Sammi Corcoran

Photo by: Joe Gilbert

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Dexter
Hometown:
Dexter, Mich.

Career Accolades
2021 Academic All-MAC Team
2020-21 Academic All-MAC Team
2019 Academic All-MAC Team

2021 (Senior)
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … appeared in all 17 matches, including 16 starts … tallied two points, on two assists … recorded her first assist of the season against Purdue on Aug. 29 … collected second assist against Miami on Oct. 28 … notched seven shots on the season, two of them on goal … played a career-high 110 minutes against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 23.

2020-21 (Junior)
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … started all 10 matches in the central midfield … her 924 minutes were the most of any non-defender on the roster … played the full match in eight of BSU’s 10 contests … an integral cog for a Cardinals team that controlled possession in the majority of its matches … registered four shots and placed two of them on goal.

2019 (Sophomore)
Made 19 starts on the year and appeared in all 20 of Ball State’s matches … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … scored two goals and added an assist for five points on the year … scored her first career goal in a 3-2 victory over Eastern Michigan … netted the game winner in an overtime victory over Miami (OH) … attempted nine shots for the season and put four on goal … played a season-high 110 minutes at Miami … played 90 or more minutes in 16 of 20 matches.

2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in 19 matches and started 11 throughout her first season at Ball State ... played on the back line that helped the Cardinals make an appearance in the MAC Championship ... attempted four shots on the season, putting eight on goal for an on goal percentage of .500 ... played a season-high 94 minutes in a 2 OT draw at Ohio.

High School/Club
Entering her senior season this spring … coached by Scott Forrester at Dexter … an all-state, all-region, all-district and all-conference selection in both years she has played high school soccer … only played club soccer as a freshman …helped Dexter to a record of 39-4-3 over the past two years …. team won two Southeastern Conference championships and two district titles, reached the state semifinals her sophomore year and the regional finals her junior year … played seven years of club soccer for Michigan Alliance (Legends MAFC) … a center midfielder for coaches Kevin Oakley and Droo Callahan … two-time State Cup semifinalist … member of the Michigan Olympic Development Program … also a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Dexter … a first-team all-conference point guard and two-time conference champion.

Personal
Daughter of Brian and Kim Eddings Corcoran … has one sister, Molly, and one brother, Jay … father competed in football and hockey at UMass and later played in the American Hockey League … mother was a gymnast at Bowling Green … owns a 3.5 GPA … member of the National Honor Society and winner of the Scholar-Athlete Award.