Samantha grew up in Howard County, Maryland and graduated from Centennial High School in 2016, where she also played club lacrosse with M&D Red. She went on to attend Coastal Carolina University from 2016–2021, playing Division I lacrosse as an attacker. During her time at Coastal, she totaled 94 goals, 80 assists, and 174 points, ranking top-10 all-time in the program for goals, assists, and points. She earned bachelor’s degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology. After college, Samantha started coaching with HOCO Lacrosse in 2021 and has been the head coach of the 2027 girls team ever since, now heading into their final season together. Outside of lacrosse, she works as a school counselor in Howard County and earned her master’s degree in School Counseling from McDaniel College in 2023.