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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster

5 Sam Llinares

5 Sam Llinares

  • Position:
    A
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    155
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hauppauge, NY
  • High School:
    Hauppauge

Summary

Biography

Fourth season on the Hofstra Lacrosse roster…One of four team captains on the 2016 team…Enters the 2016 season tied for tenth with 142 career points on the all-time Hofstra scoring list…2016 CAA Preseason Player of the Year and All-CAA selection…Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Year 2016 Preseason All-America third team selection…Fifth pick in the fourth round by the Denver Outlaws in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.

2015:  CAA Player of the Year…All-CAA first team selection
....Started all 14 games and led the CAA in goals with 33 and points with 57 to go along with 24 assists…Became the first Hofstra student-athlete to post 50 points or more in consecutive seasons since Tom Kessler did it in 2000 and 2001…Tallied five hat-tricks including a career-best six goals against Manhattan…Posted four goals against Providence and Towson…Tallied four game-winning goals and two man-up goals…Recorded a career-high five assists at Princeton…Also posted a career-high eight points against the Jaspers (6-2), a number he duplicated in a win over Providence (4-4)…Picked up 22 ground balls including a season-high three against Georgetown and St. John’s…Took 125 shots with 80 on goal (.640)…Had a 39-game point streak snapped against Marist.

2014
: USILA All-America honorable mentionAll-CAA first team selection…Started and played in 15 games…Led the Pride in assists and points and was fourth in goals with 21 goals, 32 assists and 53 points…Led the CAA and was 10th in the nation in assists and was third in the conference and 29th in Division I in points as a sophomore…Tallied multiple goals in six games with a season-high three against Princeton and Ohio State…Had multi-assist games in 11 contests including four against Marist and Penn State…Recorded multiple points in 14 of 15 contests including five against Marquette, Princeton, Marist and Massachusetts…Had one man-up goal vs. Marist…picked up 18 ground balls including a season-high four against Marquette…Took 72 shots including 41 on goal...Fired eight shots against Marquette and Massachusetts…2014 All-CAA Preseason Team selection…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…Named to Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

2013: CAA All-Rookie Team selection…Started all 14 games…Led the team in assists with 13 and was tied for the team-lead with Torin Varn with 32 points…Scored 19 goals including a season-high four in his collegiate debut against Sacred Heart…Added an assist against the Pioneers for a season-high five points in the contest…Tallied multi-goal games four times…Notched two goals in games against Fairfield, St. John’s and Dartmouth…Recorded a season-high two assists in games against Princeton and Harvard…Credited with game-winning goals against Fairfield and #2 Notre Dame…Tallied man-up goals against the Red Storm, Drexel and Dartmouth and a man-down goal against Harvard…Tallied multi-point games 11 times…Picked up 26 ground balls on the season including a season-high six against the Crimson…Forced six turnovers including three against Harvard and two against Massachusetts…Took 71 shots including 43 on goal.

High School: Played four years of lacrosse and two years of soccer at Hauppauge (NY) High School…Under Armour All-American…U.S. Lacrosse All-American…Warrior All-American…Ray Enners Award winner as a senior…Suffolk Country Player of the Year in 2012…Three-time All-Suffolk County selection... Ranked the 25th best incoming freshman by Inside Lacrosse…Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete Award winner in 2011 and 2012...Posted 39 goals and 26 assists as a senior and 38 goals and 26 assists as a junior...Recorded 65 points as a sophomore and 40 points as a freshman...All-county selection in soccer...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born December 13, 1993...Has one sister...Enjoys golf, roller hockey and video games in his free time...Also recruited by Ohio State, Johns Hopkins, Maryland and Notre Dame...Participated in Headstrong Foundation fundraiser, Hauppauge Helps Haiti, Stay Strong Fundraiser for wrestler Nick Mauriello, and breast cancer walkathons…Management major

 

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Redshirt

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Junior

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    2016Senior

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    5'9" 155 lbs
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