University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2024-25: CSC academic-all district selection ... Played in 28 games, earning 20 starts … Averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … Dished out 35 assists and had 17 steals … Dished out four assists, had three steals and three rebounds against Lenoir-Rhyne … Tallied two rebounds and an assist against No. 14 Carson-Newman … Garnered seven points, an assist and a block against Emmanuel … Accounted for 11 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal at Tusculum … Posted 10 points and five rebounds to go along with two assists in the win at Erskine … Chipped in nine points and eight boards to go along with three assists in the win over Winston-Salem State … Scored five points and had three rebounds in the win at Barton … Had two points, eight boards and two blocks at Lander … Recorded an assist and a steal against Livingstone … Totaled six points, two boards and an assist against Francis Marion … Had two steals at Belmont Abbey … Tallied seven rebounds, two points and two assists against GCSU … Totaled 11 points and a steal at Flagler … Scored six points and grabbed four boards against Augusta … Tallied 13 points, three rebounds and a steal against Georgia Southwestern … Registered 11 points and six rebounds at Columbus State … Posted 14 points and five boards against Clayton State … Scored nine points and had two rebounds at No. 5 North Georgia … Notched eight points and two assists in the win at Georgia College & State University … Totaled five points, four assists and two steals in the win over Flagler …  Added eight points and a steal at Augusta … Totaled five points and two rebounds at Georgia Southwestern … Recorded two assists against Columbus State … Added eight points and two boards in the win over USC Beaufort … Accounted for eight points and two rebounds at USC Beaufort … Hit a three-point shot and had five boards at Clayton State … Posted four points and a steal against No. 8 North Georgia … Recorded seven points and two rebounds to go along with two assists against Lander.         

2023-24: Played in all 28 games, earning five starts … Averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds a game … Scored six points and had two assists in the overtime win over Lenoir-Rhyne … Had six points, three rebounds and two steals at Carson-Newman … Added six points and three boards at Winston-Salem State … Had an assist against Belmont Abbey … Nailed a three-point bucket in the win over Barton … Totaled four rebounds, three points and two assists in the win over Erskine … Netted two points and had two assists at No. 6 Catawba … Had an assist and a rebound at Lander … Poured in three points at Georgia College & State … Scored 11 points on four-of-seven shooting against Flagler … Scored six points at Augusta … Registered three assists at Georgia Southwestern … Posted 16 points against Columbus State … Tallied five points and nine boards at USC Beaufort … Hit a three-point shot and grabbed two rebounds at Clayton State … Posted a steal against North Georgia … Scored three points against the Bobcats … Recorded 10 points, four boards and two assists at Flagler … Tallied a rebound against Augusta … Totaled four boards and a steal against Georgia Southwestern … Had nine points at Columbus State … Garnered nine points against USC Beaufort … Totaled eight points and three boards in the win over Clayton State … Added two rebounds at North Georgia … Posted three points and a block against Lander.

High School: Attends Vandalia Butler H.S. … All-state selection as a junior … Three-time first-team all-conference honoree … Three-time all-area selection … Three-time all-region honoree … Averaged 19.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a junior while hitting 42.6 percent of her shots from the floor … Totaled 13.9 points per game as a sophomore … Guided her Dayton Lady Hoopstars to the 2021 Blue Star National Championship … Helped the team to the 2022 Blue Star Nationals Top 10. 

Personal: Samantha Bardonaro was born February 23 in Dayton, Ohio … Daughter of Mike and Heidi Bardonaro … Has a younger sister, Dillan.