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DeSales University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Pat Jacoby - DeSales
Taylor Rezac - DSU Student Assistant
Reilly Carr - DSU Student Assistant
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
Taylor Rezac - DSU Student Assistant
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
Chris Tocchet - DSU Student Assistant
Taylor Rezac - DSU Student Assistant
Pat Jacoby - DeSales

25 Samantha Shinkus

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool North Schuylkill
  • Hometown Frackville, PA
  • Major Early Childhood Education

Biography

As a Freshman (2018-19)
  • Played and started all 30 games.
  • Named MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year.
  • Named to All-MAC Freedom Second-Team.
  • Named MAC Freedom Player of the Week once.
  • Averaged 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
  • Ranked second on the team with 71 (2.4 APG) assists and third on the team with 76 steals (2.5 SPG).
  • Scored double digits in 23-of-30 games and pulled down double figure rebounds four times.
  • Notched four double-doubles on the year.
  • Scored a season-high 26 points in win over Wilkes.
  • Had 18 points in the win over Middlebury College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Totaled six steals in a game twice.
  • Shot 37.3 percent from outside the arc canning the most 3’s on the team (56).
  • Shot 71.7 percent (81-for-113) from the free throw line and 40.9 from the field.
Personal/High School
  • Daughter of Marian and Michael Shinkus.
  • Participated in basketball in high school.
  • Named Standard Speaker All-Area First-Team and Republican Herald All-Area Second-Team as a senior.
  • Named Standard Speaker All-Area First-Team and Honorable-Mention Republican Herald as a junior.
  • Scored 1,000 points in high school (1,064).
  • Named to PA Volleyball Coaches Association All-District First-Team, Republican Herald All-Area First-Team, and Schuylkill League All-League as a senior in volleyball.
  • High school team advanced to PA AAA State Tournament second-round in basketball in freshman and senior year.
  • PIAA District XI AAA Champions as a senior.
  • Early childhood education major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2018-19First-Year

    Guard
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    25