Sam Whitney is entering her second season as an assistant coach with the Stonehill women's soccer program.

Whitney helped steer the 2016 squad to the programs most historic season thus far. It included a 15-6-1 overall record and a 8-5-1 NE10 mark, while finishing fourth in regular season play and capturing its third NE10 Championship title ever. Whitney also helped guide the team to its first NCAA Tournament game in the history of Stonehill College women's soccer. The team fell to AIC in the opening round of the NCAA East Regional bracket, hosted by the University of Bridgeport. The 2016 squad saw the NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year, Jamie Block '17, and six other All-Conference nods, including, Brianna Duserick '17 (first team), Claire O'Brien '17 (second team), Lauren Kapatoes '17 (second team), Courtney Campo '19 (third team), and Nicole Geraghty '20 (All-Rookie team). Head coach Alex Wilson, Meghan O'Brien and Whitney were named NSCAA Women's Regional Staff of the Year. Whitney also coached the third All-American in 17 years, with Block taking second team honors.

The 2015 season concluded with a 4-10-4 overall record and a 3-8-3 mark in conference play. Juniors Claire O'Brien and Jaime Block were named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference team. Block also earned All-New England honors for the first time with her selection to the NEWISA second team, while O'Brien was named to the NEWISA first team defense for the third consecutive year. 

Whitey's coaching experience includes being an assistant coach at the Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn, New York training elementary to middle school boys and girls. She also coached kindergarten to sixth-grade boys and girls in Weston, Massachusetts under the Boston Breakers Organization. 

Prior to coaching, Whitney played soccer with the Adelphi University Panthers from 2011-14, where she started in 78 of the matches as goalkeeper over her career. Whitney also assisted Adelphi to two runner-up finishes in the NE-10 championship tournament (2012, 2013). She earned multple awards including NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America Third Team, NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's First Team All-East Region, 2014 ECAC Division II Women's Soccer All-Star Co-Defensive Player of the Year, ECAC First Team All-Star. 

Specifically to the Northeast-10 Conference, Whitney was named NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year twice, NE-10 First Team All-Conference, NE-10 Select Sport Goalkeeper of the Week multiple times, NE-10 First Team All-Conference, NE-10 Second Team All-Conference, NE-10 All-Championship Team, NE-10 Second Team All-Conference and All-Rookie Squad throughout her four years in net.

Whitney is a 2014 graduate of Adelphi University and is currently pursuing her masters in Athletic Training at Bridgewater State University.