Samantha Wallace (netball)
Samantha Wallace (born 16 January 1994) is a netball player from Trinidad and Tobago, who plays for the New South Wales Swifts in the Suncorp Super Netball league.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1994[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2016 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | ||
| 2017-present | New South Wales Swifts | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2015-present | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Career
Wallace moved to Australia to play for the New South Wales Swifts at the start of the 2017 season, having been recruited from the Hertfordshire Mavericks of the English Netball League.[1] She is the first player from Trinidad and Tobago to play in Australia's netball competition.[2] Wallace has played at the goal shooter and attack positions for the duration of her time at the Swifts. In 2019 she was part of the Swifts premiership team and was awarded the MVP Award for her performance in the 2019 Super Netball Grand Final.[3]
Wallace has represented the Trinidad and Tobago national netball team at the 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cup.[1][4]
References
- "Sam Wallace". New South Wales Swifts.
- "Rising star Sam Wallace to boost Swifts Super Netball squad". SBS News. 15 February 2017.
- "Swifts thrash Lightning in Super Netball grand final". The Guardian. 15 September 2019.
- "Wallace ready to fire again after harrowing year off court". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 2018.