Wayne State University Athletics

2008-09: Served as an assistant captain ... played in all 32 games and had a +22 rating with 107 shots on goal ... tied for fifth in College Hockey America in overall scoring with 45 points ... finished fourth in the CHA with 23 goals and ninth with 22 assists ... was one of only five players in the league to reach 10 power-play goals ... tallied an assist in each game of the BSU series, including one on the overtime game-winner Oct. 4 ... had two helpers Oct. 18 at Union ... collected four goals and an assist Oct. 24-25 against Colgate, scoring her fourth career hat trick in the series opener ... was named CHA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27) ... totaled four power-play points (three goals, one assist) Nov. 7-8 at Vermont, scoring the game-winner in the series finale ... scored all four goals of a 4-3 victory Nov. 14 versus #10 Northeastern, the third four-goal game in school history ... totaled 15 points in her six-game scoring streak which was snapped Nov. 15 against the Huskies ... started another six-game streak immediately after, which ran from Nov. 21-Dec. 6 ... had a goal and an assist in both games Nov. 21-22 versus Syracuse, scoring the game-winner in the series opener ... posted her third straight two-point game Nov. 28 at Connecticut and had an assist Nov. 29 versus Quinnipiac ... assisted on the game-winner and scored an empty-net goal, her 99th career tally, Dec. 5 at Niagara ... also helped on an empty-netter the next afternoon ... scored her 100th career goal and had three assists Jan. 17 against Robert Morris ... collected five points at Syracuse, scoring the game-winner with two assists Jan. 23 and notching a goal and a helper Jan. 24 ... scored a power-play goal and had two assists, including one on the game-winner, Feb. 13 against Niagara ... netted the game-winning goal the following day against the Purple Eagles ... posted her fourth two-goal game of the season and tied the NCAA record with her 27th career game-winning goal Feb. 20 at Robert Morris ... contributed to two extra-attacker goals near the end of both games Feb. 27-28 against #3 Mercyhurst, assisting on one and scoring the other ... assisted on WSU's lone goal March 7 in the CHA championship game against #3 Mercyhurst ... had 14 multiple-point outputs, third-most on the team ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2007-08: Played in all 34 games, tallying a point in 29 contests ... named to the First Team All-CHA and the CHA All-Academic Team ... finished second on the team with 66 points (38 G, 28 A) ... set single-season school records in goals (38), game-winning goals (13), power-play goals (11) and points in a series (9, Nov. 10-11 at Northeastern) ... was second on team with two hat tricks ... had a career-high 12-game point streak (Oct. 19-Nov. 24) ... led the nation in game-winning goals (13), ranked second in goals-per-game (1.12), third in points-per-game (1.94), tied for fourth in power-play goals per game (.32) and eighth in assists-per-game (.82) ... named CHA Player of the Week a league-high five times ... scored three goals, including both game-winners, and had two assists Oct. 19-20 against Union ... notched six points (3 G, 3 A) in a series Oct. 26-27 at Cornell, including the game-winning goal in the first contest ... registered an assist in each game Nov. 2-3 versus St. Lawrence ... named U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Division I Player of the Week (Nov. 13) for the first time after totaling nine points Nov. 10-11 at Northeastern, highlighted by a hat trick in her five-point performance in the first game and four points with the game-winning goal in the second ... collected 10 points over the next four games Nov. 16-17 versus RPI and Nov. 23-24 at Colgate ... scored twice and had a helper in a 3-3 tie Jan. 6 against Minnesota ... had four points (3 G, 1 A) in the series Jan. 11-12 versus Maine, including the game-winning goal in the latter contest ... posted four-point outputs Jan. 18 versus Quinnipiac and Jan. 25 at Robert Morris ... had three points in each game Feb. 2-3 at Niagara, with a hat trick in the second game ... scored the game-winning overtime goal Feb. 8 at Mercyhurst as the Warriors defeated the Lakers for the first time ever ... notched a point in each of the next three games before a three-point performance Feb. 23 against MC, scoring the game-winner in OT ... lit the lamp in each game Feb. 29-Mar. 1 against Niagara ... scored WSU's only goal in the CHA championship game versus Mercyhurst ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2006-07: Named to the All-CHA Second Team ... played in all 34 games ... finished second on the team in points (37), goals (17), assists (20), and power play goals (6) ... placed seventh or better in all four categories among CHA players ... posted a +5 plus/minus rating ... tallied a point in 22 of 34 games, including 13 multiple-point contests ... posted a hat trick in an exhibition win Sept. 29 against Windsor ... recorded three assists in Oct. 27-28 series at Connecticut ... scored game-winning goal Nov. 3 against Cornell and had an assist the next day to extend her point streak to five games ... scored a goal with two helpers Nov. 11 against Minnesota State ... lit the lamp in each game of the Clarkson series Nov. 17-18 and added an assist in the latter game ... had consecutive two-goal games Nov. 25 versus #9 Boston College and Dec. 8 against #9 Princeton ... scored a goal in each game Dec. 16-17 versus Niagara with an assist in the first contest ... scored twice Jan. 6 against Colgate and again Jan. 13 versus #1 Mercyhurst to begin her season-high six game point streak ... recorded three assists in Jan. 19-20 series at Quinnipiac ... had a helper Jan. 26 at Robert Morris and scored the game-winner the following night which came eight seconds into overtime, the fastest goal to start an overtime period in WSU history ... recorded a goal and an assist Feb. 9 at Niagara ... put together a three-game multiple-point streak, beginning with a three-point performance (1G, 2A) Feb. 23 against Robert Morris ... posted two helpers the next day versus the Colonials and another two assists in the semifinals of the CHA Tournament against Niagara ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2005-06: Selected to the All-CHA First Team and the All-Rookie Team ... earned the Easton Three-Star Award for Wayne State ... named the WSU Rookie of the Year ... played in all 35 games and was second on the team with 116 shots on goal ... earned her first career point (an assist) Oct. 14 vs. St. Lawrence ... earned CHA Rookie of the Week honors after scoring in back-to-back games Oct. 28-29 at Colgate ... assisted on the game-winning goal Nov. 4 vs. Connecticut ... scored two power-play goals, including the game-winner, and assisted on the first goal of the game the next day against the Huskies ... scored WSU's second goal in a 3-2 loss, Nov. 11 at Minnesota State ... earned CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors after a seven-point series at Cornell, tying a school record, Nov. 19-20 ... included the game-tying and winning goals to complete a WSU comeback Nov. 19, and two more goals the following day ... had a goal and an assist Nov. 25 vs. St. Cloud State ... scored twice, including the game-winner, the next day against the Huskies ... earned an assist and scored the game-tying goal in a 2-2 game at Princeton on Dec. 10 ... recorded a goal and an assist Jan. 6 vs. Wisconsin ... scored WSU's second goal in a 2-2 tie at Mercyhurst on Jan. 13 ... scored in each game of the Rensselaer series, Jan. 20-21 ... had five points (two goals, three assists) at Robert Morris, Jan. 27-28, to earn CHA Rookie of the Week honors ... scored in each game of the home series versus MC ... scored a power-play goal in each game of the Niagara series, Feb. 17-18 ... recorded the fourth hat trick in school history in a 7-0 victory over RMU, Feb. 24 ... tallied seven points (4-3) in the RMU series and earned CHA Rookie of the Week honors ... had a goal and an assist March 3 at Niagara, extending her school-record goal-scoring streak to 11 games ... led the CHA and set the WSU single-season record with 29 goals ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Cathedral High School ... earned four letters in 2004 as well as most valuable player honors in all four sports (varsity badminton, field hockey, hockey and senior girls basketball) ... was named the 2004-05 Senior Athlete of the Year ... also earned the 2002 Junior Athlete of the Year and the 2003 Athlete of the Year honors ... also participated in baseball and was a member of the 1997 Provincial Lacrosse champions ... played on the 2003 city championship baseball squad ... served as a team captain in both hockey and basketball ... was the student council senior student athletic representative ... recorded 76 points on 49 goals and 27 assists in 55 games in 2004-05 ... played for coach Diane Bole and the Stoney Creek Sabres ... tallied 11 power-play goals and 10 game-winners.

Personal: Full name--Samantha M. Poyton ... born in Hamilton, Ont. ... daughter of Jim and Shirley Poyton ... has an older brother, Arnie, and an older sister, Lindsay ... is a kinesiology major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008 ... shoots left.

Streaks - Longest Point Streak: 12 games -- 10/19/07 vs. Union to 11/24/07 at Colgate (16-16--32); Longest Goal Streak: 11 games -- 1/20/06 vs. Rensselaer to 3/3/06 at Niagara (13-7--20); Longest Assist Streak: 9 games -- 10/19/07 vs. Union to 11/16/07 vs. Rensselaer (12-15--27).

Most Goals Game/Series: 4/4

Most Assists Game/Series: 3/5

Most Points Game/Series: 5/9

First Collegiate Goal:
10/28/05 at Colgate

First Collegiate Point:
10/14/05 vs. St. Lawrence - assist

Playoff Scoring: 2-3--5 (7 games)