20 Sam York
Sam York
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Akron, OH
  • High School:
    Revere
  • Position:
    GK
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Bio

Career Highlights

2023

* First Team All-AMCC
* All-Region Third Team
* Named to ECAC All-Tournament Team
* Academic All-AMCC
* In 18 starts, made 46 saves
* Recorded a 10-5-3 record which ranked second in the AMCC
* Finished with five conference wins and only one loss
* Ranked atop the AMCC with eight shutouts and was third in goals-against average (0.92)
* First in the conference play in goals-against average (0.33) and third in save percentage (.750)

2022

* AMCC Defensive Player of the Year
* First Team All-AMCC
* Academic All-AMCC
* Team MVP
* United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team
* First in conference in shutouts (13) and fifth in goals-against average (.47)
* Made 59 saves in 22 games played
* Only allowed 10 goals to lead the conference with a .855 save percentage

2021

* Academic All-AMCC
* Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
* First Team All-AMCC
* Posted an AMCC-best seven shutouts
* Lead the team in wins (11) and goals-against average (0.93)
* Made a career-high 12 saves at Rutgers-Newark
* Started in 16 contests

2020

* Academic All-AMCC
* No official season due to covid

2019

* Played in a pair of games for the Lions as a freshman
* Made his first collegiate start and shutout in a 4-0 win over Mt. St. Vincent
* Posted seven saves in 105 minutes of work
* Helped the Lions win the 2019 AMCC title and advance to the NCAA Tournament

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in plastics engineering technology and interdisciplinary business/engineering studies
* Schreyers Honor Society
* Behrend Honor Society
* TOPSoccer

Personal

* Son of Stephanie and John York
* Two-sport athlete at Revere High School
* Two-year letterwinner in soccer
* First Team All-District, First Team All-League (2018)
* Three-time Scholar Athlete Award Winner
* Ohio Scholastic Coaches Association Award
* Touchdown Club Foundation and Akron Beacon All-Star (2018) 

Recent games
Season Statistics
Game Log - Goalkeeper
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper

Career Stats: Season

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News mentions
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LeDonne, York Notch Scholar All-East Region Honors

Penn State Behrend men’s soccer seniors Justin LeDonne (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere) were 2023 United...

December 19, 2023

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Men’s Soccer Trio Named To All-Region Team

Three Penn State Behrend men’s soccer student-athletes were selected to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men’s...

November 28, 2023

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Alvernia Battles Past Behrend Men’s Soccer In Overtime of ECAC Title Game

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team fell in overtime, 2-1, to Alvernia in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championshi...

November 19, 2023

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Cooper’s Early Score Leads Behrend To ECAC Championship Game

It took Blake Cooper (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) a little over three minutes in Saturday’s contest to find the back of the net and...

November 18, 2023

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Men’s Soccer Takes on Goucher in ECAC Semifinals

No. 2 Penn State Behrend matches up with No. 6 Goucher in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men’s Soccer Semifinals, hosted by...

November 17, 2023

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Lions Advance To ECAC Semifinals

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team scored a 1-0 shutout victory over Franciscan in the second round of the ECAC Championships Sunday...

November 12, 2023

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LeDonne Named AMCC Co-Defensive Player of the Year; 10 Lions Earn All-Conference Honors

Senior Justin LeDonne (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) was selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Co-Defensive Player...

November 7, 2023

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Alfred State Sneaks By Behrend in AMCC Semifinals

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team dropped Wednesday night’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) men’s soccer...

November 1, 2023

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Men’s Soccer Welcomes Alfred State For AMCC Semifinals

No. 2 Penn State Behrend hosts No. 3 Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Soccer Semifinals on...

October 31, 2023

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Two First Half Goals Push Lions Past Blue Devils, 2-0

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team recorded a 2-0 shutout victory over Fredonia in non-conference action Wednesday night.

October 18, 2023

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Behrend Falls To Altoona, 1-0

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team fell to conference foe Penn State Altoona 1-0 Saturday evening.

October 14, 2023

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Behrend Men’s Soccer To Honor Seven Seniors Saturday

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team takes on Penn State Altoona Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4:15 p.m. Seven Behrend seniors will be honored...

October 13, 2023

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Lions Trump Alfred State, 2-0

The Penn State Behrend Men’s soccer team scored a 2-0 shutout victory at Alfred State Tuesday night.

October 10, 2023

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Trio of Athletes Garner AMCC Weekly Honors

Men’s soccer seniors Tyler Vandemerwe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Sam York (Akron, OH/Revere), along with women’s cross country...

October 9, 2023

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Vandemerwe’s Score Sneaks Behrend Past Mounties, 1-0

In the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Game of the Week (AMCC), the Penn State Behrend Men’s soccer team tallied a 1-0 shutout...

October 7, 2023

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Cooper's Late Goal Leads to Draw at Pitt-Greensburg

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team recorded its third tie of the season, battling Pitt-Greensburg to a 1-all draw in the Allegheny...

September 30, 2023

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Behrend Men’s Soccer Faces Houghton To Begin Three-Game Homestand

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will begin a three-game homestand with a matchup against Houghton on Wednesday, Sep. 20. Game time...

September 19, 2023

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Behrend And Grove City Play To Scoreless Draw

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team finished in a scoreless draw against Grove City at the soccer complex Wednesday night.

September 13, 2023

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Behrend Nets Four En Route To First Victory

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team scored a 4-0 victory against Muskingum at the Franciscan Classic Friday night.

September 8, 2023

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Lions Tripped Up By North Central in HLM Championship Game

The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team fell to North Central in the 2023 Herb Lauffer Memorial championship, 5-0, at the Behrend Soccer Complex.

September 2, 2023

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Men’s Soccer Advances To Herb Lauffer Memorial Championship Game

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team advanced to the Herb Lauffer Memorial championship game on penalty kick, winning by a 4-2 advantage...

September 1, 2023

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Lions Host Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament to Open 2023 Season

The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team will host the annual Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Tournament this weekend at the soccer complex,...

August 31, 2023

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Men’s Soccer Notches First in AMCC Preseason Poll

Entering his 31st season at the helm, head men’s soccer coach Dan Perritano has led his team to being named the favorite to win the...

August 21, 2023