88 Sam Duffie
88 - Sam Duffie
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
High School: A.C. Flora HS
Position: A
gp 5
p 18
g 15
a 3

2021 (SENIOR): Named sole captain of the 2021 squad, scored at least one goal in every game played as a senior... leading the team in both points and goals, with 18 points, 15 goals, and three assists in just a five game season... began his spree in an away game against Oglethorpe (February 26) scoring two goals in the first quarter to put the Tornados in the lead, scoring three goals total and obtaining a season-high five ground balls... netted four goals and one assist in an away loss against Averett (March 5)... scored a season-high seven points at Randolph with five goals and two assists... finished his collegiate career with post-season honors as a selection to the USA South Conference All-West Division Team.

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Built upon his impressive freshman campaign with a solid 2019 season, tallying 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points, along with 20 ground balls and three caused turnovers defensively in 11 games played ... scored his first 2019 goal in a home loss against Ohio Northern University (March 9) ... turned in an impressive three-goal, three-assist performance in a 17-7 road victory over Methodist University (March 16) ... Scored three goals in four-straight contests (Methodist, March 16; William Peace, March 23; Emmanuel, March 27; Greensboro, March 30) ... Racked up a season-high five assists and eight points in a victory, 20-12, over NCAA DII Emmanuel (March 27) ... matched his single-game career-high goal (four goals) in an 18-5 triumph over Averett University (April 13) ... snagged a season-high five ground balls at Emmanuel ... capped off his impressive sophomore season with a nod on the USA South Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Second Team alongside teammate Daniel Ramos. 

2018 (FRESHMAN): Left his impression on the Tornado lineup in his freshman campaign, finishing in the top five of five major statistical categories including assists (22-2nd), points (42-3rd), shots (69-3rd), ground balls (24-t-4th) and goals (20-t-4th) … made his collegiate debut against Montreat (Feb. 7), finishing with four ground balls, three goals and one assist en route to four points … responsible for a single-game season-high six ground balls along with one goal against Emmanuel (Feb. 14) … recorded his second multi-goal performance against Randolph College (Feb. 17) as he scored two goals to go along with three assists for five points … came through with one ground ball, one goal and two assists in a setback to Huntingdon (Feb. 24) … closed out the victory against Methodist (March 3) with two assists, one goal (three points) and one ground ball … ended the one-point win over Ferrum (March 10) with one ground ball, one goal and two assists … picked up three ground balls, while scoring one goal and handing out one assist in an 8-5 win over Piedmont (March 13) … tallied a single-game season-high four goals to go along with three assists (seven points) and three ground balls in the 16-9 win over William Peace (March 17) … had three ground balls, three goals and dished out two assists at Greensboro (March 24) … dished out a single-game season-high six assists, scored three goals and tallied nine points as the Tornados put together an undefeated season at home with the 19-2 win over Averett (March 31) … snapped a nine-game goal scoring streak after being held scoreless in the season finale against Pfeiffer (April 14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a multi-sport athlete at A.C. Flora High School … played four years of varsity lacrosse (2014-17), serving as the team’s midfielder (2014-15) and attacker (2016-17) … team posted a 40-18 all-time record with on the field … in three years under head coach Mickey Purdy, Duffie’s team won the regional championship (2015) and finished as state runner-up (2017) … recognized as an All-State, All-Region and All-America athlete … holds the school’s single season record in goals, assists and points … honored with team Most Valuable Player honors over the course of his career … named Player of the Year by The State newspaper … also competed on the swim team in 2013 and 2014.

PERSONAL: Sam Thomas Duffie … son of Sharon and Summers Duffie … majoring in criminal justice … was a member of the A/B and A honor roll’s during his time at A.C. Flora.

Recent Games
Feb 26 at Oglethorpe L, 10-3
Mar 5 at Averett L, 13-7
Mar 20 at Piedmont L, 26-2
Mar 23 at Randolph L, 15-13
Apr 2 Huntingdon L, 9-3
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 5 2
Points 18 3
Goals 15 3
Assists 3 0
Man-up goals 1 1
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 15 7
Turnovers 16 8
Caused turnovers 0 0
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 50 22
Shooting percentage 30.0 13.6
Shots on goal 28 10
Shots on goal percentage 56.0 45.5
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 26 at Oglethorpe L, 10-3 3 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 0-0 9 33.3 6 66.7
Mar 5 at Averett L, 13-7 4 1 5 0 0 4 1 0 0-0 7 57.1 5 71.4
Mar 20 at Piedmont L, 26-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0-0 10 10.0 4 40.0
Mar 23 at Randolph L, 15-13 5 2 7 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 12 41.7 7 58.3
Apr 2 Huntingdon L, 9-3 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 0-0 12 16.7 6 50.0
Apr 17 Warren Wilson College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Piedmont   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2017-18 12 12 20 22 42 1 0 24 18 0 1-1 69 29.0 34 49.3
2018-19 11 - 19 12 31 3 0 20 25 3 0-0 69 27.5 42 60.9
2019-20 - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
2020-21 5 5 15 3 18 1 0 15 16 0 0-0 50 30.0 28 56.0
Total 28 17 54 37 91 5 0 59 59 3 1-1 188 28.7 104 55.3
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Total 5 5 15 3 18 1 0 15 16 0 0-0 50 30.0 28 56.0
Conference 2 2 3 0 3 1 0 7 8 0 0-0 22 13.6 10 45.5
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Home 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 0-0 12 16.7 6 50.0
Away 4 4 13 3 16 0 0 12 12 0 0-0 38 34.2 22 57.9
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Wins - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Losses 5 5 15 3 18 1 0 15 16 0 0-0 50 30.0 28 56.0
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February 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 0-0 9 33.3 6 66.7
March 3 3 10 3 13 0 0 9 7 0 0-0 29 34.5 16 55.2
April 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 0-0 12 16.7 6 50.0