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2024 Volleyball Roster

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1 Samantha Schnitta

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position PH
  • Major Public Health Science
  • Hometown Overland Park, KS
  • High School Blue Valley Southwest
  • Prev School Ole Miss
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Biography

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CAREER HONORS
  • Broke the program record for single-season aces with 88
  • 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten
    2024 Academic All-Big Ten
  • SEC Community Service Team (2022)
  • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
As a graduate student (2024):
  • Appeared in 11 sets in first three matches of the season
  • Set a career-high eight total blocks, along with 10 kills and a .226 hitting percentage against Troy (8/30)
  • Had a career day at American, tallying 21 kills, 10 digs and 5 aces (9/7)
  • Recorded double-digit kills against Lehigh & UMBC - marking six total 10-plus kill matches this season
  • Notched 17 kills, six service aces, and seven digs vs. Northwestern (9/26) 
  • Surpassed previous career-best after landing seven service aces, also collected 14 kills and seven digs against Iowa (9/28)
  • Set a career-high of 22 kills against UCLA (11/09/24) and 5 assists versus Michigan St. (11/07/24)
As a senior (2023):
  • Appeared in 85 sets across 27 matches in her first year as a Terp
  • Compiled the best offensive season of her career, setting single-season highs with 223 kills and 2.62 kills per set
  • Hit a consistent .223 on the right side
  • Rejected a single-season best 41 total blocks
  • Secured 10+ kills in 12 matches
  • Produced 26 kills with a .327 hitting percentage in three matches at the Canes Classic tournament (8/25-26)
  • Recorded 11 kills against Old Dominion (9/1) and 10 against Utah Valley (9/2) at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational 
  • Scored 16 kills in just over two sets against No. 19 Purdue (9/22)
  • Led Maryland with 16 kills in win at Rutgers (9/27)
  • Paced Maryland with 14 kills against Illinois (10/20)
  • Hit .667 with 13 kills in win over Iowa (10/21)
  • Recorded 10 kills with a .769 hitting percentage in victory over Iowa (10/28)
  • Scored first double-double in a Maryland uniform with 16 kills and 10 digs against Indiana (11/17)
  • Notched a career-high 19 kills in three sets against No. 16 Purdue (11/18)
As a junior at Ole Miss (2022):
  • Appeared in 18 matches, starting four on the right side for the Rebels
  • Ranked sixth on the team with 131 kills on the season
  • Averaged 2.43 kills per set while hitting at a .253 clip
  • Added 30 blocks, 25 digs and three service aces
  • Posted double-digit kills seven times
  • Helped Ole Miss run one of the SEC’s top offenses, ranking third in the conference in kills per set (13.59)
  • Tallied 14 kills on 23 swings in the season opener against No. 9 Georgia Tech (8/26)
  • Hit .500 in the win over Sam Houston (9/9), finishing with 10 kills on 20 attacks
  • Registered 10-plus kills in five straight matches (11/5-11/19)
As a sophomore at Ole Miss (2021):
  • Started 17 matches and appeared in 18 total before suffering
  • a season-ending injury
  • Helped guide Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 11 years
  • Led the Rebels to a 21-9 record (.700), the best winning percentage in program history, including its first 20 win regular season since 2013
  • Was a part of the second-best start to the season in program history as Ole Miss won its first 12 matches
  • Helped the Rebels finish tied for fifth in the SEC with 10 conference victories
  • Was one of five Rebels to record triple-digit kills, finishing with 133
  • Added 107 digs and 38 blocks on the season
  • Tallied double-digit kills in six matches
  • Registered a season-high 16 kills against Northwestern State (9/4) and nearly picked up a double-double with nine digs
  • Helped the Rebels take down No. 15 Western Kentucky (9/10), their first win over a top-15 team since 2010
  • Totaled a season-high 11 digs against Samford (9/11)
  • Led the team with 14 kills at Indiana (9/17)
As a freshman at Ole Miss (2020-21):
  • Started in all 20 matches 
  • Tallied 10 kills and 12 digs in her collegiate debut for the first double-double of the season
  • First freshman Rebel to record a double-double in a season opening match in the past 10 seasons
  • Hit for a career and season-high 18 kills against Alabama (2/5)
  • Eight matches with double-digit kills
  • Team-high five double-doubles
  • Led the team with 28 total service aces, the most by a freshman in a single season since 2008
  • Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
   Before College:
  • Finished career at Blue Valley Southwest HS as school record-holder in kills (season and career), career total blocks, hitting percentage, career digs, season and career service aces
  • 2x second-team All-American by PrepVolleyball.com
  • Soph79 and Senior Ace selection
  • 2019 Under Armour Preseason honoree
  • Three-year captain at Blue Valley
  • 2x second-team all-league, 2x first-team all league
  • Missouri/Kansas State All-Star selection
  • State finalist in javelin in both 2018 and 2019
  • Played for Mavs KC
  • Led them to a Girls Junior National Championship in 2018
  • and runner-up status in 2017
Personal:
  • Daughter of Brian and Kate Schnitta
  • Born January 17, 2002
  • Majoring in general business with minors in biology and chemistry
Updated December 16, 2024
SCHNITTA'S CAREER HIGHS
  • Kills: 22 vs UCLA (11/09/24)
  • Attacks: 46 at American (9/7/24)
  • Hitting Percentage: 1.000 vs. Alabama A&M (9/17/21)
  • Digs: 18 at LSU (2/28/21)
  • Assists: 5 vs. Michigan St. (11/07/24)
  • Aces: 7 vs. Iowa (9/28/24)
  • Solo Blocks: 1 (5x), last at Penn St. (10/3/24)
  • Block Assists: 8 vs. Troy (8/30/24)
  • Total Blocks: 8 vs. Troy (8/30/24)

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

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