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| Maria Schmitt |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
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 | High School: Mother of Mercy
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 | Height: 5-11
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 | Position: OH
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Sophomore Year (2006)
Played in 20 matches, totaling 37 games ... Saw time as both a back row and front row player ... Recorded 37 of her 52 kills in Horizon League matches ... Pounded out career-best 16 kills to go with five digs at Butler ... Also reached double figures with 10 kills - to go with six digs - in a home sweep of the Bulldogs ... Posted eight kills and eight digs in road sweep of Youngstown State.
Freshman Year (2005)
Played in 16 matches, totaling 42 games, on the outside ... Athletic player who hits ball well on the pins ... Pounded out 11 kills to go with nine digs against Oklahoma ... Finished with eight kills and 11 digs against Tulsa at Loyola Invitational ... Added eight kills against Columbia in same tournament ... Hammered down seven kills against both Northwestern and Illinois-Chicago at Chicago Classic.
High School
Earned Honorable Mention all-area accolades from the Cincinnati Enquirer her senior season ... Helped team to second-place finish in the state tournament as a senior after guiding team to regional and district titles her sophomore and junior seasons ... Played club volleyball for Cincy Peppers.