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Jersey Number 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
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Daughter of Brian and Kate Schnitta
- Born January 17, 2002
- Majoring in general business with minors in biology and chemistry
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)
Maryland Volleyball Highlights | Seton Hall
Monday, September 22
Maryland Volleyball | Attendance Record Broken
Tuesday, December 03
Maryland Volleyball | Senior Tribute
Monday, December 02
Maryland Volleyball | Culture of Excellence
Wednesday, November 27
