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Cortland Red Dragons

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2025 Men's Soccer Roster

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23/35 Sam LaMendola

  • Position Defense
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo
  • High School Williamsville South
  • Major Physical Education

Biography

2025: Sam earned third team all-region honors by United Soccer Coaches...Named a first team All-SUNYAC selection...Chosen to the Div. III Men's Soccer Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Played in all 21 games with 18 starts during the season for the Red Dragons, including logging 1,705 minutes of game action...Registered 10 points on five goals, including two game-winning goals...Part of the Cortland team that finished fourth nationally in shutout percentage (.619), sixth in goals-against average (0.51), and posted 13 shutouts during the year...Scored the game-winning goal in the 102nd minute of a 1-0 double-overtime win over Delhi in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Registered the game-winning goal in the 58th minute of a 2-0 road win at New Paltz...Netted Cortland's opening goal in the 44th minute of a 2-1 home victory over Vassar...Chipped in a goal in a 3-0 road win at St. Joseph's...Netted Cortland's first goal in the 18th minute of a 2-1 road win at Fredonia...Started all eight games during Cortland's school-record eight consecutive shutouts....Started and played the entire game 10 times...Started and played the full contest in a 2-1 victory over Catholic in the second round of the national tournament...Played the full 110 minutes each against Oneonta in the SUNYAC Semifinals and against Augsburgh in the third round of the national tournament.

2024: Sam was a third team All-SUNYAC selection...Appeared in 16 games with 13 starts, and totaled 1,208 minutes of game action...Started each of the last 13 games for the Red Dragons, including all three SUNYAC Tournament contests and also against Messiah in the NCAA Div. III first round...Recorded three points on one goal and one assist, and helped Cortland keep eight clean sheets in games that he played...Scored the opening goal in the 57th minute in a 3-1 road victory over Oswego...Provided an assist on the game-winning goal in a 4-0 home victory over Plattsburgh.

2023: Sam saw action in five games...Played a season high of 21 minutes in a game versus Utica University...In the five games he played, the team defeated their opponent 25-1.

High School: Sam graduated from Williamsville South in 2023...Member of the National Honor Society and the high honor roll...Four-year starter in soccer...Two-time team captain and All-WNY selection...Earned All-ECIC honors three times and named ECIC Player of the Year as a senior...Played one year of hockey...Team captain.

Other: Played for Flash ECNL and FC Buffalo in the USL 2 Division.

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023Freshman

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    25
  • 23

    2024Sophomore

    Defense
    6'2" 180 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2025Junior

    Defense
    6'2" 190 lbs
    23