2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

Ohio Dominican Athletics
Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis

Samantha Gaffney

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Williamsville, N.Y.
  • High School Williamsville East
  • Major Occupational Therapy

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
2020-21: Averaged 84.0 over 12 rounds for the Golden Knights…Finished tied for eighth place with a two round score of 163 at the Gannon Spring Invitational on April 18...Closed the season recording her second straight top 10 finish coming in eighth place with a single round score of 83 at the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational on April 19…Posted five top 20 finishes, including a career-best three top 10 finishes.

2019-20: Averaged a career-low 83.9 over 14 rounds for the Golden Knights…Notched a 331-174 overall record with a .655 winning percentage… Posted two top ten finishes…Shot a season-low 157 at the Cumberland Trail Classic…Finished tied for 10th place at the PSAC Championships after carding rounds of 84, 84 and 84 for a three-round score of 251.

2018-19: Averaged 87.8 strokes over 10 rounds in seven events this season for the Knights... finished with a 246-116 record and .680 winning percentage... earned two top-10 and three top-20 finishes... recorded her best 18-hole score with a round of 80 to tie for 7th out of 106 golfers in the Michael Corbett Fall Classic... tied for 13th at the Dr, Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational with a two round score of 177... wrapped the season up with a ninth place finish and a score of 83 at the Gannon Spring Invitational.

2017-18: Selected as a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete ... received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... averaged 90.8 strokes through 12 rounds in seven events … recorded one top-five finish … placed among the top 10 twice and top 20 three times … fired a season-low 79 during the final round of the Allegheny Invitational, finishing ninth out of 70 golfers with a two-day score of 166 … produced a score in the 80s or lower six times … tied for second place out of 45 participants at the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational with an 83 … concluded the regular season by tying for 20th place at the Gannon Spring Invitational with a 36-hole score of 177.

2016-17: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … averaged 89.6 strokes through eight rounds in five events as a true freshman … had a top-10 finish and pair of top-20 honors … made her collegiate debut at the Evann Parker Memorial, tying for 33rd place out of 110 golfers with an 87 … shot a round in the 80s four times … began the spring season with a 19th-place finish at the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational … concluded the regular season with her best finish and scores at the Gannon Spring Invitational, placing eighth out of 34 golfers … fired rounds of 80 and 82 at the Gannon Spring Invitational for a two-day total of 162.

High School: Played for head coach Alyssa Klenk at Williamsville East (N.Y.) High School … averaged 42.2 strokes per nine holes … named a Scholar-Athlete … was a member of the National Honor Society … helped Williamsville East qualify for the conference, section and New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA) championships as a junior and senior … was a two-time team MVP … served as a team captain during her senior campaign.

Personal: Occupational Therapy major … is the daughter of Nancy and John … has one sister and one brother.
  
Low Tournament Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events 5 10 20 W-L W-L% Average
2016-17 8 717 - - 162 87 80 - 5 - 1 2 177-163 .521 89.6
2017-18 12 1089 - - 166 83 79 - 7 1 2 3 251-259 .492 90.8
2018-19 10 878 - - 175 80 80 - 7 - 2 3 246-116 .680 87.8
2019-20 14 1175 - 251 157 - 78 - 6 - 2 3 331-174 .655 83.9
2020-21 12 1008 - 255 160 83 79 - 6 - 3 5 214-90 .704 84.0
Career 56 4867 - 251 157 80 78 - 31 1 10 16 1219-802 .603 86.2

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior