2020-21 Field Hockey Roster
Schneider, Meghan
Jersey Number 5
Meghan Schneider
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Serra
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
Bio
• 2020 Team co-captain
• 2020-21 Elite 90 Award Winner
• 2020-21 NCAA Honda Award Finalist for Field Hockey
• NFHCA National Scholar Athlete of the Year (2020-21)
• NFHCA All-America Third Team (2020-21)
• Two-time NFHCA All-West Region Selection (2019 - Second Team, 2020-21 - First Team)
• Member of USA Field Hockey U21 Team (2018, 2019)
• Member of USA Field Hockey U19 Team (2017)
As a senior (2020-21): NFHCA All-America third team selection... NFHCA All-West Region first team honoree... Named to NFHCA Senior Team... Earned NCAA Elite 90 Award for the top GPA in the NCAA Semifinals... Finalist for NCAA Honda Award for Field Hockey... Started every game... Helped Louisville to four shutouts on the season, including a 1-0 win against No. 6 UConn in the NCAA quarterfinals to send Louisville to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time in program history... Helped the Cardinals register a 1.19 goals-against average which led the ACC... Dished out two assists in the 5-0 win at Ball State (3/7)... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6)... NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)... Scored a goal in the 2-1 win over Boston College (10/4)... Earned ACC Top 6 for Service Award... CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior (2019): Selected to the NFHCA All-West Region second team... Started every game... Produced a career-best five assists... Helped direct the Cardinals’ defense to eight shutouts... Valuable member of attack penalty corner unit... Dished out an assist in the 2-0 win at Providence (9/29)... Registered a career-high two assists in the 2-1 win against No. 12 Ohio State (9/15)... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2018): Started all 19 games... Scored her first career goal when she delivered the gamewinner in the 2-1 victory over UMass Lowell (9/1)... Registered a defensive save in the 1-0 win against No. 11 Northwestern (9/16)... Over the summer, was selected to the USA U21 Selection Camp, and participated in the USA Field Hockey Young Women’s National Championship... NFHCA Scholar of Distinction.. NFHCA Scholar Athlete... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2017): Played in 22 games with five starts... Dished out her first career assist in the 5-1 win over Kent State... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... NFHCA National Academic Squad selection... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll... Competed in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship during the summer of 2018.
High School/Club: Named to USA Field Hockey Under 19 Stars and Stripes Elite Games Roster in the summer of 2017… Selected to USA Field Hockey U19 team… Helped lead Serra High School to a perfect 27-0 record en route to winning the 2016 San Diego Section championship… Named to USA Field Hockey Under-19 team after participating in the U-19 STX Select and Junior National Camps in 2016… Competed in the 2015 Junior Olympics and was selected to the National Futures Championship (2013-16)… In 2016, scored 29 goals as her team earned the West Region’s top ranking and stood as high as fifth in the nation… Two-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first team selection (2015 and 2016)… Three-time first team all-league team member… Finished her career with a section-record 77 assists… Played for RUSH Field Hockey club U19 travel team which posted a fifth place finish in the 2016 national club championship and reached the Cal Sup Super Division Finals in 2016.
Personal: Full name is Meghan Schneider… Nickname is Meg… Birthdate is April 15, 1999… Daughter of Cindy and Steve Schneider… Major is biology with minors in Spanish and chemistry… Has a sister, Katie who is a sophomore on Louisville’s field hockey team… Her mom played field hockey for Iowa… Her grandfather, Ralph Skordas, played baseball at Washington College… Post college ambition is to go to medical school... Proudest moment of her life was hearing the national anthem played at her first international match with the USA Junior National Team… She is inspired by her mom… Hobbies include learning new songs on the ukulele, going to the beach in San Diego, running and reading.
• 2020-21 Elite 90 Award Winner
• 2020-21 NCAA Honda Award Finalist for Field Hockey
• NFHCA National Scholar Athlete of the Year (2020-21)
• NFHCA All-America Third Team (2020-21)
• Two-time NFHCA All-West Region Selection (2019 - Second Team, 2020-21 - First Team)
• Member of USA Field Hockey U21 Team (2018, 2019)
• Member of USA Field Hockey U19 Team (2017)
As a senior (2020-21): NFHCA All-America third team selection... NFHCA All-West Region first team honoree... Named to NFHCA Senior Team... Earned NCAA Elite 90 Award for the top GPA in the NCAA Semifinals... Finalist for NCAA Honda Award for Field Hockey... Started every game... Helped Louisville to four shutouts on the season, including a 1-0 win against No. 6 UConn in the NCAA quarterfinals to send Louisville to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time in program history... Helped the Cardinals register a 1.19 goals-against average which led the ACC... Dished out two assists in the 5-0 win at Ball State (3/7)... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6)... NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)... Scored a goal in the 2-1 win over Boston College (10/4)... Earned ACC Top 6 for Service Award... CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior (2019): Selected to the NFHCA All-West Region second team... Started every game... Produced a career-best five assists... Helped direct the Cardinals’ defense to eight shutouts... Valuable member of attack penalty corner unit... Dished out an assist in the 2-0 win at Providence (9/29)... Registered a career-high two assists in the 2-1 win against No. 12 Ohio State (9/15)... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2018): Started all 19 games... Scored her first career goal when she delivered the gamewinner in the 2-1 victory over UMass Lowell (9/1)... Registered a defensive save in the 1-0 win against No. 11 Northwestern (9/16)... Over the summer, was selected to the USA U21 Selection Camp, and participated in the USA Field Hockey Young Women’s National Championship... NFHCA Scholar of Distinction.. NFHCA Scholar Athlete... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2017): Played in 22 games with five starts... Dished out her first career assist in the 5-1 win over Kent State... NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction... NFHCA National Academic Squad selection... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll... Competed in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship during the summer of 2018.
High School/Club: Named to USA Field Hockey Under 19 Stars and Stripes Elite Games Roster in the summer of 2017… Selected to USA Field Hockey U19 team… Helped lead Serra High School to a perfect 27-0 record en route to winning the 2016 San Diego Section championship… Named to USA Field Hockey Under-19 team after participating in the U-19 STX Select and Junior National Camps in 2016… Competed in the 2015 Junior Olympics and was selected to the National Futures Championship (2013-16)… In 2016, scored 29 goals as her team earned the West Region’s top ranking and stood as high as fifth in the nation… Two-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first team selection (2015 and 2016)… Three-time first team all-league team member… Finished her career with a section-record 77 assists… Played for RUSH Field Hockey club U19 travel team which posted a fifth place finish in the 2016 national club championship and reached the Cal Sup Super Division Finals in 2016.
Personal: Full name is Meghan Schneider… Nickname is Meg… Birthdate is April 15, 1999… Daughter of Cindy and Steve Schneider… Major is biology with minors in Spanish and chemistry… Has a sister, Katie who is a sophomore on Louisville’s field hockey team… Her mom played field hockey for Iowa… Her grandfather, Ralph Skordas, played baseball at Washington College… Post college ambition is to go to medical school... Proudest moment of her life was hearing the national anthem played at her first international match with the USA Junior National Team… She is inspired by her mom… Hobbies include learning new songs on the ukulele, going to the beach in San Diego, running and reading.
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