Samantha Downey

Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9
High School:
Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall
Hometown:
Silver Bay, Minn.

2012-13 • Senior Season: Skated in 28 games this year • battled a knee injury • had one assist on the season • named to All-WCHA Academic Team • assisted Mira Jalosuo in the Gophers' 11-0 rout of Colgate (9/29).

2011-12 • Junior Season: Played in 16 games, all in the first half of the season • tallied a goal and an assist against UNH (11/18), her first points of the year and first multi-point game of her collegiate career • an Academic All-WCHA award winner.

2010-11 • Sophomore Season: WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • letterwinner • played both forward and defense • saw action in all 38 games • had a goal and five assists for six points • tallied her first assist of the season with the second assist on the power-play, game-winning goal against St. Cloud State (10/23) • netted a power-play goal in 4-2 loss to Minnesota Duluth (10/30) • set up Amanda Kessel's goal in the 7-5 win over Wisconsin (11/5) • had the first assist on Laura May's goal against Minnesota State (1/8) • set up Sarah Davis' goal in the 2-2 tie against Wisconsin (1/28) • assisted on Kelly Terry's goal in the 8-0 win over St. Cloud State (2/4).

2009-10 • Freshman Season: Had four goals and two assists for six points • letterwinner • played in all 40 goals • all six points on the season came against WCHA opponents • netted one power play and one game-winning goal • scored her first collegiate goal in the 6-1 win over Ohio State (10/10) • assisted Katie Frischmann's goal in the 6-0 win over Ohio State (1/9) • scored the game-winning goal in 4-2 win over Minnesota State (1/29) • netted a power-play goal against Wisconsin (2/19) • assisted Kelly Seeler's power-play goal to tie the game at 2-2 in the eventual 3-2 win over Wisconsin (2/20) • notched her fourth goal of the season in the 8-5 win over Minnesota State (2/26) during the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

The Downey File: Played for Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall • all-state honoree in 2008-09 • broke program record with 37 goals and 74 points • all-area selection and a member of the Duluth News Tribune All-Twin Ports Girls' hockey team • helped the Mirage to a 20-7-1 record her senior year • played for the Silver Bay Mariners before her time with Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall • in her last season with Silver Bay in 2007-08, broke the program record for most points in a season (60) and totaled over 200 points in her career • named the team's 2003-04 rookie of the year and was the team's best offensive player in 2004-05 and 2006-07 • a six-year letterwinner in both hockey and softball.

Personal: Daughter of Shayne and Michele Downey • born February 19, 1991 • shoots right • youngest of five children.

Downey's Career Statistics (Final)
Season	GP	G	A	Points	Shots	Shot%	Pen-Min	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
2009-10	40	4	2	6	26	.154	5-10	-3	1	0	1
2010-11	38	1	5	6	14	.071	2-4	+6	1	0	0
2011-12	16	1	1	2	6	.167	0-0	+5	0	0	0
2012-13	30	0	1	1	12	.000	1-2	+1	0	0	0
TOTAL	124	6	9	15	58	.103	8-16	+9	2	0	1