Sam Apuzzo - Lacrosse Coach - Boston College Athletics

Sam Apuzzo

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
apuzzosa@bc.edu

Sam Apuzzo, one of the most decorated athletes in Boston College history, was elevated from a graduate assistant to assistant coach in 2021 and is entering her seventh season on the staff in 2026. She leads one of the top-scoring offenses and draw units in the nation. On the field, she continues to play for Team USA, where she won gold in 2022 at the World Championships and later won gold just recently in 2025 at the World Games with the National Sixes Team.

The offense in 2025 was one of the best in the nation, as three players in Rachel Clark (128 points), Emma LoPinto (113 points) and Mckenna Davis (105 points) all ranked in the top 10 in the nation in points, while the trio ranked first, fourth and fifth, respectively, in the ACC. Clark broke the single-season record in goals with 106 and finished second in a season with 128 points. Davis ended her career first all-time with 220 assists and third all-time with 319 points. Davis owns three of the four all-time single season assists records, including the school record of 77 set this season. LoPinto was one of two players in the nation and the only in the league with at least 75 goals and 35 helpers.

The Eagles were first in the nation in offensive efficiency (42.5 percent) and was in the top three in the country in scoring offense at 17 goals per game, while they led the nation in assists per game (9.41).

In the draw circle, BC was third in the ACC in draw control percentage at 55.7 percent. Abbey Herod led the team with a career-high 104 draw controls - good for seventh all-time in a single season. Shea Baker also had 99 draw controls - a personal best.

BC's offense didn't slow down in 2024, where the Eagles were second in the ACC and sixth in the nation averaging 16.17 goals per game. The Eagles scord 20 goals in five contests, while three players in Rachel Clark, Kayla Martello and Emma LoPinto were ranked in the top 40 in the nation and top seven in the nation in goals scored. Clark led the ACC and was fourth in the country with 78 scores. Mckenna Davis set the all-time assists record with 143 assists and counting going into her senior season.

The Eagles' offense and draw unit was just as dangerous in 2023, finishing fifth in the ACC in scoring and in the top 20 in country. BC scored at least 20 goals in two games, including a single-game program-tying 25 goals against then-No. 25 Virginia.

Jenn Medjid (83) was third in the nation and first in the league in goals scored, while Mckenna Davis finished second in the nation and first in the conference in assists (62). Kayla Martello scored a career-high 61 goals, which was fifth in the ACC and 20th in the NCAA. Belle Smith posted 51 goals, which was 52nd in the nation.

The offense was fifth in offensive efficiency at 39.5 percent, while several players earned career highs in goals and points. Medjid was a top-five Tewaaraton Finalist.

Andrea Reynolds (93 draw controls) and Ryan Smith (90 draw controls) led the draw unit, posting career highs in the category, while Cassidy Weeks' 37 draw controls and Belle Smith's 28 draw controls were a personal high as well.

BC was ninth in the nation in draw control percentage at 61.7 percent, while Reynolds and Smith finished ninth and 10th, respectively, in school history in draw controls in a single season.

In her first as the assistant coach, Apuzzo helped the Eagles boast the highest-scoring offense in the ACC and finished second in the nation averaging 16.8 goals per game. BC scored at least 20 goals in six games last season, while the 388 goals scored is the second most in a single season in program history. Three Eagles in Charlotte North (5th - 92), Jenn Medjid (7th - 72) and Belle Smith (55 - 49th) finished in the top 50 in goals scored. The trio of North, Hollie Schleicher and Courtney Taylor all finished in the top 12 in the ACC ni draw controls per game.

During her career with the Eagles, Apuzzo helped lead the team to three consecutive national championship appearances and two back-to-back undefeated regular seasons during her junior and senior years. She holds the all-time program records for career points (390), goals (278) and draw controls (444), and is tied with teammate Kenzie Kent for the fastest number of games to reach 100 career points (25). She ranks fourth all-time in assists with 112. She holds the first (129), third (124) and fourth (119) single-season point records as well as the first (94), second (88) and third (80) single-reason goal records. Her 191 draw control wins as a senior also marks the best in single-season program history, paving the way for the team to reach the 400-draw win milestone for the first time. Over her career, she had four 10-point performances, headlined by a nine-goal contribution against Navy (Feb. 24, 2018) and multiple eight-goal outputs.

Apuzzo reigns as BC's only Tewaaraton Award recipient (2018) as a three-time nominee (2017, 2018, 2019) and a two-time top-five finalist (2018, 2019). She also claimed the Honda Award for Lacrosse in 2018 and was a finalist again in 2019. She was a three-time IWLCA First Team All-America selection (2017, 2018, 2019), a two-time IWLCA Attacker of the Year (2018, 2019), a two-time Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American (2018, 2019), a three-time NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (2017, 2018, 2019), a three-time All-ACC First Team selection (2017, 2018, 2019), a three-time All-ACC Tournament Team selection (2017, 2018, 2019) and the ACC Attacker of the Year honoree in back-to-back years (2018, 2019).

She is a double-Eagle, earning her bachelor's degree from BC in 2019 and master's degree in 2021.