Samantha Russell

7 Samantha Russell

Height:

6-0
Hometown:

Dartmouth, NS
Position:

Wing
Year:

5
High School:

Dartmouth High School
Major:

Finance

gp

20
pts/g

16.4
fg %

34.2
3pt %

27.0
ft %

71.8
reb/g

8.4
a/g

3.9

Bio

2025-26
- Appeared in 21 games, totaling 343 points and 178 rebounds; added 79 assists and 26 blocks while shooting 106-for-315 from the field, 32-for-119 on 3-pointers and 99-for-137 at the line, and led the team with 99 free throws made, 72 steals and 32 3-pointers
- Grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds (all defensive) against Memorial on Nov. 1
- Scored a season-high 32 points against UNB REDS on Nov. 14, shooting 13-for-20 from the field and 5-for-9 on 3-pointers
- Handed out a season-high 11 assists against Cape Breton Capers on Nov. 21
- Collected a season-high 8 steals against UNB REDS on Nov. 29
- Blocked a season-high 3 shots in three games: against UNB REDS on Nov. 14, against Memorial Sea-Hawks on Jan. 17 and against UPEI Panthers on Jan. 31
- Pulled down a season-high 4 offensive rebounds against UPEI Panthers on Feb. 21
- Named AUS MVP
- Named AUS First Team All-Star
- Named U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result
Jan 24	StFX	W, 69-67
Jan 28	at Dalhousie	W, 63-52
Jan 31	at UPEI	W, 61-57
Feb 6	at StFX	L, 67-52
Feb 12	Dalhousie	W, 62-57
Feb 14	at Cape Breton	W, 76-62

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	20	20
Games started	20	20
Minutes	663	663
Minutes per game	33.1	33.1
FG	101-295	101-295
FG Pct	34.2	34.2
3PT	31-115	31-115
3PT Pct	27.0	27.0
FT	94-131	94-131
FT Pct	71.8	71.8
Off rebounds	19	19
Def rebounds	149	149
Total rebounds	168	168
Rebounds per game	8.4	8.4
Personal fouls	43	43
Disqualifications	-	-
Assists	77	77
Turnovers	76	76
Assist to turnover ratio	1.0	1.0
Steals	70	70
Blocks	26	26
Points	327	327
Points per game	16.4	16.4
Points per 40.0 min	19.7	19.7

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Sep 20	Bishop's	W, 53-49	1	31	3-16	18.8	2-6	33.3	8-9	88.9	16
Oct 2	vs. McMaster	W, 94-77	1	28	8-15	53.3	1-3	33.3	5-8	62.5	22
Oct 3	vs. Alberta	L, 77-51	1	29	6-13	46.2	3-5	60.0	4-6	66.7	19
Oct 4	at Mount Royal	W, 77-52	1	31	9-23	39.1	3-7	42.9	0-1	0.0	21
Oct 22	at Dalhousie	W, 64-50	1	31	4-13	30.8	0-4	0.0	6-7	85.7	14
Oct 25	Dalhousie	W, 74-54	1	31	6-16	37.5	2-5	40.0	8-10	80.0	22
Oct 31	Memorial	L, 68-66	1	35	5-18	27.8	1-5	20.0	7-10	70.0	18
Nov 1	Memorial	W, 52-41	1	36	0-18	0.0	0-4	0.0	10-14	71.4	10
Nov 5	at StFX	L, 73-60	1	32	4-15	26.7	1-5	20.0	4-5	80.0	13
Nov 7	StFX	W, 63-58	1	40	5-11	45.5	3-6	50.0	9-11	81.8	22
Nov 14	UNB	W, 83-69	1	36	13-20	65.0	5-9	55.6	1-2	50.0	32
Nov 15	UPEI	L, 80-61	1	32	4-15	26.7	1-5	20.0	4-4	100.0	13
Nov 21	Cape Breton	W, 83-43	1	26	6-12	50.0	1-3	33.3	4-5	80.0	17
Nov 22	at Saint Mary's	W, 74-62	1	36	3-11	27.3	2-8	25.0	5-6	83.3	13
Nov 29	at UNB	L, 74-61	1	40	3-15	20.0	2-6	33.3	4-6	66.7	12
Jan 9	Saint Mary's	W, 81-52	1	29	6-16	37.5	1-6	16.7	4-9	44.4	17
Jan 16	at Memorial	W, 73-55	1	36	4-13	30.8	1-5	20.0	3-4	75.0	12
Jan 17	at Memorial	W, 92-57	1	31	10-16	62.5	3-6	50.0	4-4	100.0	27
Jan 24	StFX	W, 69-67	1	34	2-11	18.2	0-4	0.0	3-4	75.0	7
Jan 28	at Dalhousie	W, 63-52	1	35	5-20	25.0	4-13	30.8	6-8	75.0	20
Jan 31	at UPEI	W, 61-57	1	31	3-13	23.1	1-5	20.0	5-8	62.5	12
Feb 6	at StFX	L, 67-52	1	30	4-13	30.8	0-6	0.0	4-8	50.0	12
Feb 12	Dalhousie	W, 62-57	1	36	4-12	33.3	1-4	25.0	2-2	100.0	11
Feb 14	at Cape Breton	W, 76-62	1	26	10-17	58.8	2-6	33.3	1-4	25.0	23

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Sep 20	Bishop's	W, 53-49	1	31	3	9	12	3	3	1	3
Oct 2	vs. McMaster	W, 94-77	1	28	4	9	13	2	1	1	0
Oct 3	vs. Alberta	L, 77-51	1	29	1	7	8	0	5	0	1
Oct 4	at Mount Royal	W, 77-52	1	31	5	12	17	1	5	2	1
Oct 22	at Dalhousie	W, 64-50	1	31	3	6	9	4	5	6	2
Oct 25	Dalhousie	W, 74-54	1	31	0	6	6	3	2	2	0
Oct 31	Memorial	L, 68-66	1	35	2	6	8	6	2	2	1
Nov 1	Memorial	W, 52-41	1	36	0	16	16	6	1	4	2
Nov 5	at StFX	L, 73-60	1	32	0	5	5	0	6	3	1
Nov 7	StFX	W, 63-58	1	40	1	10	11	4	3	4	1
Nov 14	UNB	W, 83-69	1	36	0	8	8	1	4	3	3
Nov 15	UPEI	L, 80-61	1	32	2	7	9	1	4	3	1
Nov 21	Cape Breton	W, 83-43	1	26	0	12	12	11	5	6	2
Nov 22	at Saint Mary's	W, 74-62	1	36	0	7	7	4	5	3	0
Nov 29	at UNB	L, 74-61	1	40	1	7	8	5	7	8	2
Jan 9	Saint Mary's	W, 81-52	1	29	1	2	3	6	2	4	1
Jan 16	at Memorial	W, 73-55	1	36	2	7	9	5	4	2	2
Jan 17	at Memorial	W, 92-57	1	31	0	8	8	4	1	3	3
Jan 24	StFX	W, 69-67	1	34	0	5	5	4	3	6	0
Jan 28	at Dalhousie	W, 63-52	1	35	0	8	8	3	6	4	1
Jan 31	at UPEI	W, 61-57	1	31	1	10	11	1	3	2	3
Feb 6	at StFX	L, 67-52	1	30	2	4	6	3	6	1	0
Feb 12	Dalhousie	W, 62-57	1	36	2	9	11	2	5	1	1
Feb 14	at Cape Breton	W, 76-62	1	26	2	6	8	4	2	3	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Sep 20	Bishop's	W, 53-49	1	2	-	1.0
Oct 2	vs. McMaster	W, 94-77	1	2	0	2.0
Oct 3	vs. Alberta	L, 77-51	1	3	0	0.0
Oct 4	at Mount Royal	W, 77-52	1	2	0	0.2
Oct 22	at Dalhousie	W, 64-50	1	1	-	0.8
Oct 25	Dalhousie	W, 74-54	1	4	-	1.5
Oct 31	Memorial	L, 68-66	1	2	-	3.0
Nov 1	Memorial	W, 52-41	1	2	-	6.0
Nov 5	at StFX	L, 73-60	1	3	-	0.0
Nov 7	StFX	W, 63-58	1	1	-	1.3
Nov 14	UNB	W, 83-69	1	2	-	0.3
Nov 15	UPEI	L, 80-61	1	1	-	0.3
Nov 21	Cape Breton	W, 83-43	1	1	-	2.2
Nov 22	at Saint Mary's	W, 74-62	1	2	-	0.8
Nov 29	at UNB	L, 74-61	1	2	-	0.7
Jan 9	Saint Mary's	W, 81-52	1	2	-	3.0
Jan 16	at Memorial	W, 73-55	1	1	-	1.3
Jan 17	at Memorial	W, 92-57	1	2	-	4.0
Jan 24	StFX	W, 69-67	1	3	-	1.3
Jan 28	at Dalhousie	W, 63-52	1	4	-	0.5
Jan 31	at UPEI	W, 61-57	1	3	-	0.3
Feb 6	at StFX	L, 67-52	1	2	-	0.5
Feb 12	Dalhousie	W, 62-57	1	2	-	0.4
Feb 14	at Cape Breton	W, 76-62	1	3	-	2.0

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2021-22	15	28.2	3.5-7.9	0.5-2.0	1.9-2.7	9.3
2022-23	9	19.6	3.6-7.2	1.6-2.8	2.0-2.3	10.7
2023-24	19	30.6	4.9-13.5	1.3-4.8	3.4-4.1	14.5
2024-25	20	32.4	6.0-17.1	1.9-5.6	4.6-6.8	18.6
2025-26	20	33.1	5.0-14.8	1.6-5.8	4.7-6.5	16.4
Total	83	30.0	4.8-13.0	1.4-4.5	3.6-4.9	14.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2021-22	15	15	423	52-118	44.1	8-30	26.7	28-41	68.3	140
2022-23	9	-	176	32-65	49.2	14-25	56.0	18-21	85.7	96
2023-24	19	19	581	93-256	36.3	25-91	27.5	64-78	82.1	275
2024-25	20	19	647	121-341	35.5	37-112	33.0	92-136	67.6	371
2025-26	20	20	663	101-295	34.2	31-115	27.0	94-131	71.8	327
Total	83	73	2490	399-1075	37.1	115-373	30.8	296-407	72.7	1209

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2021-22	15	423	28.2	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	26.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
2022-23	9	176	19.6	7.3-14.8	3.2-5.7	56.0	4.1-4.8	21.8
2023-24	19	581	30.6	6.4-17.6	1.7-6.3	27.5	4.4-5.4	18.9
2024-25	20	647	32.4	7.5-21.1	2.3-6.9	33.0	5.7-8.4	22.9
2025-26	20	663	33.1	6.1-17.8	1.9-6.9	27.0	5.7-7.9	19.7
Total	83	2490	30.0	6.4-17.3	1.8-6.0	30.8	4.8-6.5	19.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2021-22	15	0.9	4.7	5.6	2.7	2.9	1.6	1.0
2022-23	9	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.1	1.8	1.0	0.7
2023-24	19	1.5	7.0	8.5	2.3	2.5	0.7	0.7
2024-25	20	1.6	8.1	9.8	3.5	4.5	1.4	0.6
2025-26	20	0.9	7.5	8.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	1.3
Total	83	1.2	6.6	7.8	2.9	3.3	1.7	0.9

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2021-22	15	15	13	71	84	40	43	24	15
2022-23	9	-	7	34	41	10	16	9	6
2023-24	19	19	29	133	162	43	48	13	14
2024-25	20	19	33	162	195	71	90	27	11
2025-26	20	20	19	149	168	77	76	70	26
Total	83	73	101	549	650	241	273	143	72

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2021-22	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2022-23	9	1.6	7.7	9.3	2.3	3.6	2.0	1.4
2023-24	19	2.0	9.2	11.2	3.0	3.3	0.9	1.0
2024-25	20	2.0	10.0	12.1	4.4	5.6	1.7	0.7
2025-26	20	1.1	9.0	10.1	4.6	4.6	4.2	1.6
Total	83	1.6	8.8	10.4	3.9	4.4	2.3	1.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	20	33.1	5.0-14.8	1.6-5.8	4.7-6.5	16.4
Conference	20	33.1	5.0-14.8	1.6-5.8	4.7-6.5	16.4
Exhibition	4	29.8	6.5-16.8	2.2-5.2	4.2-6.0	19.5
Location
Home	10	33.5	5.1-14.9	1.5-5.1	5.2-7.1	16.9
Away	10	32.8	5.0-14.6	1.6-6.4	4.2-6.0	15.8
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	15	32.9	5.4-14.6	1.7-5.9	4.7-6.5	17.3
Losses	5	33.8	4.0-15.2	1.0-5.4	4.6-6.6	13.6
Month
October	3	32.3	5.0-15.7	1.0-4.7	7.0-9.0	18.0
November	8	34.8	4.8-14.6	1.9-5.8	5.1-6.6	16.5
January	6	32.7	5.0-14.8	1.7-6.5	4.2-6.2	15.8
February	3	30.7	6.0-14.0	1.0-5.3	2.3-4.7	15.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	20	20	663	101-295	34.2	31-115	27.0	94-131	71.8	327
Conference	20	20	663	101-295	34.2	31-115	27.0	94-131	71.8	327
Exhibition	4	4	119	26-67	38.8	9-21	42.9	17-24	70.8	78
Location
Home	10	10	335	51-149	34.2	15-51	29.4	52-71	73.2	169
Away	10	10	328	50-146	34.2	16-64	25.0	42-60	70.0	158
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	15	15	494	81-219	37.0	26-88	29.5	71-98	72.4	259
Losses	5	5	169	20-76	26.3	5-27	18.5	23-33	69.7	68
Month
October	3	3	97	15-47	31.9	3-14	21.4	21-27	77.8	54
November	8	8	278	38-117	32.5	15-46	32.6	41-53	77.4	132
January	6	6	196	30-89	33.7	10-39	25.6	25-37	67.6	95
February	3	3	92	18-42	42.9	3-16	18.8	7-14	50.0	46

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	20	663	33.1	6.1-17.8	1.9-6.9	27.0	5.7-7.9	19.7
Conference	20	663	33.1	6.1-17.8	1.9-6.9	27.0	5.7-7.9	19.7
Exhibition	4	119	29.8	8.7-22.5	3.0-7.1	42.9	5.7-8.1	26.2
Location
Home	10	335	33.5	6.1-17.8	1.8-6.1	29.4	6.2-8.5	20.2
Away	10	328	32.8	6.1-17.8	2.0-7.8	25.0	5.1-7.3	19.3
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	15	494	32.9	6.6-17.7	2.1-7.1	29.5	5.7-7.9	21.0
Losses	5	169	33.8	4.7-18.0	1.2-6.4	18.5	5.4-7.8	16.1
Month
October	3	97	32.3	6.2-19.4	1.2-5.8	21.4	8.7-11.1	22.3
November	8	278	34.8	5.5-16.8	2.2-6.6	32.6	5.9-7.6	19.0
January	6	196	32.7	6.1-18.2	2.0-8.0	25.6	5.1-7.6	19.4
February	3	92	30.7	7.8-18.3	1.3-7.0	18.8	3.0-6.1	20.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	20	0.9	7.5	8.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	1.3
Conference	20	0.9	7.5	8.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	1.3
Exhibition	4	3.3	9.3	12.5	1.5	3.5	1.0	1.3
Location
Home	10	0.8	8.1	8.9	4.4	3.1	3.5	1.2
Away	10	1.1	6.8	7.9	3.3	4.5	3.5	1.4
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	15	0.8	8.0	8.8	4.1	3.4	3.5	1.4
Losses	5	1.4	5.8	7.2	3.0	5.0	3.4	1.0
Month
October	3	1.7	6.0	7.7	4.3	3.0	3.3	1.0
November	8	0.5	9.0	9.5	4.0	4.4	4.3	1.5
January	6	0.7	6.7	7.3	3.8	3.2	3.5	1.7
February	3	2.0	6.3	8.3	3.0	4.3	1.7	0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	20	20	19	149	168	77	76	70	26
Conference	20	20	19	149	168	77	76	70	26
Exhibition	4	4	13	37	50	6	14	4	5
Location
Home	10	10	8	81	89	44	31	35	12
Away	10	10	11	68	79	33	45	35	14
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	15	15	12	120	132	62	51	53	21
Losses	5	5	7	29	36	15	25	17	5
Month
October	3	3	5	18	23	13	9	10	3
November	8	8	4	72	76	32	35	34	12
January	6	6	4	40	44	23	19	21	10
February	3	3	6	19	25	9	13	5	1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	20	1.1	9.0	10.1	4.6	4.6	4.2	1.6
Conference	20	1.1	9.0	10.1	4.6	4.6	4.2	1.6
Exhibition	4	4.4	12.4	16.8	2.0	4.7	1.3	1.7
Location
Home	10	1.0	9.7	10.6	5.3	3.7	4.2	1.4
Away	10	1.3	8.3	9.6	4.0	5.5	4.3	1.7
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	15	1.0	9.7	10.7	5.0	4.1	4.3	1.7
Losses	5	1.7	6.9	8.5	3.6	5.9	4.0	1.2
Month
October	3	2.1	7.4	9.5	5.4	3.7	4.1	1.2
November	8	0.6	10.4	10.9	4.6	5.0	4.9	1.7
January	6	0.8	8.2	9.0	4.7	3.9	4.3	2.0
February	3	2.6	8.3	10.9	3.9	5.7	2.2	0.4