Senior Year (2014)
Appeared and started in all 33 matches, while playing in 121 sets … earned All-Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team status … named to Oregon Tournament and George Washington Colonials Challenge all-tournament teams … ranked second among Redbird players with 115 total blocks, including 15 solos and 100 block assists … finished her career ranking fourth in school history in career block assists (405) and fifth in total blocks (471) … ranks 10th all-time among ISU players in career solo blocks (67) … registered a career-high 16 kills against Baylor (9/12) … registered the third-best hitting percentage (.765) in the history of Redbird Arena against Southern Illinois (9/28) … recorded double-digit kills in 11 matches … recorded one or more solo blocks in 12 matches … registered at least one block assist in all but three matches … ranked third on the team in hitting percentage (.262) … set career-high marks for kills (257), points (325) and hitting percentage (.262) in a season.
Junior Year (2013)
Appeared and started in all 32 matches … ranked first on the team in blocks (136), solo blocks (20), block assists (116), blocks per set (1.15) and hitting percentage (.261) … recorded a career-high 19.5 points against Loyola (10/4) … set single-match career-highs in assists (2), solo blocks (2) and block assists (10) … hit .400 or above in 10 matches … registered a career-best .800 hitting percentage against IPFW (9/14) … recorded a solo block in 17 matches … compiled double-digit kills in four matches … recorded four service aces against Indiana State (9/27) … selected to the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational and Butler Invitational all-tournament teams … named to MVC and AFNI academic honor rolls.
Sophomore Year (2012)
Started in 28 matches and appeared in 102 sets … ranked second on the team in hitting percentage (.239), blocks (115) and blocks per set (1.13), and fourth in points (253) … recorded double-digit kills in four matches … posted a season-high 13 kills against Evansville (11/17) … led the team in solo blocks in nine matches … tallied hitting percentages above .300 in 10 matches … recorded a season-high .562 hitting percentage against Bradley (9/22) … named to AFNI Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2011)
Started in 31 matches … named to the MVC All-Freshman Team … ranked first on the team in total blocks (105), solo blocks (18), block assists (87) and hitting percentage (.227) … ranked third in kills (197) and points (272), and fourth in service aces (14) … recorded a career-high .667 hitting percentage against Cal State Bakersfield (8/27) … tallied a career-high five service aces against UAB (9/2) … named to the UniWyo Cowgirl Classic All-Tournament Team … compiled a career-high 10 blocks twice … recorded one or more blocks in all but three matches … tallied double-digit kills six times … posted hitting percentages above .450 six times.
Prior to ISU
A two-year starter at Jacksonville High School … named a co-captain her senior season and led her team to a sectional championship … recorded team highs in blocks (158) and kills (319) as a senior … earned All-Central State Eight First-Team honors as a senior.
Personal
Emily Beth Schneider … born August 17, 1993 … daughter of Mike and Donna Schneider … has one brother (Matt) … father attended Illinois State … major is recreation management.
