Sam Burgio

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
L
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Eden, N.Y.
High School:
Eden HS
Prev. School:
Maryland

2021 (SENIOR): Started 12 matches and appeared in 29 total ... Helped guide Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 11 years ... Led the Rebels to a 21-9 record (.700), the best winning percentage in program history, including its first 20 win regular season since 2013 ... Was a part of the second-best start to the season in program history as Ole Miss won its first 12 matches ... Helped the Rebels finish tied for fifth in the SEC with 10 conference victories ... Ranked second on the team with 267 digs ... Averaged 2.52 digs per set ... Added 13 service aces ... Recorded double-digit digs in 12 matches ... Tallied 17 digs to help the Rebels take down No. 15 Western Kentucky (9/10), their first win over a top-15 team since 2010 ... Posted a career-high 18 digs against Auburn (9/22) ... Led the team with 15 digs at Texas A&M (10/13).

MARYLAND: Led the Big 10 as a senior averaging 4.63 digs per set … Ranked second in the conference a total of 345 digs during the 2020-21 season … Appeared in 18 matches as a senior, recording double digit digs in each match … Added 10 matches with 20 plus digs … Concluded her Maryland career with a personal best 26 digs against Northwestern.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2015 New York Gatorade Player of the Year … Tabbed as a 2016 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … 2016 MaxPreps Second Team All-American … Five-time state champion.

CLUB: Played for Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club … 2014 National Champions.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Susan and Joel Burgio … Has one brother, Jacob … Plans on pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice.