Crista Samaras

Crista Samaras is an American former lacrosse player and coach who played at Princeton University, graduating in 1999, and is second on the Princeton all-time career goals and points lists. She was Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 1995, a three-time All-American, a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and twice a member of the NCAA All-Tournament Team, and she set a Princeton career record of 270 points that has not been broken. She won a gold medal at the 2001 IFWLA World Cup, when the United States beat Australia 14 to 8, and a silver medal at the 2005 World Cup, when the United States lost to Australia 14 to 7 on home soil in the United States. She was an assistant coach at Yale University in 2000 and 2001, later patented a shallow pocket netting for the head of a lacrosse stick, designed clothing and equipment for the sport including the Warrior women's line, and runs three businesses that promote lacrosse.