Samantha Erbach

Samantha Erbach
Personal information
Place of birth 2005 (age 20–21)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Youth career
Ohio Elite SA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Xavier Musketeers 43 (29)
2026– Florida State Seminoles 0 (0)

Samantha Erbach (born 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Florida State Seminoles. She previously played for the Xavier Musketeers, where she also ran track.

Early life

Erbach grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, one of four children born to Jeremy and Kristen Erbach.[1] She attended Waynesville High School, where she was a standout in soccer, cross country, and track, earning first-team all-state honors in all three sports.[2] She led the soccer team to their first OHSAA DIII state championship as a sophomore in 2021, before finishing as state runner-up in 2022.[2] She set the program scoring record with 152 career goals to go with 66 assists and was named United Soccer Coaches All-American and the Southwest Ohio Player of the Year.[1] She played club soccer for Ohio Elite, where she was named ECNL All-American and ECNL Conference Player of the Year.[1] She committed to play college soccer for the Xavier Musketeers before her junior year.[3]

College career

Erbach started all 21 games for the Xavier Musketeers as a freshman in 2024, leading the team with 11 goals and adding 5 assists.[1] She led the team to finish runner-up for the Big East Conference regular-season and tournament titles and was named first-team All-Big East and the Big East Freshman of the Year.[1] After the soccer season, she competed for Xavier's track and field team at the 800- and 1,500-meter distances.[4] Having played striker the previous year, she moved to attacking midfielder for her sophomore season in 2025.[5] She had a breakout sophomore campaign and led the nation in points with 18 goals and 16 assists in 22 games, powering the second-highest-scoring offense after national finalists Stanford.[6] She led the Musketeers to victory in the Big East tournament, scoring four goals and being named the tournament's Offensive MVP.[7] She ended the season as the Big East Midfielder of the Year, first-team All-Big East, and third-team All-American.[8] After two years at Xavier, she transferred to the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles in the spring of 2026.[9]

Honors and awards

Xavier Musketeers

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Samantha Erbach". Xavier Musketeers. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  2. 1 2 DeBerardino, Joey (May 14, 2024). "Waynesville's Sam Erbach wins Penn Station Athlete of the Year". WDTN. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ Clark, Travis (July 5, 2022). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: July 4-10". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Samantha Erbach". Xavier Musketeers. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "College Soccer Nation S7E10 - Iowa HC Dean Ward". College Soccer Nation. May 13, 2026. 34:00. Retrieved June 20, 2026 – via Apple Podcasts.
  6. ↑ "TDS Women's Player of the Year Finalists". TopDrawerSoccer. November 28, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Women's Soccer Wins 2025 BIG EAST Championship". Xavier Musketeers. November 9, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Samantha Erbach and Natalie Bain Named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans". Xavier Musketeers. December 5, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ Nee, Chris (May 18, 2025). "FSU Soccer set to carry roster of 25, including 14 new additions after a strong spring transfer portal window". 247Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
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