AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Fought through injuries to only appear off the bench in nine matches and 20 sets at outside hitter and libero positions ... Made season debut as late-game substitute in second and third sets at No. 3 BYU (2/17) ... Season highs of eight kills, 9.5 points and career-best three blocks while hitting career-high-matching .412 (8-1-17) with four digs vs. Stanford (4/8) ... All three assists, equaling career high, vs. UCLA (2/25), with four digs ... Five digs in win vs. Concordia (3/17).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Finished his first season with 34 kills and a 1.55 kills per set average ... Totaled 23 digs ... Made Triton debut vs. Princeton (1/27), coming on to start the fourth set and producing seven kills and a big solo block in a 25-22 win that evened the contest at 2-2, before adding three more kills as UCSD rallied for the five-set victory ... Had nine kills and season-high eight digs at Hawai'i (1/31).
AT IRVINE VALLEY
Spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years at Irvine Valley College ... Appeared in all 19 matches for the Lasers (13-6) as a sophomore outside hitter in 2015, producing 123 kills (1.89/set), third on the team ... Added 10 service aces, 55 digs and 29 total blocks, totaling 151.5 points (2.3/set) ... As a freshman in 2014, played in 18 matches with 52 kills and 24 digs ... Two-time Scholar-Athlete.
CLUB
Played for Orange Coast Volleyball Club (2013) and San Juan Hills Volleyball Club (2011-12).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo ... Captained the Cougars ... Scholar-Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Born May 7 in Mission Viejo ... Parents are Jeff and Susie Schmidt ... Has an older brother named Jake ... Communication major at Muir College ... Enjoys playing FIFA video games.
MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
2016
2017
MATCH HIGHS |
Kills |
10 |
vs. Princeton |
1/27/16 |
Assists |
3 |
2 times |
2/25/17 |
Aces |
0 |
- |
- |
Digs |
8 |
at Hawai'i |
1/31/16 |
Blocks |
3 |
vs. Stanford |
4/8/17 |
Points |
11.0 |
vs. Princeton |
1/27/16 |
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) |
.412 |
2 times |
4/8/17 |
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CAREER STATISTICS |
Season |
SP |
MP |
MS |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
Ast. |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
TB |
Points |
2016 |
22 |
11 |
4 |
34 |
18 |
82 |
.195 |
5 |
0 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
38.0 |
2017 |
20 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
22 |
.273 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
11.5 |
Totals |
42 |
20 |
4 |
43 |
21 |
104 |
.212 |
8 |
0 |
38 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
49.5 |
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