Samantha Prescott Video2014 (Junior): Started 25 of the 26 matches played, while playing in 96 sets as the team’s utility specialist…Tallied 1.93 kills per set and 2.24 digs per set…Finished with a total of 185 kills, 215 digs, 87 assists and 23 blocks…Reached double figures in digs nine times and kills eight times…Added 15 kills, 10 digs and two assists at rival Coppin State (10/19)…Notched a career-high 41 assists, while recording a career-high .750 hitting percentage with three kills on four attempts at Delaware State (10/5)…Took over at setter for an injured Carmen Fernandez and totaled 27 assists in three sets played against Norfolk State (10/3). Also added 12 digs, two blocks and three kills…Had a season-high 17 digs against Hampton (9/28)…Collected her first double-double of the season with 16 digs, 12 digs and two assists against George Mason (9/20) in the finale of the Red Flash Classic…Had 10 kills, eight digs and two solo blocks at Providence (9/12) in the opener of Friar Classic…Tallied 16 kills and had five digs to help the Lady Bears to their first-ever win over Sacramento State (8/30) during the Charlotte Invitational.
2013 (Sophomore): Started in 24 of the 25 matches played, while leading the team in kills with 258, attempts (739) and digs (260)…Finished with 26 assists, 18 service aces and was fourth on the team in blocks with 42…Recorded seven double-doubles and reached double figures in kills 13 kills and digs 12 times…Tallied 21 kills, seven digs, three service aces and two blocks at Delaware State (11/3)…Totaled 18 kills, five digs and two blocks against Norfolk State (10/25)…Had 15 kills, 12 digs and four blocks in an upset win at Howard (10/18)…Collected 18 digs, 12 kills and four assists at Coppin State (9/27)…Named to the Friar Classic All-Tournament team (9/22) after tallying 34 kills, 34 digs, four blocks and four service aces…Notched 21 digs and 12 kills against Howard (9/20) at the Friar Classic…Set a career-high 22 digs against Quinnipiac during the Lafayette/Lehigh Crosstown Tournament (9/14)…Finished with a career-high five blocks and a career-high five assists to go with 20 digs, 12 kills and two service aces at Lehigh (9/13)…Recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 digs and 10 kills and had two blocks against The Citadel (9/7) in the finale of the East Carolina Classic…Totaled nine digs, five kills, a service ace and a block against No. 20 Kansas during the Arizona Invitational (8/30).
2012 (Freshman): Received the team’s MVP award…Was a second-team Morgan State Academic honoree…Finished with 188 kills, 195 digs, 16 aces, 13 assists and 17 blocks in 81 sets played…Led the Lady Bears in double-doubles this season with four…Finished with 10 kills and 12 digs in the season finale at Howard (11/9)…Named MEAC Rookie of the Week (11/5)…Posted a career-high 22 kills, a career-high 19 digs and added a career-high three service aces against Delaware State (11/4)…Recorded a match-tying 19 kills and had nine digs against Maryland Eastern Shore (11/2)…Totaled 16 kills and 14 digs at Norfolk State (10/26)…Totaled 10 digs, six kills and three blocks against Howard (10/14)…Notched 12 kills and six digs against American (10/3)…Had 12 kills, nine digs and two assists against Coppin State (9/23)…Collected 14 digs, seven kills and a block against Rider (9/8) in the Marriot Greyhound Challenge…Made her first career start as a Lady Bear at Sacramento State (9/1) and finished with 10 kills, 10 digs and two service aces during the Sacramento State Invitational.
High School: A four-year letter winner in volleyball while at Providence Girls Catholic School…Helped the team to two second-place National League finishes and two first-place finishes in the Mark Daly Classic…As a senior the team placed second in the school league and second in the Caribbean League…Received best scorer and MVP honors at the Players League tournament in 2011…Named best passer and best server in Mark Daly Invitational in 2012…Earned the Rising Star award in 2010…Was a member of the school choir, drama club, scrabble club and Youth For Christ organizations…Also served as class representative.
Personal: Born on January 26, 1994 in Trinidad…Daughter of Michael Prescott and Ann Rose Berot…Major is biology…Career ambition is to become a doctor…Hobbies include reading, writing, listening to music and singing…Is a member of the Caribbean Student Organization at Morgan State.
SAMANTHA’S CAREER HIGHSAttack Percentage .750 at Delaware State, 10/5/14
Kills 22 at Delaware State, 11/4/12
Total Attempts 44 at Delaware State, 11/4/12
Assists 41 at Delaware State, 10/5/14
Digs 22 vs. Quinnipiac, 9/14/13
Aces 3 twice; last at Delaware State, 11/3/13
Blocks 5 at Lehigh, 9/13/13
