Sammie Ostrander

Bio

Awards 

• Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.
• 2024/2025 Sunshine State Conference Second Team

As a Senior

• Played at the University of Tampa for the 2026 season.
• Competed in 19 official decisions during the 2026 campaign, primarily anchoring the bottom of the lineup at the No. 5 position while also seeing action at the No. 2 line.
• Partnered with Jordan Berglin to build an exceptionally productive postseason run at the No. 5 slot, highlighting their tournament play on April 17 with identical 21-10, 21-10 straight-set victories over Emmanuel and Catawba.
• Maintained that dominant form at the AVCA National Championships the following day, dismantling Spring Hill (21-8, 21-11) and Florida Southern (21-9, 21-9).
• Cruised through early April duals with Berglin, collecting dominant straight-set victories against Florida Southern (21-12, 21-9) and Eckerd (21-17, 21-12).
• Split a highly competitive April 11 doubleheader against Palm Beach Atlantic, rebounding to sweep the second match 21-18, 21-18.
• Teamed up with Logan Martin on March 28 to secure a gritty three-set road win at Eckerd, outlasting their opponents 21-15, 21-23, 15-8.
• Joined forces with Berglin on March 18 to lock down a stellar straight-sets victory over powerhouse Nebraska, winning 21-15, 21-11.
• Paired with Taylor Bedinghaus earlier that same day to dispatch Palm Beach Atlantic in comfortable fashion, 21-17, 21-13.
• Fired a 21-18 opening set against No. 13 Florida Atlantic alongside Bedinghaus before the match was halted.
• Opened the spring calendar in the No. 2 slot with Brooke Green, grinding out a tough 21-14, 23-21 straight-sets win over Barry, and later added a No. 5 line victory over North Carolina-Wilmington (21-14, 21-10) on February 28.
• Tested herself against elite national competition at the No. 5 spot, going toe-to-toe with high-level programs including No. 6 TCU, No. 7 Florida State, South Florida, FGCU, and Missouri State.
• Pushed Texas A&M Kingsville to the absolute limit in a three-set postseason thriller before narrowly dropping the decision, 15-21, 21-11, 13-15.
• Finished the season with a strong 11–8 overall record in completed dual matches.

As a Junior

• Member of the 2025 AVCA National Championship team.
• Part of the program's first-ever Sunshine State Conference Championship team.
• Finished the 2025 season with a 16-5 overall record, competing primarily in the No. 5 pair with Meghan Schreck.
• Earned her first win of the season over #16 Florida Atlantic (Feb. 22, 2025) at the No. 4 pair, defeating Kate Stoughton / Olivia Strandberg (21-19, 21-14).
• Picked up a straight-set win over Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 28) at the No. 5 pair, beating Lily Hafner / Erin Miller (21-15, 21-15).
• Defeated Eckerd (Feb. 28) at the No. 5 pair in a tight three-set match (21-12, 16-21, 15-11).
• Took down South Florida (Mar. 7) at the No. 5 pair, winning 21-18, 21-19.
• Helped secure a win over Saint Leo (Mar. 21) at the No. 5 pair, 21-15, 21-12.
• Repeated success against Palm Beach Atlantic (Mar. 28), winning 21-19, 21-13.
• Earned another win over Eckerd (Mar. 29), 21-18, 21-13.
• Dominated Saint Leo (Apr. 5) at the No. 5 pair, 21-14, 21-10.
• Rolled past Florida Southern (Apr. 11), winning 21-9, 21-13.
• Defeated Saint Leo again (Apr. 12), 21-9, 21-17.
• Picked up a win over Palm Beach Atlantic (Apr. 12), 21-18, 21-16.
• Swept Emmanuel (Apr. 17) at the No. 5 pair, 21-7, 21-4.
• Beat Eckerd (Apr. 18), 21-10, 21-11.
• Handled Texas A&M-Kingsville (Apr. 18), 21-12, 21-10.
• Closed the season with a win over Concordia Irvine (Apr. 19), 21-17, 21-19.
• Also competed in early-season matches against ranked opponents, including close losses to #13 Georgia State (21-19, 19-21, 15-12) and #14 Washington (27-25, 21-15).

As a Sophomore

• Member of the 2024 AVCA National Championship team.
• Won her first and only match of the season in the 3s pair against Barry.

As a Freshman

• Member of 2023 AVCA National Championship team.
• Notched first collegiate appearance and win against Florida Southern (04/01).
• Started 1 game for the Spartans at the No. 2.
• Finished the 2023 season with a 1-0 overall record.

High School

• Attended Fontbonne Hall Academy.
• Played under head coach Alex Moule and was selected as an All-American.
• Played club for Stars and Stripes Beach Volleyball program under head coach Mike Adams.

Personal

• Daughter of Joanna and Robbie.
• Has four siblings: Brian, Matty, Dillon, and Teddy.
• Volunteered to teach kids how to swim and play volleyball.
• Birthdate: July 12th, 2004. 

2023 Statistics