Background
Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Robert and Melissa Mewis, Samantha grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts where she attended Whitman-Hanson Regional High School and played on the soccer team, tallying 77 goals and 34 assists during her time there. She grew up with her older sister Kristie, playing soccer for numerous youth teams, including club team, Scorpions Football Club, as well as the under-17 and under-20 United States national teams.
Career
She plays as a midfielder for the Western New York Flash and the United States women"s national soccer team
Mewis earned Parade All-American honors twice during her high school years and was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national player of the year in 2010. In 2011, she was named Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the second time after receiving the accolade previously for 2009-2010. The same year, she was named Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Revista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali All-American after scoring 30 goals and serving 8 assists during her senior year.
Collegiate
= University of California, Los Angeles Bruins In her freshman year, Mewis was second on the team in scoring with six goals and seven assists, only bested by current United States women"s national soccer team member Sydney Leroux and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
Due to national team commitments, Sam missed the first six games of her sophomore season, but finished the year with 3 goals and 3 assists in 16 games. Club
In 2013, Mewis signed with the Pali Blues in the West-League.
Mewis was selected fourth overall by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 National Women"s Soccer League entry draft. She started all 20 regular-season games for the Flash, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists to share the top of the team scoring leaderboard with Lynn Williams.
International
They also played together at the 2010 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 Women"s World Cup.
On January 24, 2014, Mewis was named for the first time to the senior national team roster for friendlies against Canada and Russia. She made her debut for the team at the 2014 Algarve Cup during the team"s second match of the tournament and 1–0 loss to Sweden. = International goals.
Membership
Mewis was a member of the United States under-17 team that was runner-up at the 2008 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 Women"s World Cup in New Zealand.