Career
After two seasons of play, she has appeared in 78 matches while logging a total of 265 sets ... Holds down the No. 5 spot on Emory's career list with 2,826 assists ... No. 2 all-time on the Eagles' ladder with a 10.66 assists per set average ... Two digs shy of tying for 20th place on Emory's career chart.

Sophomore (2009):
Outstanding season that saw her claim AVCA First Team All-America honors ... Ended the year No. 2 in the UAA and No. 9 nationally with a 10.73 assists per-set average ... Her total of 1,405 assists placed her fifth on the school's seasonal list while her assists per-set effort ranked seventh ... Was named the UAA's Most Valuable Player, the fourth Emory spiker to earn that distinction ... Tabbed to All-South Region's First Team for the second straight year ... Chosen as the MVP of the Emory Classic (Sept. 4-5) after averaging 10.8 assists over 12 sets and helping the team to a 4-0 record ... 40 assists and 11 digs in a 3-0 win over SUNY-New Paltz (Sept. 5) ... 11 matches of double-figure digs including a season-high 15 vs. USC-Aiken (Oct. 22) ... Season-best 50 assists came vs. Christopher Newport (Sept. 11) in a 3-1 triumph ... Doled out 48 assists and chipped in five kills and eight digs against Chicago (Nov. 7) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Averaged 10.2 assists per set and hit 33.3 percent (13-2--33) over four matches in aiding the team to the conference crown ... Season-high tying seven kills and contributed 12 digs and 42 assists in a 3-1 win over Lee University (Oct. 22) ... Emory Halloween All-Tournament Team (Oct. 30-31) ... Finished third on the team in digs (2.16 dps).


Freshman (2008):
Earned numerous honors her rookie season after stepping into the starting role at setter early in the campaign ... Played in 40 matches and totaled 134 games played ... Led the UAA and tied for ninth nationally in assists (10.6 apg) ... Her total of 1,421 assists ranked third on Emory's seasonal chart while her assists per-game effort was eighth ... Captured AVCA Second Team All-America honors ... Landed All-South Region First Team kudos and was tabbed as Region Rookie of the Year ... Became the fifth player in the history of the program to be named UAA Rookie of the Year ... Dished out a personal-best 62 assists in the national semifinals against Ohio Northern (Nov. 21), tying Emory's 10th-highest match total, while contributing 15 digs ... 49 assists and a season-high 19 digs vs. Southwestern (Nov. 15) in the NCAA Regional Finals ... NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team honoree ... Came up 55 assists , her second-highest mark of the campaign, and chipped in 10 digs along with a season-high seven blocks (0-7) in a five-game triumph against Lee University (Nov. 1) ... Earned a berth on the Leopard Invitational Team (Oct. 10-11).

Prior to Emory
High School: Was the MVP of her Sacred Heart Academy Team her junior and senior seasons ... Played for Eric Garvey ... Played her first two seasons as a prep for Lexington Catholic High School ... Played club volleyball for MAVA Elite from 2004-2008 ... Club coach was James Neyhouse ... 2006 Junior Olympics All-American ... Earned AAU All-America acclaim in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Personal: Born September 24, 1989.

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Natalie Schonefeld's Career-High Assists Matches

(On Why You Chose Emory)
"Emory was everything I was looking for in a college. It has a perfect blend of prestigious academics and a competitive volleyball program."