2025-26 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
Sam O'Connor
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lakeside School
- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Wash.
2026: Went 18-15 between flights three, four, and five… Was 4-5 at No. 3, 5-5 at No. 4, and 9-5 at No. 5… Primarily paired with McKenzie Cutler, going 14-10 between No. 4 (5-5) and No. 5 (9-5) … Paired with Amirah Ali at No. 3 nine times, going 4-5… Had the clinching win twice, including against No. 19 and top-seeded FAU in the second round of the CUSA Tournament… Two ranked victories on the season, including that match-up against the Owls and over No. 19 Washington… Won the first set at No. 4 against No. 3 and eventual national champion UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first pair alongside Cutler to win a set in the NCAA Tournament in program history… Earned CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and Honor Roll… Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
2025: Saw action in 17 contests and went 12-5 with four different pairings… Played primarily at the No. 3 position… Mostly paired with Gigi Gallegos with an 8-4 record… Paired three times with Bella Griffin, earning two wins… Was 1-0 each with Amelia Mullen and Molly Trodd… Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team.
2024: Was an undefeated 6-0, all at the No. 4 position… Paired with Laura Torruella.
2023: Saw action in five contests...Held a 2-2 record from the fifth position and a 1-0 record from the fourth position...All three victories were sweeps.
High School: Two-year letterwinner in volleyball at Lakeside School… Qualified for the state championship as a freshman and sophomore… Went 10-0 in league play and finished second in the state tournament her freshman year… Earned All-Metro League honors following her freshman and sophomore seasons… Stopped playing high school volleyball following her sophomore year to pursue beach volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Catherine Claeys and Mark O'Connor… Has one sister Claire O'Connor…Father, Mark, played basketball and football at the University of Puget Sound… Plans to major in Political Economy and minor in Spanish.
