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How Samantha Falasco went from last-minute addition to Arizona’s star center back

Arizona soccer commemorated its seniors last Friday at Agustin Kitchen in downtown Tucson. The celebration featured a montage that recapped some of the fond memories the class has created.

One picture flashed back to the time they visited the UA together as high-school recruits.

Samantha Falasco found it amusing.

“I wasn’t there,” she said. “So it’s just really funny to see the relationships I’ve built and everything that has come about.”

The Newport Beach, California native was a late addition to Arizona’s 2016 recruiting class. Falasco was originally committed to Maryland, but a coaching change in November of her senior year of high school forced her to reopen her recruitment just a few months before signing day.