Sammy Jo Prudhomme
 Prudhomme playing for Boston Breakers in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Jo Prudhomme[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 25, 1993 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Oregon State Beavers | 31 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | USC Trojans | 48 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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
[edit]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 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 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
[edit]Oregon State, 2012–2013
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]PALI Blues, 2014
[edit]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
[edit]Prudhomme lead team to the Finals in their first season as a WPSL team [12]
Boston Breakers, 2017
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Prudhomme was named to Washington's final roster ahead of the 2019 NWSL season.[19]
Reign FC, 2019
[edit]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
[edit]USC Trojans
Individual
- Pac-12 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidates for Degrees and Certificates – USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism: Bachelor of Arts". One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Commencement Ceremony. Los Angeles, California: University of Southern California. May 12, 2017. p. 84. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Prudhomme Joins Loyola Women's Soccer As Assistant Coach". Loyola Greyhounds. July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – 2012–13 Women's Soccer Roster – OSUBeavers.com – Oregon State Athletics". www.osubeavers.com.
- ^ "ESPN Honors ANHS National Champions". Aliso Viejo, CA Patch. June 1, 2012.
- ^ "ESPN Honors ANHS National Champions". Aliso Viejo, CA Patch. June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Women's Soccer". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Aliso Niguel graduate Sammy Jo Prudhomme helps USC women reach NCAA soccer semifinals". December 1, 2016.
- ^ "USC's Sammy Jo Prudhomme after topping Cal with 9th shutout of the season". Pac-12. November 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA women's soccer – USC goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme named espnW player of the week". espnW. September 8, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org.
- ^ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Goalkeeper". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Breakers sign goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Boston Breakers". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Sammy Jo Prudhomme – Goalkeeper – Boston Elite Soccer LLC". www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com.
- ^ "Boston-Chicago scoreless draw puts Prudhomme in the record books – Equalizer Soccer". July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Full dispersal draft results". NWSL. January 20, 2018.
- ^ "J.CAMPBELL". Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Houston Dash announce 2019 preseason roster". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Reign FC Acquire Keeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme in Trade". REIGN FC: THE BOLD.
- ^ "REIGN FC WAIVE GOALKEEPER SAMMY JO PRUDHOMME". Reign FC. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1993 births
- Boston Breakers draft picks
- Boston Breakers players
- Houston Dash players
- USC Trojans women's soccer players
- Oregon State Beavers women's soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- American women's soccer players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Sportspeople from Aliso Viejo, California
- Aliso Niguel High School alumni
- Washington Spirit players
- Seattle Reign FC players
- 21st-century American sportswomen