Samantha Ullrich is in her second season of working with the Lindenwood women's hockey team in the 2014-15 season.
In her first year at Lindenwood, the team’s defense improved by 0.6 goals a game, and the defense allowed nearly nine percent fewer shots a game. In CHA games, the defense allowed nearly a goal less a contest. Ullrich helped the team record some of the biggest decisions in program history including a win over nationally-ranked Robert Morris and a tie with nationally-ranked Mercyhurst.
Ullrich brought four years of College Hockey America (CHA) experience to Lindenwood after being a four-year letterwinner at Robert Morris from 2005-09. She was a defenseman for the Colonials and played in 130 games in her career. She had five goals and 32 assists over her four seasons at Robert Morris, and she helped the program improve its record all four years that she was on the roster.
Ullrich was a member of the inaugural Robert Morris team in 2005-06 and was named to the CHA all-Rookie team. She was the top scoring defender and was fourth overall on the team with nine points. Ullrich also recorded the first multi-assist game in Robert Morris history and had the game-winning goal against Vermont. As a sophomore, she was named the team’s co-Defensive Player of the Year by her teammates. She recorded nine points that season.
Ullrich had a career-best 11 points during the 2007-08 campaign, including her best single-game offensive performance with two goals and an assist against Sacred Heart. She finished fifth on the team in assists. As a senior, Ullrich added eight more assists to her career total and helped Robert Morris have its best season in the CHA up to that point.
Before coming to Lindenwood, Ullrich was an assistant coach for the Team Pittsburgh U19 AAA team. She was a part of the program which won the 2010 USA Hockey National Championship and the 2010 International Silver Sticks Championship.
Ullrich is originally from St. Louis and attended Lindbergh High School, where she was a member of the boys hockey team for four seasons. The former member of the CHA all-academic team graduated from Robert Morris in 2010 with a degree in elementary education, and she received her masters in Literacy from Robert Morris in 2013.
