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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Arkansas

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GIRLS SOCCER

Samantha De Luca

Forward
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

60

Goals

17

Assists
“Samantha’s vision of the field and movement off the ball was that of a next-level player. She was quick and sharp with the ball. She knew when to take the ball herself and when to pass. She’s a very dangerous player on the field in so many ways, and while I hated how she single-handedly beat us, I loved watching her ability.”
Diana Judd
Head Coach - Lakeside High head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior forward led the Wildcats to a 17-1 record and the 3A state title this past season. A two-time Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Player of the Year, De Luca racked up 60 goals and 17 assists. She scored all three of Episcopal Collegiate’s goals in the state championship game and was named MVP.

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Academic Achievement

De Luca has maintained a 3.73 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Saint Louis University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

De Luca has volunteered locally with the Ozark Mission Project, a non-profit organization that assists individuals and families in need of minor construction work or landscaping. She also has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.