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Missouri State

2019 Beach Volleyball Roster

13 Sam Brinkmann

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Lutheran High School South
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019). 

2019
• Went 13-7 on the year with three different partners, good for the second-best individual winning percentage in school history at .650
• Was 10-6 in the No. 4 flight, 1-1 in the No. 3 match, and 2-0 in the fifth spot
• Teamed with Sydney LeMay for a 7-5 record, and went 6-2 with Sarah Demmer
• Earned five consecutive wins from March 2-13, and four in a row from March 22-April 5
• Picked up a victory against the No. 4 pair from 16th-ranked Georgia State on March 1, and added Division I wins versus TCU, Cal State Northridge, New Orleans, Tulane and Houston Baptist
• Finished the season tied for MSU’s career lead with 21 wins

2018
• Teamed with Mikaela Mosquera in each match, posting an 8-9 record to rank second on the team in total wins
• Part of MSU’s first ever pairs victory, beating Nebraska by a 17-15 score in the third set of the No. 3 match on March 2
• Won consecutive matches three separate times during the year
• Went 2-0 in the fourth flight, 6-6 at the No. 3 spot, and 0-3 in the No. 2 match

Indoor Volleyball (Fall 2017)
• Began her first year on campus with the MSU indoor volleyball team but did not appear in a match

Background
• Four-year starting defender at Lutheran High School South, including three years at libero
• Helped the Lancers to a 34-3-3 record and Class 3 state title as a senior
• Named MaxPreps Medium Schools Second-Team All-American following her senior year
• Accumulated 517 digs as a senior for a 7.2 per set average
• First-team all-state as a senior, first-team all-metro and all-league both her junior and senior seasons

Personal
• Born August 31, 1998, in St. Louis, Mo.
• Daughter of Glenn and Lorraine Brinkmann
• Majoring in Accounting

Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2019Sophomore

    5'8"
    13

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