Height: | 5-7 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Riviera, TX |
High School: | Sacred Heart Academy (KY) |
Position: | S |
Major: | Business |
Career
Concluded an oustanding four-year as the school's
all-time leader with 5,732 assists ... Ranks prominently in a
number of Emory career categories including No. 2 in assists
per set (10.88 aps), No. 3 in digs (1,243), No. 1 in sets played
(527), tied for No. 7 in matches played (157), No. 14 in digs per
set (2.36 dps), No. 15 in block assists (169) and No. 18 in total
blocks (197) ... Recorded 19 matches of 50 or more assists ... 53
outings of 10 or more digs ... Finished off her stint with the
program holding the Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 8 spots on Emory's seasonal
ladder for assists.
Senior (2011):
Enjoyed a memorable campaign that culminated with her
earning First Team All-America honors for the second time
in her career ... Totaled 123 sets of play over 38 matches ...
Finished No. 2 in the UAA and No. 8 nationally in assists with her
11.01 per-set average placing her seventh on the Eagles' seasonal
ladder ... First Team All-UAA selection, the program's
first-ever player to garner first-team status all four years of her
career ... All-South Region pick for the fourth straight year ...
Named UAA Player of the Week (Sept. 26) following her MVP
performance at the Emory Homecoming Tournament, playing in nine of
the team's 13 sets and averaging 9.44 assists and 2.11 digs per set
... Became the school's all-time leader in assists during the
second set of a match against Berry (Sept. 24) ... Chalked up five
matches of 50 or more assists ... 14 outings of double-figure digs
... Season-high efforts of 58 assists, tying her second-highest
career total, came on a 3-1 win over No. 16 Chicago (Oct. 1) and
vs. Case Western (Oct. 2) during the UAA Round Robin I ... Doled
out 40 assists and contributed a match-high 14 digs in a 3-0
triumph over Richard Stockton (Nov. 11) in the NCAA Tournament ...
Helped Emory to a 3-1 decision over No. 5 Eastern University (Sept.
10) by dishing out 56 assists ... 51 assists to go along with five
terminations and eight digs in a 3-2 verdict over No. 2 Washington
University (Oct. 16) ... Big-time performance in a 3-1 triumph at
No. 14 Cal Lutheran (Sept. 17) with 53 assists, nine kills, a
season-high 18 digs that paced the team and four block assists ...
Led the club in digs on six occasions during the year ... Emory
National Tournament (Oct. 7-8) All-Tournament Team after averaging
10.25 assists per set in spearheading the team to a 4-0 record ...
Chosen to the Newport News NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ...
Her 1,354 assists placed eighth on the school's seasonal list while
the 11.01 assists per set was good for the No. 7 position ... Emory
National Invitational All-Tournament Team (Oct. 28-29) ... Keyed a
3-0 win over No. 5 Heidelberg (Oct. 29) with 30 assists and a
match-leading 14 digs.
Junior (2010):
Another honor-filled season that saw her earn AVCA Honorable
Mention All-America acclaim ... Finished second in the UAA and
ninth nationally in assists (11.17 aps) ... Her 1,552 assists total
placed her third on Emory's seasonal list while her 11.17 per-set
average was good for the No. 6 spot ... Earned her third straight
berth to the All-UAA First Team ... Also tabbed to the
All-South Region for the third straight campaign ... Landed a spot
on the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team ... Came up with 56
assists, 13 digs and seven kills vs. Washington University (Nov.
20) in the semfinals of the NCAA Tournament ... Chosen to the NCAA
Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team ... Big effort in a 3-2 win
over Cal Lutheran in the Regional final, doling out 54 assists and
registering a career-high 20 digs ... Recorded a pair of
season-high tying 57 assists performances (tying her second-highest
career total), vs. Washington University (Nov. 6) in the UAA
Championships match and against Chicago (Oct. 17) in the UAA Round
Robin II ... Chalked up 18 outings of double-figure digs ... Her
357 digs on the year ranked her 16th on the school's seasonal
ladder ... Dished out 53 assists and contributed 16 digs in a 3-2
victory over NCAA Division II foe USC-Aiken ... Eight matches of 50
or more assists ... Named the MVP of the Wid Guisler Invitational
(Oct. 22-23) hosted by Juniata College ... Came up with 46 assists
and four block assists in a 3-1 triumph over then No. 1 Juniata
(Oct. 22) ... Emory National Invitational All-Tournament Team ...
Emory Classic All-Tournament Team.
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.
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG |
2008 | 134-40 | 85 | 0.63 | 1421 | 26 | 294 | 2.19 |
2009 | 131-38 | 96 | 0.73 | 1405 | 29 | 283 | 2.16 |
2010 | 139-41 | 103 | 0.74 | 1552 | 15 | 357 | 2.57 |
2011 | 123-38 | 116 | 0.94 | 1354 | 18 | 309 | 2.51 |
TOTAL | 527-157 | 400 | 0.76 | 5732 | 88 | 1243 | 2.36 |
Natalie Schonefeld's Career-High Assists
Matches
Opponent | GP | Assists | Date |
Ohio Northern | 5 | 62 | 11/21/2008 |
Case Western | 4 | 58 | 10/2/2011 |
Chicago | 5 | 58 | 10/1/2011 |
Washington Univ. | 4 | 57 | 11/6/2010 |
Chicago | 4 | 57 | 10/17/2010 |
Eastern University | 4 | 56 | 9/10/2011 |
Washington Univ. | 4 | 56 | 11/20/2010 |
Lee University | 5 | 55 | 11/1/2008 |
Cal Lutheran | 5 | 54 | 11/14/2010 |
Washington Univ. | 4 | 54 | 10/18/2008 |
Cal Lutheran | 4 | 53 | 9/17/2011 |
USC-Aiken | 5 | 53 | 10/7/2010 |
UW-Whitewater | 5 | 53 | 9/24/2010 |
Trinity | 4 | 53 | 9/26/2008 |
(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."