3 - Sami Field-Polisso
| Year: | Jr. |
| Position: | G |
| Height: | 5-6 |
| Experience: | 2V |
| Hometown: | Mountain View, Calif. |
| Previous School: | Pinewood HS |
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
Started all 30 games, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 assists in 32.7 minutes per game...transitioned into more of a combo-guard after playing the point exclusively as a freshman...ranked in the top ten in the Big Sky in three-pointers made (7th, 1.6 per game), assists (9th), and minutes played (10th, 32.7 mpg)...her 48 made three-pointers rank ninth in the school's single season record books...her 99 career three-pointers made are tied for fourth place in school history, while her 349 career attempts rank fifth all-time...posted a season-high 17 points on two occasions, at Santa Clara on Nov. 20 and at Texas Tech on Dec. 20...made five three-pointers at Santa Clara and vs. Montana State on Jan. 8.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
Started all 28 games as a true freshman at the point guard position...averaged 8.2 points and 3.5 assists per game...led the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games, averaging 2.74 assists for every turnover...her 99 assists rank as the sixth best single-season performance in school history...played an average of 32.4 minutes per game to lead the club...saw the floor for 38 minutes or more in nine contests, playing all 40 minutes against Montana on Feb. 14...posted a career-high 21 points against Eastern Washington on Jan. 5...scored 16 points in the Hornets victory over Pacific on Dec. 11...totaled 15 points at Montana on Jan. 12...knocked down at least three three-pointers in 10 games...her 51 made three-pointers rank sixth in the school's single season history, while her 196 attempts were the third highest single season output...dished out seven assists on two occasions and six assists on four occasions...converted on 86.5 percent of her free throws, which is the school's third best single season percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Pinewood High School in Los Altos Hills, Calif…four year letterwinner for Doc Scheppler and the Panthers…led the team in scoring during her senior season, averaging 17.6 points per game…collected a state-leading 118 three-pointers during her senior season…named Cal-Hi Magazine Division V Player of the Year and Palo Alto Daily News Player of the Year…led Pinewood to the Division V CIF Central Coast Section title for third consecutive year…scored 12 points in title game…formed a guard tandem with Hornet teammate Tika Koshiyama-Diaz that led the Panthers to back-to-back Division V State Titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06…scored 14 points in the title game in 2006…also earned Cal-Hi Magazine Division V all-state honors during her junior year…played club ball with the East Bay Xplosion, sharing the floor with five other Division I players.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 26, 1988…parents are Jeff Field, and Mike and Nancy Polisso…has five cousins who have played sports at the collegiate level…major is kinesiology. |