Natalie Schmitting
Natalie Schmitting

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Neenah, Wis.

High School:
Neenah

Height:
6-2

Position:
MB

Major:
Art

Career and Match-By-Match Stats

• Career Summary
Starts her second season in Milwaukee ... was a starter throughout her freshman season ... is now on scholarship after joining the team as a walk-on last season.

• 2007 Season Notes
All-Horizon League ... Horizon League All-Newcomer Team ... led team in blocks and finished third on the team in kills ... her 276 kills marked the fourth-most by a freshman in school history, while her 123 blocks set a new school record for a freshman ... collected four kills in her collegiate debut at #11 Wisconsin Aug. 24 ... added seven kills in a win over Syracuse Aug. 25 ... tallied six kills, four digs and two aces vs. Gardner-Webb later that same day ... had four kills and four blocks vs. St. Francis Aug. 31 ... collected 14 kills while hitting .524 in a win over Fordham Sept. 1 ... added five blocks in that match ... had 10 kills and four blocks vs. Binghamton Sept. 1 ... tallied four kills and 10 blocks vs. Virginia Tech Sept. 7 ... added nine kills and 10 blocks vs. Cincinnati later that same day ... first Panther since 1990 to record 10 or more blocks in back-to-back matches ... had seven kills and hit .500 in a win over Bradley Sept. 8 ... named to the all-tournament team at the Panther Invitational ... collected 11 kills, five digs and four blocks at Northern Illinois Sept. 18 ... had nine kills and hit .389 in a win over Butler Sept. 21 ... totaled a collegiate-best 19 kills while hitting .760 in a win over Wright State the next day ... collected 11 kills and six blocks in a win at Youngstown State Sept. 28 ... added 10 kills and seven blocks at Cleveland State the next day ... tallied eight kills and seven blocks vs. Valpo Oct. 7 ... collected 13 kills and six blocks in a win over UIC Oct. 13 ... tallied 10 kills in a win over Marquette Oct. 17 ... added eight kills and six blocks in a victory over Cleveland State Oct. 19 ... tallied 15 kills and seven blocks in a five-game win over Valparaiso Oct. 26 ... collected 13 kills and five blocks at Green Bay Nov. 2 ... had 15 kills and four blocks while hitting .367 in a win at Wright State Nov. 9 ... added 14 kills while hitting .591 at Butler the next day ... earned Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week honors for those efforts ... tallied 12 kills and six blocks in the league tournament quarterfinals vs. Loyola Nov. 16 ... collected 17 kills while hitting .577 in the semifinals against Valparaiso the next day.

• Schmitting's High School Career
Earned Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches' Association Second Team All-State honors as a senior ... unanimous All-Fox Valley Association selection after each of her final two high school seasons ... helped Neenah to the state semifinals as a junior and to the sectional finals as a senior ... tallied 343 kills, 261 digs, 89.5 blocks and 48 aces in her final high school season ... helped the Milwaukee Sting 15s to a second-place national finish and the Sting 16s to a third-place national finish ... named to the national all-tournament team on the 16s.

• Schmitting's Personal File
Daughter of Kevin and Lynn ... made the Dean's Honor List at UWM following each of her first two semesters ... is an extremely talented cellist ... made the `A' and `B' Honor Roll throughout high school.

• 2007 Season Highs
Kills: 19 vs. Wright St. 9/22
Attempts: 39 @ Valparaiso 10/26
Hitting %: .760 (19-25) vs. Wright St. 9/22
Blocks: 10 - 2 times
Digs: 7 vs. St. Francis 8/31
Aces: 2 - 2 times
Assists: 1 - 2 times

• Career Highs
Kills: same
Attempts: same
Hitting %: same
Blocks: same
Digs: same
Aces: same
Assists: same