Christopher Newport University

2025 - Junior Season - Earned first team All-Conference honors in her third year as a Captain ... Named to Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Climbed to ninth all-time in career attempts after just three seasons with 3,006 ... Became just the 13th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career kills and concluded her third year with 1,020 ... Appeared in 34 matches with 20 starts while participating in 114 sets, ranking fourth on the team ... Piled up 288 kills while hitting .242 ... Recorded double-digit kills in 10 matches including matching her career-high with 21 kills against Bridgewater on September 5 ... Also reached 20 kills against Salisbury on October 18 ... Notched double-double with 15 kills, 10 digs at Washington and Lee on October 4 ... Finished season with 13 assists, 33 service aces, 110 digs, and 41 blocks ... Ranked second on the team in total points with 347.0 ... Hit a season-high .588 with 11 kills on 17 swings against Randolph-Macon on October 10 ... Delivered a season-high four assists three times ... Picked up four total blocks twice ... Named C2C Offensive Player of the Week on October 13

2024 - Sophomore Season - Started in 24 matches and appeared in 35 during her second season with the Captains ...  Appeared in 123 sets ... Ranked second on the team and second in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference in kills with 344 ... Led the conference and ranked 77th in Division III in total attempts (1,064) ... Logged double-digit kills in 17 matches including a season-high 19 kills against Salisbury in the C2C Championship ... Named the C2C Championship Most Valuable Player and earned spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Notched 15 aces including a season-high five against UC Santa Cruz (Oct 12) ... Added 86 digs and 41 blocked shots ... Started all five postseason matches including three NCAA Regional Championship appearances ... Ranks in the top-ten in program history with 2.95 kills per set 

2023 - Freshman Season - Played in 125 sets across 34 matches, earning All-Conference Second Team honors and being named the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... Totaled 429 points to rank 63rd nationally, 2nd in the conference ... Led the conference and ranked 53rd nationally with 388 kills ... Averaged 9.56 attacks per set, the second-best average in the conference

At West Potomac -- Served as team captain for the Wolverines ... Earned first team All-Region honors twice ... Selected to All-Regional Tournament ... Two-time first team All-District and District All-Tournament Team ... Named team MVP twice ... Earned Best Hitter Award at Cap Classic ... Also played one season for St. James and four seasons with the Metro Volleyball Club ... 18s Open Best Hitter Award ... Invited to the All-American Selection Camp

Personal -- Samantha Jean Dorn was born in Alexandria, Va. ... Daughter of Jennifer and Erik Dorn ... Has two sisters, Jessica and Emily, and one brother, Andrew ... Favorite athlete is Shaquille O'Neal ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is her great great grandmother ... Most impressive person met is Jordan Larson ... Dream vacation is a trip to all of the national parks ... Favorite food is pasta ... Favorite movie is Cars and favorite TV show is Friends ... Favorite book is the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafia ... Favorite musician is Morgan Wallen ... Aspires to help her family open more businesses following graduation ... Majoring in Communication Studies