2009 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Holly Schmidt
- Position:
- MH/RS
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Santa Fe HS
- Hometown:
- Alma, Mo.
2010 -- Saw action in 23-of-30 matches with nine starts, playing in 72 sets... recorded 46 kills, a .223 hitting percentage, 267 assists, 25 blocks and 18 digs on the season... ranks 10th in UMKC history with 194 career block assists... led team in assists seven times and blocks twice... recorded 10 or more assists in four of the first five matches of the season and 12 or more in each of the first three... recorded 17 assists and four kills at Arkansas (8/27), 12 assists, four kills, three digs and two blocks against Samford (8/28) and 16 assists, six kills, three blocks and two digs against Grambling State (8/28)... totaled 41 assists, five kills and six blocks in consecutive matches against Oral Roberts (9/16), Centenary (9/18) and Oakland (9/24)... closed out the season with 10 or more assists in eight of the final nine games... notched a season-high five blocks to go along with 17 assists against Southern Utah...registered a season-high 28 assists and two blocks at IUPUI (10/16).
2009 -- Saw action in 31-of-31 matches on the year with 15 starts, and played in 110-of-114 games... finished second on the team with 446 assists... registered 57 total blocks (4 solo) and 76 kills on the season... led team in assists at Indiana State (13), vs. Iona (17), vs. South Dakota State (28), vs. Southern Utah (19), at Kansas (19) and at South Dakota State (15)... 28 assists in 3-2 win over South Dakota State (10/1) were a career-high... recorded a season-high seven kills in 3-2 loss at Southern Utah (9/26)... finished with a career-high .500 hitting percentage (5-1-8) in 3-2 win at Oakland (11/14)... tallied a season-high four blocks in matches against Oakland (9/10), at Southern Utah (9/26) and against Western Illinois (10/15).
2008 -- Played in 30-of-32 matches and in a total of 111-of-120 sets... finished with 111 kills (1.00 p/set) and a .190 hitting percentage... was third on the team with 66 blocks (2 solo)... also had 49 assists and 17 digs... led the team in blocks in five matches and had a total of 12 matches with three or more blocks... also had 10 matches with five or more kills... finished with a career-high .500 (5-1-10) hitting percentage at TCU (8/30)... named to the all-tournament team at the TCU Molten/Nike Invitational after finishing with 10 kills and a .268 hitting percentage to go along with nine blocks in UMKC's three matches... recorded a career-best 10 blocks at IUPUI (10/4)... tied a career-high with 11 kills in the 3-2 win over Drake (10/29)... finished with nine kills against Western Illinois (11/9)... recipient of the Lester Milgram Award, which is presented annually to a student-athlete who demonstrates excellent sportsmanship on and off the playing fields.
2007 -- Saw action in 30-of-32 matches on the year, which included playing in 95-of-114 games... named the team's Most Improved Player... finished with 114 kills (1.20 p/game) and a .120 hitting percentage... was third on the team with 58 blocks... also had 40 digs and 33 assists on the year... finished with five or more kills in 10 matches on the year... also had 11 matches with three or more blocks... finished with five blocks at Drake (8/28) and vs. Oral Roberts (10/6)... closed out the year strong offensively by posting career-highs in each of the final three matches... tallied nine kills and a career-high seven blocks vs. North Dakota State (11/3)... finished with a career-best 11 kills to go along with four blocks at Oakland (11/9) and also had 10 kills and four blocks at IUPUI (11/10)... recipient of UMKC's Jim and Sally Job Award, which is presented annually to a promising student-athlete.
High School -- Two-time first team all-state honoree... named her conference's Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior... two-time all-regional, four-time all-district, three-time all-conference and three-time all-conference tournament team honoree... led Santa Fe in both kills and aces in each of the last three seasons... team co-captain as a sophomore... team captain as a junior and senior... four-year leterwinner in basketball and three-year letterwinner in both volleyball and softball.
Personal -- Born on Dec. 24, 1988... daughter of Kenny and Teresa Schmidt... majoring in communications.
Career Highs
Kills: 11 (twice)
Attempts: 30 vs. North Dakota State, 11/3/07
Hitting Percentage: .750 (6-0-8) vs. Grambling State, 8/28/10
Assists: 28 (twice)
Aces: --
Digs: 6 vs. Delaware State, 8/24/07
Total Blocks: 10 at IUPUI, 10/4/08
Block Solos: 1 (12 times)
