Notre Dame WBB player profile: Sam Brunelle
33 | Sam Brunelle
Forward | 6-foot-2 | Junior | Hometown: Ruckersville, Va. | High school: William Monroe
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LAST GAME: Played 10 minutes in 66-63 loss to N.C. State in Sweet Sixteen round of Bridgeport Regional. Had one rebound. Finished season averaging 16.5 minutes a game for 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds a contest.
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2021-22 Game-by-game stats
Date | Opponent | Minutes | FG-FGA | 3FG-FGA | FT-FTA | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points
♦ Nov. 9 | vs. Ohio | 17 | 8-10 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20
♦ Nov. 11 | vs. Western Illinois | 16 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5
♦ Nov. 14 | at Syracuse | 24 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17
♦ Nov. 18 | vs. Fordham | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0
♦ Nov. 21 | vs. Bryant | DNP
♦ Nov. 26 | vs. Georgia | 14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3
♦ Nov. 27 | vs. Oregon State | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4
♦ Dec. 2. | vs. Michigan State | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
♦ Dec. 5 | vs. UConn | 12 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5
♦ Dec. 8 | vs. Valparaiso | 14 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
♦ Dec. 12 | vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne | 14 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1| 0 | 1 | 2
♦ Dec. 19 | vs. Pittsburgh | 26 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12
♦ Dec. 22 | vs. DePaul | 14 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6
♦ Jan. 2 | vs. Duke | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6
♦ Jan. 13 | vs. Wake Forest | 25 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16
♦ Jan. 16 | vs. North Carolina | 22 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3
♦ Jan. 20 | vs. Boston College | 22 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15
♦ Jan. 23 | vs. Pittsburgh | 15 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10
♦ Jan. 27 | vs. Syracuse | 27 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15
♦ Jan. 30 | vs. Boston College | 25 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6
♦ Feb. 1 | vs. N.C. State | 16 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10
♦ Feb. 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | 16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7
♦ Feb. 6 | vs. Florida State | 17 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4
♦ Feb. 10 | vs. Miami | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2
♦ Feb. 13 | vs. Louisville | 3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
♦ Feb.17 | | vs. Georgia Tech | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4
♦ Feb. 24 | vs. Clemson | 17 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6
♦ Feb. 27 | vs Louisville | 24 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6
♦ March 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | 26 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
♦ March 5 | vs. Miami | 15 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
♦ March 19 | vs. UMass | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
♦ March 21 | vs. Oklahoma | 12 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5
♦ March 26 | vs. N.C. State | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
2020-21 Season
SOPHOMORE
Played in 17 games off the bench, averaging 22.8 minutes. She averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. She had a career high five assists against Louisville.
2019-20 SEASON
FRESHMAN
Brunelle led all ACC freshman in scoring at 13.9 points per game and was named to the ACC all-freshman team. She was the first player in program history to start her career with seven double-digit scoring performances (the previous record was four). Scored a career high 31 points against DePaul and grabbed a career high 13 rebounds vs. Toledo.
