University of California, Santa Barbara

2024: Appeared in 22 matches off the bench for the Gauchos...recorded her first shot on goal against San Jose State (Sept. 1)...Scored a goal at UC Riverside (Sept. 29) putting the Gauchos ahead in the 64th minute... Recorded her first assist of the season against Long Beach State (Oct. 3)...Appeared in all three rounds of The Big West Championships contributing to the Gauchos’ Big West Championship title.

2023: Achieved Big West All-Academic honors...Appeared in 17 games while getting one start ... and scored a goal against Cal St. Fullerton (Oct. 1) and had an assist against UC Irvine (Sep. 21).

2022: Appeared in all 20 games for the Gauchos making two starts...Ended the season with three points with one goal and one assist...Recorded her first collegiate goal against Fresno State in a 2-1 win on Sept. 8...Her goal was also a game-winner...Recorded an assist in a 1-0 victory over UC Irvine on Oct. 20.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Attended Coronado High School...Named First Team All-League, Varsity MVP, and earned the Coach's Award...Finished second on the team in goals and defensive steals...Led the team to a second-place finish at the CIF San Diego Section DII Champions in 2022...Won a League Championship in 2021...Was a Top senior Scholar-Athlete...Member of the Cal South ODP West Region Championship team in 2019...Named ECNL All-Conference Southwest in 2021...Was called up to the U.S. National Team training.

PERSONAL: Samantha Noelle Christie is from San Diego, Calif...Goes by Sam...Her parents are Joe and Veronic Christie...Her father played soccer at UCLA from 1992-95...Has an older sister, Alexandra who graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2022...Plans to major in communications...Aspires to pursue a career in sport management, sports psychology, or business...Roots for the Golden State Warriors, San Diego Padres, Real Madrid FC, and SD Wave FC...Her favorite movies are Despicable Me, Captain American, and Clueless...Her favorite TV shows are The Office, Vampire Diaries, and Friends...Her favorite novel is Where the Crawdads Sing...Her favorite author is Delia Owens...She listens to Kanye West, Ariana Grande, and Phoenix...She enjoys swimming, surfing, and hiking...Her favorite athletes are Luka Modri, Steph Curry, Lindsey Horan, and Lavelle Rose.