Sam Junqua

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Sam Junqua

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saratoga, Calif.
Last School(s):
Saratoga HS

2017: Made 15 overall appearances, recording 10 starts… Tallied 972 minutes, playing the full 90 minutes on six occasions… Registered a season-high two shots at Oregon State on 10/19 to finish with four shots overall, one on goal.

2016: Starter at defender for the Bears 8/26 against Saint Mary’s recording one shot in a full 110 minutes of play... Tallied a total of 82 minutes against Penn St. 8/28 recording a shot ... Opened at defender against Indiana 9/2 recording an assist in 90 minutes of action ... Started against Notre Dame 9/4 and clocked 67 minutes ... Started for the Bears and recorded a full 90 minutes 9/16 against Omaha … Played all 90 minutes in the Bears win against Harvard on 9/18 … Started and played all 100 minutes when the Bears beat No. 25 Santa Barbara on 9/24 ... Started and played a full 90 minutes on 10/2 against Stanford ... Started and played a full 110 minutes on 10/6 against Oregon State … Played a full 90 minutes for the Bears on 10/9 against No. 16 Washington ... Started for the Bears on 10/13 against No. 17 UCLA playing a full 90 minutes ... Started for the Bears on 10/16 against No. 25 San Diego State playing for a full 93 minutes ... Started for the Bears on 10/20 against No. 24 UCLA playing for a total of 82 minutes … Played a full 90 minutes on 10/23 against No. 17 San Diego State, ending the game with one attempted shot ... Started and played a full 100 minutes on 10/27 against No. 16 Washington … Played 81 total minutes on 10/30 against Oregon State ... Played 98 minutes against No. 8 Stanford of 11/11.

2015: Played in all 17 contests for the Golden Bears' in his freshman campaign ... Made his collegiate debut on 8/28 @ USD ... Tallied his first collegiate assist on 9/11 vs. Northeastern, assisting on Christian Thierjung's 28th minute goal. ... Subbed in for 42 minutes against Washington 10/30 … Appeared for 48 minutes against Oregon State 9/1 … Tallied 45 total minutes against Stanford 9/12.

High School/Club: Ranked as a four-star player by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... United States Soccer Development Academy West Conference Best XI selection for the 2012-13 season ... Played in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland in 2013 ... Was one of 64 players who attended the National Combine at Nike Headquarters in 2013.