2018: Caught every pitch of the 2018 season, the first NU catcher to do so since Paige Tonz in 2013 ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Won NU’s Pomeranz Family Willie Award for leadership and service among all student-athletes ... Drove in two runs and scored once despite not recording a hit in an extra-inning win over San Diego State (2/9) ... Walked three times and was hit by a pitch in a run-rule victory against Boise State (2/10) ... With NU trailing Indiana by one and the Hoosiers hurler pitching a perfect game, led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a booming double to kick-start a five-run rally in an eventual Wildcats win (2/10) ... Doubled and walked against N.C. State (2/18) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in a run-rule victory over St. John’s (2/25) ... Doubled home a run in a win against Portland State (3/3) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 4-0 win over No. 11 Alabama (3/4) ... Went 2-for-3 in both of Northwestern’s Saturday games at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic against Penn State and Houston (3/10) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double in a win at Indiana (3/17) ... Doubled and drove in two runs in each end of a doubleheader at Illinois (3/28) ... Finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in a win over Nebraska (3/31) ... Collected three hits in NU’s series at Purdue: a triple and two home runs (4/6-4/8) ... Smoked a two-run homer in the second game of the series before finishing 1-for-3 with two walks, a two-run homer and a career-best three runs scored in the finale (4/8) ... Was just 1-for-4 at the plate in a run-rule win over No. 22 Ohio State, but drove in three and scored twice (4/15) ... Drove in a pair with an RBI single and a sacrifice fly at Notre Dame (4/18) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, two RBIs and two runs in a run-rule win at Rutgers (4/20) ... Finished 0-for-3 at the plate in the second game at Rutgers, but still drove in two runs (4/21) ... Was the catalyst for an incredible comeback in the finale at Rutgers (4/22) ... With NU trailing 7-1 in the seventh, started a seven-run rally with a leadoff solo home run before capping the comeback with a two-out, three-run triple during a 3-for-5 day at the plate ... Doubled home a run at Wisconsin (5/6) ... Batted .429 with a .600 OBP and a team-high five RBIs at the Big Ten Tournament (5/12-5/13) ... Drove in four in a run-rule victory over Michigan State in the semifinal before going a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, an RBI and a run in the championship game against Minnesota (5/13) ... Executed a perfect RBI squeeze bunt in the NCAA Athens Regional opening round against California (5/18).
2017: Started 53 games at catcher ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Batted .417 in four games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (2/24-2/26) ... Doubled twice, drove in two and scored twice in a run-rule win over N.C. State (2/25) ... Doubled again as part of a 2-for-3 effort versus Houston (2/26) ... Drove in a pair in a win over No. 23 California (3/3) ... Singled, drove in a run, scored and walked twice in a victory against Fresno State (3/4) ... Singled and scored versus No. 3 Florida (3/4) ... Closed the Santa Clara Round Robin with a monster game, finishing 3-for-4 with four RBIs including a three-run home run (3/19) ... Did not record an at-bat against UIC (3/29), but scored a run, drove in a run, was hit by a pitch, laid down a sacrifice and threw out a runner stealing third to fill the stat sheet ... Scored twice all the way from first base on a pair of doubles in a win at Loyola (Chicago) (4/12) ... Had a huge series against Purdue, batting .714 (5-for-7) with three doubles and five runs scored (4/21-4/23) ... Started with a career-best 3-for-3 game with two doubles, scoring a career-high three runs (4/21) ... Doubled home a run and and scored in game two (4/22) ... Was 1-for-2 with a run and a walk in the finale (4/23) ... Went 1-for-1 with a walk against Notre Dame (4/25) ... Collected an RBI in each of NU’s games during a doubleheader sweep of Illinois, also stealing a bag in the nightcap (5/3) ... Tripled home two runs and scored during a 2-for-3 performance in an opening round win over Purdue at the Big Ten Tournament (5/11).
2016: Started 44 games, 26 at catcher and 16 as the designated player while making three pinch-hit appearances ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Hit safely in all five games at the Kajikawa Classic, batting .500 (6-for-12) at the event ... Doubled home two runs in the first inning of the season against UC Riverside (2/12) ... Collected a pair of hits and an RBI against Virginia (2/12) ... Walked, was hit by a pitch, hit a sacrifice fly and singled in a three RBI performance versus Bradley (2/14) ... Doubled as part of a two-hit effort at North Carolina (2/19) ... Collected two more hits against the Tar Heels one day later (2/20) ... Went 2-for-3 as the designated player versus No. 19 Arizona State (3/6) ... Hit a deep fly ball at No. 2 Michigan that was dropped for an error, allowing two runs to score (3/27) ... Finished a career-best 3-for-3 with two RBIs in a 10-2 (5) run-rule victory over No. 21 Minnesota (4/3) ... Drove in a career-best four runs in a win at Illinois (4/13) including a seventh-inning, bases-clearing double that broke the game wide open during an eight-run NU rally ... Put Northwestern in the lead with a two-run, sixth-inning single against Nebraska (4/15) ... Had two hits including a double in the second game of the series with the Huskers (4/16) ... Went 2-for-3 in the opening win of a series sweep against Michigan State (4/22) ... Doubled home a run and scored in the series opener at Wisconsin (4/29) ... Had two singles and an RBI in the finale against the Badgers (5/1) ... Caught the first five innings of a combined no-hitter over Purdue (5/7) ... Drove in the first run of an eventual 3-1 victory in the regular season finale at Purdue (5/8).
2015: Started 30 games and appeared in 31 total after missing the first month of the season due to injury ... Had 25 starts at catcher and five as the designated player ... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... In the very first start of her collegiate career, caught a Kristen Wood no-hitter while going 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBIs against Ball State (3/8) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double and also threw out a runner trying to steal against IUPUI (3/14) in her second-career start at catcher ... Hit .625 (5-for-8) in a series sweep at Penn State (3/21-3/22) ... Began a Saturday doubleheader by going 1-for-2 with a walk in the first game before a 2-for-2 performance with a run scored after entering in a double switch in the nightcap (3/21) ... In the series finale, was 2-for-4 with her first-career home run (3/22) ... Was 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in a victory over Wisconsin (3/28) ... Hit an eighth-inning, walk-off home run in a 4-3 victory over Purdue to open a series sweep of the Boilermakers (4/3) ... Followed it up with a solo home run in Game Two that proved to be the difference in a 2-1 win (4/4) ... Crushed a three-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader against Illinois before going 2-for-3 with an RBI in game two (4/22) ... Doubled, drove in a pair and scored twice in a win over Ohio State (4/24) ... Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run and a career-best three runs scored in the second game of a series with the Buckeyes (4/25) ... Drove in a pair in a midweek win against DePaul (4/29) ... Did not record a hit in a three-game series at Iowa, but still drove in three runs including two in an 11-6 game two victory (5/2) ... Went 0-for-1 in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Purdue with a walk and a sacrifice fly (5/8) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in an NCAA Tournament game against Kentucky (5/15) ... Doubled and scored a run in another NCAA Regional contest at No. 21 Notre Dame (5/16).
High School: Named Tucson's top recruit in any sport, male or female, by the Arizona Daily Star ... Is a four-year starting catcher for Canyon Del Oro, entering her senior season with a career .422 average, 20 home runs and 126 RBIs ... Helped lead her team to the 2011 state championship, earning the No. 2 ranking in the nation from ESPN Rise ... Repeated as state champs in 2012 before reaching the semifinals in 2013 ... Three-year team record entering 2014 is 99-12 ... Is a three-time All-Southern Arizona, two-time All-State Division II and two-time Team Defensive MVP honoree ... Has played three years of club with the AZ Hotshots and one season with the Desert Thunder ... Won the 2012 ASA Gold National Championship with the Desert Thunder ... Three-time Premier National Qualifier with the AZ Hotshots ... A standout athlete, also has earned three letters in basketball, two in golf and one in volleyball ... Ranked fourth in her class of 339 ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Samantha Rae Nettling ... Daughter of Julianne and Bill Nettling ... Father was a four-year letterman in football at Arizona ... Formed the team "Pink Dorados" to support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, twice earning High School Team Challenge Championships for most team members and most contributions raised ... Recruited over 150 team members and raised over $3,500 annually ... Chose Northwestern over Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon ... Majoring in communication studies.