Samantha Carpentier-Yelle

UConn goalie and defender in position to prevent a goal

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Samantha Carpentier-Yelle controls the puck against Maine on February 5, 2021.

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Samantha Carpentier-Yelle prepares to make a save against Vermont on January 8, 2021.

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Samantha Capentier-Yelle makes a save against Vermont on January 8, 2021.

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Samantha Carpentier-Yelle makes a save against Merrimack on December 18, 2020.

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Photo by: Stephen Slade

Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bromont, Quebec

2020-21: Played in 12 games, making 10 starts in goal. Went 5-4 and posted 2.01 GAA with three shutouts. Posted a shutout against Merrimack (Dec. 18) with 14 saves. Made 20 saves in a shutout win against New Hampshire (Jan. 16). Notched a season-high 29 saves in a shutout win against Maine (Feb. 5). Notched a Hockey East Quarterfinal victory at Boston College (Feb. 28) with 25 saves.

2019-20: Played in 12 games, making 10 starts in net for the Huskies. Accumulated a 7-3 record… Posted a 1.70 GAA, .929 save percentage and three shutouts, with the latter tied for fifth in Hockey East… Notched six 20+ save games, including a season-high 30 saves in games against Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 30) and Vermont (Feb. 8).

2018-19: Appeared in six games with five starts between the pipes during freshman season…Posted a 3-1-1 record…2.04 goals-against average and .913 save percentage…Earned first career shutout in 1-0 win at Yale (Nov. 24)…Racked up 28 saves twice, including a 2-2 draw at Merrimack (Feb. 16).

Before UConn: Graduated from Cegep Edouard-Montpetit…Second All-Star Team in the RSEQ, the sports league for Cegep in Quebec…Finished her second Cegep season with a save percentage of 0.971…Named Athlete of the Year in Secondary 4 and 5 on the provincial level…Student-Athlete of the Year in Secondary 4.

Personal: Samantha Carpentier-Yelle is the daughter of Denis Carpentier and Caroline Yelle…One younger sister, Alex-Ann…Intended major is biological sciences.