Sam Gastonguay
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- Height:
- 5'2"
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- Hometown:
- Ashburnham, Mass.
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- Position:
- Goalkeeper
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Oakmont Regional
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- Major:
- Occupational Studies
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- Minor:
- Spanish for Health Professionals, Disability Studies
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Bio
As a Junior:
Appeared in two games in cage...recorded a 1.00 GAA and .750% save percentage... nmaed to MASCAC All-Academic, NFHCA All-Academic Squad...named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction...member of the athlete mentor program, SAAC and Student Occupational Therapy Association
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts in cage... had a .724% save percentage with one shutout on the season...made collegiate debut on September 2nd at Anna Maria
As a First-Year:
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Personal:
Sam was born in Gardner, Mass...is majoring in occupational studies, with a minor in Spanish for health professionals and disbaility studies at Worcester State...the daughter of Paula and Gregory Gastonguay, Paula played Basketball at Worcester State...has one younger brother, Jonny...mother Paula played basketball at Worcester State...favorite spot on campus: John Coughlin Field...chose Worcester State for the occupational studies program, the welcoming environment, and for the opportunity to play on the field hockey team
Before Worcester State:
Sam is a 2020 graduate of Oakmont Regional High School in Ashburnham, Mass...competed in four years of varsity field hockey and track & field and three years of varsity basketball for the Spartans...named a Midland Wachusett League All-Star in field hockey as a junior and senior...a Worcester Telegram & Gazette Home Town Honorable Mention as a senior...recipient of the Midland Wachusett League Field Hockey Academic Award in her senior year...named the Defensive Player of the Year in field hockey as a junior and senior...won three Central Massachusetts District Championships in field hockey during her high school career...recipient of the Basketball Coaches Award and Oakmont Class of 2020 Sportsmanship Award as a senior
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 10 | 4 |
| Games started | 9 | 3 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 0 | 0 |
| Shot Pct | - | - |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive saves | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty strokes | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | gw | ds | ps-att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Clark University | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | Springfield | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 9 | at Keene St. | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 15 | Westfield St. | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Wheaton (Mass.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 21 | at Endicott | L, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Bridgewater St. | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | Fitchburg St. | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sep 28 | at WPI | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Framingham St. | W, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | Southern Me. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 7 | at Salem St. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 11 | at Westfield St. | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oct 14 | Bridgewater St. | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Fitchburg St. | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | at Framingham St. | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 30 | Salem St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 3 | #4 Salem St. | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 5 | #3 Framingham State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 8 | at Williams | L, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% |
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| Event | |||||||
| Total | 10 | 9 | 53:08 | 1.40 | 1.58 | 4.80 | .774 |
| Conference | 4 | 3 | 50:08 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 5.25 | .808 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 60:06 | .86 | 0.86 | 4.29 | .833 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 36:51 | 2.67 | 4.34 | 6.00 | .692 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 60:54 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 5.14 | .837 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 35:00 | 2.33 | 4.00 | 4.00 | .632 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 3 | 3 | 60:00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.67 | .786 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 50:19 | 1.50 | 1.79 | 5.50 | .786 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 50:00 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 5.00 | .750 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 9 | 531:17 | 14 | 1.58 | 48 | .774 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Conference | 4 | 3 | 200:33 | 5 | 1.50 | 21 | .808 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 420:44 | 6 | 0.86 | 30 | .833 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 110:33 | 8 | 4.34 | 18 | .692 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 426:17 | 7 | 0.99 | 36 | .837 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 | 105:00 | 7 | 4.00 | 12 | .632 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 3 | 3 | 180:00 | 3 | 1.00 | 11 | .786 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 201:17 | 6 | 1.79 | 22 | .786 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 150:00 | 5 | 2.00 | 15 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA. - - The Worcester State Field Hockey travelled to Williamstown, MA this evening to take on the host Williams College in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. After toppling Framingham State on Sunday afternoon 2-0, the Lancers were looking towards their first NCAA trip since 2019.
Worcester, MA- The #1 Worcester State Lancers faced off against the #3 Framingham State Rams in the inaugural MASCAC field hockey championship on John F. Coughlin Memorial Field. Worcester State claimed the season advantage on the Rams with two wins against them in the regular season.
Worcester, MA- The #1 Seed Lancers Field Hockey and #4 Seed Vikings looked to continue their history-making seasons on Friday night on John F. Coughlin Field. Worcester State has claimed the previous two meetings between the teams this season, the first a 3-2 overtime victory in Salem, and the most recent, this past Monday, saw them claim the 3-0 victory on Coughlin.
The Worcester State Lancers (10-6, 8-1 MASCAC) faced off against the Salem State Vikings (6-9, 4-5 MASCAC) in a crucial conference matchup with the Lancers playing to secure the one seed in the playoffs. Tonight’s game is senior night where a pre-game ceremony was held in honor of Zoe Athanasopoulos (Hopedale, Mass.), Grace Adams (Leominster, Mass.), Emma Thomson (Agawam, Mass.), and Sam Gastonguay (Ashburnham, Mass.). FINAL: Lancers 3 Salem St. 0
Worcester, MA- After 7 days off from their last game and conference win, the Worcester State field hockey team traveled to Fitchburg State for a rematch with their conference rival on the Falcons senior day. Worcester State won the previous matchup, 5-1, in a game that honored senior Sam Gastonguay’s (Ashburnham, MA) legacy in both communities.
Worcester, MA - The Worcester State Lancers traveled to play in a rematch battle against the Westfield State Owls in Westfield Wednesday night. The last two games for the field hockey team have seen overtime period action and both have had a scoreline that reads 3-2 in favor of Worcester State. Today's game had a scheduled 7 pm start time to see if Worcester could grab two wins in the regular season over the Owls.
Worcester, MA - The Worcester State Lancers traveled to play in a rematch battle against the Westfield State Owls in Westfield Wednesday night. The last two games for the field hockey team have seen overtime period action and both have had a scoreline that reads 3-2 in favor of Worcester State. Today's game had a scheduled 7 pm start time to see if Worcester could grab two wins in the regular season over the Owls.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Field Hockey team had two named to this weeks MASCAC weekly honors after going 2-0 in two overtime victories on the week. Seniors Grace Adams (Leominster, MA) and Sam Gastonguay (Ashburnham, MA) were tabbed this week as the offensive and defensive players of the week.
Worcester, MA- Coming off a thrilling overtime win 3 days ago, the Worcester State Lancers traveled to Salem State on Saturday morning for a conference matchup and a chance to keep their unbeaten MASCAC streak alive.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (5-5, 4-0) faceoff against the Southern Maine Huskies (7-5, 1-0) in their “Pink Out” game which supports the Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (3-4) (2-0) faced off against the Fitchburg State Falcons (1-5) (0-2) for their third conference game of the year.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Field Hockey team was back in action after a historic win last Friday, looking to claim win number two on the season. The Lancers met up with the Wheaton Lyons on John F. Coughlin field in a non-conference Tuesday night battle.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Field Hockey team under first year head coach Sophia Monopoli returned to Coughlin Field tonight to host Springfield College in their home opener. The Lancers were looking to avenge their 2-1 loss last season against the Pride and grab their first win of the season. Both teams came into this game with only 1 goal scored so far this season.