Tarleton State University Athletics

Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 20 games with nine starts ... One of four Texan freshman to play in all 20 matches ... Led Texan freshman with three goals and eight points ... Also tallied two assists ... Scored first collegiate goal in first game at Incarnate Word (8/15) ... Notched at least one point in four-straight contests ranging from 9/15 to 10/3 ... Started the last seven games including the program's first WAC Tournament appearance ...Fired nine shots with five falling on goal.

High School / Club Career
Spent four seasons on the varsity team at Oak Ridge HS under Efrain Mercado ... Was named team captain prior to her senior season ... Won the State Championship in 2022 as a sophomore with the team posting a 16-0-3 record ... Sophomore season was named 2nd Team All-Sierra Foothill League (2022) ... After her junior season she was named 1st Team All-Sierra Foothill League (2023), 1st Team All-Conference (2023), Team Golden Boot (2023) ... In a successful senior season she was earned USCC 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Sierra Foothill League (2024), 1st Team All-Conference (2024), PrepSoccer 1st Team All-Metro Sacramento Area (2024), Sierra Foothill League Golden Boot (2024), Team MVP (2024), Academic All-American Nominee (2024); Oak Ridge High School Athlete of the Year Nominee (2021-2024), Oak Ridge High School Career Athlete Nominee (2024) ... Played six years for Placer United 05G ECNL ... Served as team captain from 2021-24 ... Played in London with National Select team during final year of eligibility ... Named to All-Regional Team in 2022 ... Played for two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Brandi Chastain on the ODP Western Regional Team from 2022 to 2023.

Personal
Born Samantha Rose Liaty on October 18 ... Daughter of Steve and Stacee Liaty ... Has a pair sisters, Andi and Alex ... 2024 graduate of Oak Ridge HS ... Named to Principal's Honor Roll (4.0 and above) all four years of high school, AP Scholar with Honor Award (2023, 2024), Oak Ridge High School English Scholar of the Year (2024) ... Spent first two years running varsity cross country before pursuing soccer full time her junior year ... Finished in 7th Place at Garmin RunningLane XC HS National Championships (2021) ... Earned a 3rd Place finish at the CIF California State Championships (2021) ... Individually won League title both her freshman and sophomore years with a sectional championship in 2021 ... Named First-Team All-Sierra Foothill League in 2021 and 2022, Freshman MVP in 2021 and Second Team All-State in 2022.