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2024-25 Women's Ice Hockey Roster

Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot
Sean Elliot

18 Claire Sammons

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High school Benet Academy College Prep
  • Position F

Biography

Awards:
2024-25:
NESCAC Player of the Year
2024-25: First Team All-NESCAC
2024-25: AHCA East Second Team All-American

2024-25:
Appeared in all 24 games as a senior... Led the team in scoring with 18 points on six goals and 12 assists with 63 shots... Notched first point of the season with an assist at Trinity (11/16/24)... Tallied first goal of the season at Amherst (11/22/24)... Matched career-high three points on one goal and two assists in an 8-0 win over Albertus Magnus (12/6/24)... Assisted on the only goal in a 1-0 win at UMass Boston (12/7/24)... Tied the game before assisting on the overtime winner in a 2-1 win over #1 Middlebury (1/11/25)... Chipped in one assist at Colby (1/18/25)... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over Manhattanville (1/21/25)... Chipped in two points on one goal and one assist in a 2-2 tie with Hamilton (1/24/25)... Added one assist in both games of a weekend sweep over Wesleyan (1/31 and 2/1/25)... Matched career-high with two assists in a 5-2 win over #14 Bowdoin (2/14/25)... Added one goal against Bowdoin (2/15/25)... Became first player in program history to be named NESCAC Player of the Year, while also landing on the All-NESCAC First Team... Finalist for the Laura Hurd National Player of the Year award... Frist player in program history to be named AHCA All-American landing on the East Second Team.

2023-24:
Appeared in all 24 games as a junior... Recorded 11 points on seven goals and four assists with 94 shots... Finished second in goals and tied for second in points... Picked up an assist in a season-opening 3-2 win at Wesleyan (11/17/23)... Tallied first / 25/23)... the season in a 4-2 win at Manhattanville (11/25/23)... Notched a season best two goals in a 3-0 upset win over Trinity (1/20/24)... Added one goal in four other contests, while adding three assists in three others.

2022-23:
Appeared in all 25 games as a sophomore forward... Recorded nine points on seven goals and two assists with 61 shots... Tallied first point of the season with an assist in a 3-0 win at Williams (12/2/22)... Notched first career goal in a 6-4 at UMass Boston (12/6/22)... Recorded a hat trick in an 8-0 at Salve Regina (1/16/23)... Added two points on a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Nichols (1/31/23).

2021-22:
Appeared in 21 games as a first-year forward... Recorded three points on three assists with 30 shots... Made collegiate debut at Middlebury (11/19/21)... Tallied first career point with an assist against Johnson and Wales (11/27/21)... Added one assist in two other games, at Colby (2/12/22) and in a 3-2 win at Wesleyan (2/25/22) in the NESCAC playoffs.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner as a forward at Benet Academy College Preparatory … Played club ice hockey for the Chicago Mission AAA Hockey Club … Served as a team captain … Two-time USA Hockey National champion as well as a four-time state champion … Was also a two-time participant in the USA Hockey National Development Camp … Chicago Blackhawks BMO Harris Player of the Month in 2014 … Four-year letterwinner in soccer who helped the team win a conference championship … Member of the National Honor Society and a four-year honor roll student … Member of the Student Action Leadership Team.
 
Personal:
Majoring in Psychology … Enjoys strengthening her faith, spending time with family and friends, and supporting Camp Kesem, a nationwide community run by students that supports children through and beyond their parents’ cancer by raising money every year … Hopes to start a Camp Kesem chapter here at Conn … Favorite athlete is Jonathan Toews … Plans to pursue a career in marketing, communications, or human resources after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Connecticut College?
“I chose Conn most importantly because of its rigorous academics and loving environment. I also strived to continue my hockey career by competing in the NESCAC and joining a hard-working team.”
 
What Does #OneCamel Mean To You?
“#OneCamel to me means being part of a loving, supportive, and collaborative community who strives to succeed by working together as one big team.”

Career Highs:
Goals: 3, at Salve Regina (1/16/23)
Assists: 2, Twice
Points: 3, Twice

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2021-22Freshman

    F
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2022-23Sophomore

    F
    5'6"
    18
  • 18

    2023-24Junior

    F
    5'6"
    18
  • 18
    C

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    5'6"
    18
    C