She played lacrosse at Princeton University, graduating in 1999, and is second on the all-time career goals and points lists.
Although Crista Samaras said she "barely made the qualifications" for attending Princeton, the athlete says she was accepted because "lacrosse was [her] hook.
[2] During her senior year, she received the Emily Goodfellow Award which is rewarded to a senior who “contributes to team unity, morale, spirit, and has demonstrated love of lacrosse and Princeton.”[3] Before graduating in 1999 with her bachelor's in politics, Samaras set a record of 270 points during her career which has yet to be broken.
"[6] In order be prepared for the 2001 World Cup, Samaras trained for a day at each of the schools she attended and played lacrosse at.
[13] Two years after leaving Yale, Samaras issued a patent for shallow pocket netting she designed for the head of a lacrosse stick.