Coach Samantha Patterson

Samantha Patterson

Samantha Patterson began her second stint as a collegiate head coach here at Keystone.

2021: Tied single-game program records in goals scored (6 - Megan Weber) and assists (4 - Amilee Miller) in a 14-0 win against Valley Forge (Sept. 25).

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019: Senior midfielder Hayden Richner earned All-CSAC First Team honors.

2018: Finished season as the No. 4 team in the standings but fell in the first round of the CSAC Championships ... Senior forward Nisa Cortes and junior midfielder Hayden Richner named to All-CSAC First Team.

The Pennsylvania-native last served one season as head coach at Lackawanna College where she also worked as an admissions advisor.

Patterson completed her collegiate playing career at Lackawanna College, starting at center back with back-to-back NJCAA Region XIX Tournament appearances. Continuing her education at Penn State, she joined the women’s rugby club team as a full back and fly-half where they won back-to-back Division I National Championships in 2013 and 2014.

At Wyoming Valley West High School, Patterson earned All-Wyoming Valley Conference honors three times and served as team captain her senior year on the way to conference and district titles.

Patterson later played for United FC Binghamton in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and the New York Magic pro-am franchise.

KEYSTONE RECORD

2018 4-14-1 Overall 4-3-1 CSAC CSAC Championships First Round
2019 3-12-1 Overall 2-6-1 CSAC
2020 COVID
2021 2-11-0 Overall 2-7-0 CSAC

4 Seasons    9-37-2 Overall (.185) / 8-16-2 CSAC (.308)

ALMA MATER
Lackawanna College (Scranton, Pa.) 2012 - A.A. Human Services
Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pa.) 2014 - B.A. Broadcast Journalism
Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) 2018 - M.A. Creative Writing, Fiction

HIGH SCHOOL
Wyoming Valley West High School (Plymouth, Pa.)

HOMETOWN
Larksville, Pa.

PERSONAL
Patterson is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) health and fitness instructor and owns Motion Yoga and Integrative Wellness Studio in Dallas, Pa.

COACHING
2018-Present: Keystone College
2017-2018: Lackawanna College (2-11, 0-2 conference)
2015-2016: Wyoming Valley West High School (Assistant)