Samantha Mehlman

Photo by: Parker Waters

Class:
Junior
High School:
Agoura High School
Hometown:
Agoura Hills, Calif.

2021: Put together a team-best 29-8 record in her second season with the Green Wave, going 16-4 from the No. 3 position, 12-4 on court two and 1-0 from the No. 1 spot…Named an AVCA Top Flight Award winner on courts two and three…Defeated six ranked opponents, in No. 10 TCU, No. 18 Georgia State, No. 12 FAU, No. 20 FGCU, No. 13 FIU and No. 7 TCU in 2021 alongside partner Addie Hermstad…Earned straight-set wins in 24 of her 29 total victories…Finished the season ranked 11th in the nation on court two (75.0 winning percentage) and ninth in the nation on court three (80.0 winning percentage).

2020: Had the best record on the Green Wave roster in the 2020 season, going 9-2 from the No. 4 spot alongside partner Addison Hermstad…Defeated No. 1 UCLA on court four, sweeping her opponents in all nine wins in her first season in New Orleans…Helped Tulane to wins over North Alabama, UAB (RV), Spring Hill College, Houston Baptist (RV), Louisiana Monroe, Texas A&M Kingsville and New Orleans.

Before Tulane: Mehlman comes to New Orleans from Agoura Hills, California, where she was a two-year letterwinner in both beach and indoor volleyball at Agoura High School. Mehlman has played club for Valley Girls Beach Volleyball since 2015, earning a AAA rating from the California Beach Volleyball Association. Her most recent finishes include a first in the CBVA's Cal Cup AA tournament, a third in the Cal Cup 18U event and a third in the AVP First 18U tournament in San Francisco.

Personal: The incoming freshman plans to major in finance in the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane with a specialization in energy, and hopes to focus on the collaboration of business and environmental preservation upon graduation.

Mehlman's Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Pairs	Dual	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
2020	9-2	--	9-2	--	--	--	9-2	--
2021	29-8	--	29-8	1-0	12-4	16-4	--	--
Total	38-10	--	38-10	1-0	12-4	16-4	9-2	--