Handed out an assist on the decisive goal at Elon (Sept. 11).
- Responsible for one assist and five shots in a 2-2 deadlock with Charleston Southern (Sept. 21).
- Began an 11-match starting streak with a 1-0 win against Campbell (Sept. 25).
- Capped off a 3-0 victory at USC Upstate with a goal, assist and three point.
- Delivered the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at UNC Asheville (Oct. 2).
- Scored her third goal in as many matches as HPU defeated Hampton (Oct. 5) by a 6-1 margin. She also contributed an assist in the win against the Pirates.
- Notched her final foal of the season as the Panthers downed Presbyterian (Oct. 16) by a 3-1 margin.
- Assisted on a goal as part of the 3-0 victory against Winthrop (Oct. 19).Â
Prep Career
- Played three years of varsity at Cedar Crest High School, foregoing her junior season to play with USSDAÂ club Pennsylvania Classics
- Played up an age group at the U19 level while with PA Classics, tying a team-high with 10 goals on the year
- Registered a total of 13 goals during her Cedar Crest career
- Named a Lebanon County All Star in 2016 and 2018, earning Lancaster-Lebanon League All Star nods as a senior.
Personal
- Full name Samantha Rose Gerhart
- Daughter of Thomas and Catherine Gerhart
- Has two sisters, Ellie and Annie
- Father Thomas played football at Ohio University before competing at the professional level for 10 years
- member of the National Honors Society and a Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Academic All-Star in high school
- Plans to major in Electronic Production of Media
- Also played eight years of basketball before going to high school
