Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY... Sammy Spees is in her first season with LMU volleyball... is expected to redshirt the 2009 campaign... HIGH SCHOOL... A 2009 graduate of Westfield High School in Chantilly, Va... was a four-year varsity starter for coach Jim Bour... named first team All-State as a senior... awarded Prep Volleyball All-American that same season... named a Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year nominee as a senior... included on Prep Volleyball[apos]s Senior Aces list... garnered Concorde District Player of the Year in 2008 en route to being named Northern Region Player of the Year... a four-time All-Northern Region Tournament selection and two-time team captain... garnered second team All-District as a junior... PERSONAL... Samantha Scott Spees was born December 11, 1990, in Fairfax, Va... daughter of Penny and Tim Spees... father played volleyball while mother played tennis at the University of Maryland... has two brothers, Zach and Mack... also recruited by Long Island University, University of Virginia, Stony Brook University, and UNC-Wilmington, but chose LMU because it is a great school, in an excellent location, with a strong volleyball program... is undecided on a major.