As a Freshman (2018): Made her collegiate debut, pinch running against No. 22 Nebraska … Saw action in two games as a pinch runner.
High School: A four-year letterwinner and one-year captain at Olympic High School under head coach Jeremy Gooden … A three-time all-conference player and conference MVP, Bates led her team to two consecutive South Meck 8 championship in 2014 and 2015 … Named all-Observer second team by the Charlotte Observer in 2016.
Personal: Full name is Samantha Danielle Bates … Born on Jan. 7, 1999 in Cape Coral, Fla. to Darnell and Lisa Bates … Sister to Elizabeth and Mallory … Bates, whose mother also attended Georgia Tech, intends to major in civil engineering.
