ACADEMIC HONORS
WKU Dean's List (Fall 2022)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2022-23)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023-24)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024-2025)
As a Senior (2025): Participated in all 33 matches and started 24, appearing in all 108 sets of the 2025 season... Finished second on the team in digs with 238... Registered 50 assists... Posted a season-high 17 digs on Nov. 7 against Delaware... Totaled a season high five assists against Liberty on Nov. 15... Averaged 2.20 digs per set and posted a .934 serve reception rate on the season... Recorded a season-high two service aces four different times during the season... Recorded eight double-digit dig matches that included a five-straight match streak within the first six matches of the season.
As a Junior (2024): Competed in all 126 sets for WKU at libero… Reached her 1,000th career dig against UTEP on Nov. 9… Ranked ninth in digs for CUSA, leading WKU with 398 on the season… Marked 62 assists on the season… Named to the College Sport Communicators (CSC) Academics All-District Team… Marked a career-high 26 digs at UTEP on Oct. 26… Totaled a season-high seven assists against Illinois on Sept. 14.
As a Sophomore (2023): CUSA All-Tournament Team... Cavanaugh Classic All-Tournament Team... saw action in 34 matches and 114 sets... started in at libero in every match except two sets against No. 12 Marquette and started in at DS against No. 14 Penn State...led WKU in total digs with 376 on the season -- fourth-best in conference... averaged 3.30 digs/set... operated at a .949 rate in serve receive... tallied 26 aces and 93 assists on the season... picked up 19 double-digit dig matches including a six-match streak... collected two 20+ dig outings... dug a career-best 23 digs against Western Michigan (9/16/23)... collected 20 digs against Sam Houston (10/20/23).
As a Freshman (2022): C-USA All-Freshman Team... Competed in 32 matches and 108 sets on the year... Started in libero as true freshman in 32 matches... Averaged 2.94 digs and .55 assists per set... Tallied 318 digs and 29 aces in 2022... Marked 20 digs at Bowling Green (9/2/22), one of 16 double-digit matches on the season... Hit four aces against DePaul (9/2/22) and Austin Peay (9/10/22)... Picked up 59 assists on the season with a match-high six assists against Toledo (9/9/22).
High School: Played prep ball at St. Henry District High School and helped the Crusaders to a state championship to close out her senior season...Earned four letters playing volleyball in high school and two more playing basketball...Closed her prep career with more than 1,500 digs...KVCA Preseason All State Watch List her junior season...AVCA All American Watch List her senior season...As a freshman, named to the 9th Region All-Tournament Team and Kentucky All-A State All-Tournament team...2020 KVCA Second Team All-State, NKGVCA First Team and Second Team All Star all as a junior...Racked up All-A Region All-Tournament Team, AVCA Best and Brightest First Team, 34th District and 9th Region All-Tournament Team and 2021 KHSAA State All-Tournament Team as a senior...2019 USA Volleyball GJNC 15 American All-Tournament Team, Non-Open All American First Team USA Volleyball, Second Team USA Volleyball High Performance Team and AVCA Phenom Watch List..2020 Prep Volleyball Soph 79 Highest Honorable Mention, Prep Volleyball Top 150 for Class of 2022 and Prep Dig Kentucky 2022 class rankings (ranked seventh in top 50)...High Honor Roll recognition all four years while also being involved in several clubs and organizations in addition to being picked as Homecoming Queen...No. 135 on PrepVolleyball's 2022 Top-150 rankings list.
Personal: Born January 15, 2004...The daughter of Jay and Tracy Schaefer...Has an older brother, J.T., who also attends WKU...Intends to major in nursing during her time on The Hill.
