By Thomas Cunningham
After helping lead the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team to two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons, former Bobcats’ forward Samantha Guastella has signed with Slammers Basketball Agency. According to the website slammers.de, the a German based FIBA certified basketball agency represents both men and women in Europe. Guastella becomes the fourth former Bobcat to sign with an agency in the past week joining her teammate Jasmine Martin and former men’s basketball guards Zaid Hearst and Evan Conti.
There has been no official announcement by Quinnipiac Athletics, however Slammers does have Guastella listed under the International Player list on its website.
Guastella is leaving Quinnipiac after helping the Bobcats reach the national spotlight. Guastella helped lead her team to three straight conference championship game appearances with two titles. Her team finished undefeated in the Northeast Conference during her sophomore campaign. In her junior season, Guastella helped the Bobcats reach the championship game of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, where the team would fall to the Red Foxes of Marist. In her senior season, Guastella helped lead the Bobcats to their first ever MAAC Championship in just the school’s second year in the conference. Guastella and the Bobcats were able to knock off the Marsit Red Foxes, nine-time defending MAAC Champions
Guastella’s senior season was one for the record books. The Bobcats finished the regular season with a 31-4 record with three of the losses coming against nationally ranked Notre Dame, Florida Gulf Coast, and Oklahoma. The Bobcats cruised through MAAC play finishing a perfect 23-0. Guastella finished the year averaging 14.1 points per game in conference play.
On Jan. 15 Guastella reached the 1,000 career point mark in an 83-43 rout of Fairfield. The accolades did not end there for Guastella as she was selected to the All-MAAC first team.
Guastella finished her career at Quinnipiac averaging about 10 points per game, while shooting 43.5 percent from the floor. Guastella, also a prolific three-point shooter, finished her career just shy of 40 percent from three.
Guastella, like all of her fellow seniors this season, has certainly left big shoes for the future of Quinnipiac women’s basketball.
