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2021 Women's Soccer Roster

34 Gaby Schwartz

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Whitney Young
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Biography

2021: Put together a special final season with the Panthers, earning First Team United Soccer Coaches All-Region and First-Team All-Horizon League honors following a campaign in which she led the NCAA in assists ...a starter in all 21 games, she recorded 23 points, coming on a pair of goals as well as a school-record 19 assists ... her 19 assists broke the program record of 16 (set by Kate Megna in 2009) ... led the NCAA in assists-per game (0.90) as well as total assists ... the 19 gave Schwartz 42 in her MKE career, also establishing a new record, topping the 36 Megna totaled from 2006-09 ... finished her career with 58 points (8G/42A), good enough for 11th place on the program's all-time scoring list ... also an outstanding performer in the classroom, becoming just the second student-athlete in program history to earn a spot on the First-Team CoSIDA National Academic All-America Team ... also received Second-Team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America and First-Team CoSIDA All-District accolades, as well as a spot on the Horizon League All-Academic Team ... a nominee for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award® winner in NCAA® Division I women’s soccer ... finished as a Second-Team Honoree nationally for the award, which is chosen by a vote of Division I women’s soccer coaches, national soccer media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I women’s soccer ... picked up a pair of assists in game two of the season against Western Illinois Aug. 22, the first of nine straight games she recorded a point ... that marked the second-best run in program history, trailing only the 12-straight that Sarah Hagen had in 2009 ... set up three goals in the 9-0 win over Eastern Kentucky Aug. 27, tying the third-best assist total in a game in school history (a mark she also tied in 2021) ... her free kick assisted the lone goal in MKE's 1-0 defeat of DePaul Sept. 9 ... picked up single assists over each of the next four games before setting up both goals in Milwaukee's 2-0 victory over Robert Morris Sept. 19 ... also had a pair of assists the next two games in blowouts of Cleveland State Sept. 23 and Youngstown State three days later ... came up huge against Detroit Mercy Oct. 14, putting MKE ahead 2-1 on a PK before assisting the GW in the 3-2 decision against the Titans Oct. 14 ... recorded another assist on the insurance goal in the 2-0 win over Oakland Oct. 23 ... her 73rd-minute penalty kick stood up as the only goal in MKE's 1-0 defeat of Green Bay in the regular-season finale Oct. 27 ... assisted the game-winner in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament Nov. 4 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2021 game-by-game in PDF Format

2020 (COVID-shortened): A starter in all 12 games for a defense that allowed just six goals on the season, posting eight shutouts ... recorded eight points - all coming on assists - and five shots ... assist total led the Horizon League for the second straight season and checked in at 12th in the NCAA in assists per-game and 13th in total assists ... first Panther to lead the team in assists in back-to-back seasons since 2015-16 ... set up the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 10 ... helped MKE to the 2-1 win over Cleveland State March 10, with her free kick from midfield headed into the net for the winner in the 69th minute ... played a key role in the 3-0 shutout of Detroit Mercy March 17, assisting all three scores - two on corner kicks and one on a free kick ... assist total was a career-high and tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history (last accomplished in 2018) ... had two of her free kicks converted into goals in the 6-0 victory over Green Bay March 30 ... also posted an assist on a corner kick in the first-round win against IUPUI in the Horizon League Tournament April 11 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2020 game-by-game in PDF Format

2019: Capped a very impressive junior campaign with First Team All-Horizon League accolades ... started and appeared in 19 games ... team captain ... posted career highs in all categories, finishing with 21 points, six goals, nine assists, 17 shots, 12 shots on goal, three game-winning goals and 1,496 minutes played ... led team in assists and was second in points ... became first MKE player to be listed as a defender to account for over 20 points in a season since 2009 ... led the Horizon League in assists and assists per-game (0.47), while also finishing 35th in the NCAA in total assists ... also finished fourth in the conference in points, third in points per-game (1.11), fifth in game-winning goals and tied for seventh in total goals ... dangerous on free kicks and especially corner kicks, where she accumulated the majority of her assists on the season ... her penalty kick in the season opener at DePaul went down as the game-winner Aug. 22 ... picked up first assist of the fall on a free kick against Indiana State Aug. 30 ... netted another PK and added an assist in the 5-2 victory over Eastern Illinois Sept. 6 ... set up the first two scores with assists on corner kicks and then netted the game-winner in he 89th minute off a turnover in the thrilling 3-2 win over Butler Sept. 8 ... was named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 9 ... recorded another corner-kick assist against Detroit Mercy Sept. 20 ... assisted the lone goal in the 1-0 defeat of Green Bay Oct. 2 ... assisted the game-winner off a corner kick and scored an insurance goal in the 3-0 shutout of UIC Oct. 6 ... CK assist on game-winner at Wright State Oct. 12 ... found the back of the net against IUPUI Oct. 23 ... set up the 9th-minute game-winner in the Horizon League Tournament championship against UIC Nov. 10 on a corner kick ... repeated as a member of the 2019 Women's College All-America D-I Soccer Team, chosen by the Jewish Sports Review ... received United Soccer Coaches 2019 Soccer Scholar All-North/Central Region Second Team and Horizon League All-Academic Team accolades for her work in the classroom ... also named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
 
• 2019 game-by-game in PDF Format

2018: Missed the season opener due to injury but then started the remaining 18 games of the season on the back line ... helped the MKE defense record 10 shutouts, leading the Horizon League with its 0.72 goals-against average ... contributed on offense as well, tallying five assists and recording 16 shots, seven on goal ... first assist came in her second game of the year, setting up the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Robert Morris Aug. 31 ... added assists against Western Illinois Sept. 7, Wright State Sept. 29 and against Oakland Oct. 13 ... her assist against WSU came on the game-winner ... her free kick was headed into the net to win the game, 1-0, in overtime at IUPUI Oct. 17 ... posted a season-high two shots in a game on three occasions, including against Cleveland State Nov. 3 ... selected as a member of the 2018 Women's College All-America D-I Soccer Team by the Jewish Sports Review ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
 
• 2018 game-by-game in PDF Format

2017 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season and maintained sophomore eligibility ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2016: Played in nine games over the course of the season, earning one start ... made UWM debut against Northern Illinois Aug. 21 ... 47 minutes played in the 4-0 shutout of Western Illinois Sept. 2 ... was in the starting lineup that day against the Leathernecks ... fired three shots in the win against Chicago State Sept. 14 ... season-high 61 minutes against the Cougars in that contest ... tallied an assist on a corner kick against Cleveland State Oct. 28.
 
• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format

High School: Capped her career at Whitney Young with a school-record 24 goals on her way to earning All-City First-Team honors for the third straight season … claimed numerous awards, including all-state, All-Midwest Region, first-team all-sectional and as a 2015-16 National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School Scholar All-American … named all-sectional as a junior after compiling 12 goals and 12 assists … led the team to City Champions as a sophomore, recording 10 goals and eight assists from her spot on the back line … also played basketball as a freshman … an AP Scholar … named to the High Honor Roll every semester …played club soccer with Eclipse Select and Team Evanston.
 
Personal: Daughter of Craig Schwartz and Renee Haber-Schwartz … a marketing and finance major ... chose UWM because, after growing up in a city, she wanted to go to college in a city … also because it was close to home and UWM offers the academic variety and degree she was interested in … most memorable sports experience was winning the city championship her sophomore year when the 0-0 contest was decided on penalty kicks … career goal is to be involved in music marketing, promotions or management … lists hobbies as listening to new music, going to concerts, drawing, watching movies and playing basketball ... volunteered as a French tutor, a teacher’s assistant, with Monday Meals and with AYSO VIP Buddy, a program helping disabled soccer players in the field … born Jan. 25, 1998.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2016Freshman

    Defender
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2017Sophomore

    Defender
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Defender
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Defender
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Defender
    5'9"
    34
  • 34

    2021Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'9"
    34