9 Samantha Potoczak
Class: Freshman Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio High School: Lake Ridge Academy Position: D Major: Undecided

2012: Played in 17 games drawing one start...tallied two assists on the season...made her collegiate debut at UMBC (8/17)...recorded her first career point with an assist at Manhattan (9/7)...made her first collegiate start at American (10/7)...Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

At Lake Ridge: Served as team captain at Lake Ridge Academy and for her club team, Excalibur SC...named All-County, All-District and All-State as well as winning the NSCAA Senior Excellence Award...helped lead Lake Ridge to an Ohio District Championship in 2009 and a District Runner-Up in 2010...part of Excalibur's Indoor National Championship team in 2010...member of the Academy of Excellence Academically and the National Honor Society as well as a three-time National Student-Athlete...

Personal: Daughter of Douglas Potoczak and Karen Mihalik-Potoczak...born on Jan. 4, 1994.

Why Lafayette? - I felt Lafayette would provide me with the best opportunity to play Division I soccer at a strong academic liberal arts college. I didn't want to sacrifice my education, which played a big part in my decision to go to Lafayette.