2019: Started every game of the season for her fourth consecutive campaign, with the 20 starts as a senior running her career mark to all 79 games in her time as a Panther - just the second player in program history to start every possible game in her career ... team captain ... her 79 starts ended up ranking tied for sixth place all-time ... named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Horizon League First Team ... also garnered Second Team United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Team accolades ... finished career with 53 points, coming on 18 goals and 17 assists ... played in every minute of 65 of her 79 career outings, playing 96.7 percent of all possible minutes (6,906 of 7,138) in her four seasons ... recorded 13 points on three goals and a career-high seven assists as a senior ... point total ranked 11th in the Horizon League and assist total was tied for second in the conference ... tallied an assist on the game-winner in the home opener against Northern Illinois Aug. 26 ... found the back of the net against Eastern Illinois Sept. 6 ... recorded assists in three consecutive outings: Butler Sept. 8, Western Illinois Sept. 12 and Marquette Sept. 15 ... the assist against the Golden Eagles gave MKE the thrilling 1-0 win in double-overtime ... responsible for the 18th-minute game-winner in the 2-0 decision over Detroit Mercy Sept. 20 ... scored one goal and assisted another in a 3-0 win at Cleveland State Sept. 28 ... assisted both goals in the 2-0 victory over UIC in the Horizon League Tournament Championship Nov. 10 ... also a key piece of the middle of the MKE defense that led the Horizon League with a 0.49 goals-against average and 12 total shutouts ... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team for the fourth consecutive season ... received United Soccer Coaches 2019 Soccer Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team accolades for her work in the classroom ... also named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
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• 2019 game-by-game in PDF Format
2018: Started all 19 games as a junior to extend her streak to starts in all 59 consecutive games of her MKE career ... named United Soccer Coaches Soccer Scholar All-North/Central Region Third Team honoree as well as Second-Team All-Horizon League ... finished the season with 14 points on five goals and four assists ... recorded 41 shots, tying for the team lead with 22 of them on goal ... her 1,701 minutes (out of a possible 1,743) were the most for any field player ... played every minute in 14 of 19 games ... finished the season ranked tied for sixth in goals, tied for ninth in points and 10th in shots among Horizon League leaders ... started the campaign with a pair of assists in the season opener against Northern Illinois Aug. 17 ... had a goal and a season-high seven shot attempts in the win over Eastern Illinois Aug. 24 ... scored in the 89th minute to force overtime at Iowa State Sept. 9, on the way to a thrilling 3-2 MKE win ... named Horizon League Player of the Week Sept. 24 ... found the back of the net twice against UIC Sept. 22, one for the eventual game-winner ... assisted the game-winning goal in overtime against Wright State Sept. 29 ... scored against Oakland Oct. 13 and recorded an assist against Cleveland State Oct. 26 ... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team and to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
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• 2018 game-by-game in PDF Format
2017: Made the transition from defender to the midfield as a sophomore, responding with 18 points (fourth on team) on six goals and six assists ... finished seventh in the Horizon League in shots (55), eighth in goals (6) and ninth in both assists (6) and points (18) ... started all 20 games, extending her streak to the first 40 games of her college career ... played in 1,839 of 1,893 minutes on the campaign, on the field for every minute in all but three games ... attempted five shots in the season opener at Akron Aug. 18 ... set up the winner in UWM's 1-0 win over Southeast Missouri Aug. 25 ... assisted the game-winner and scored on a header off a corner kick in the 3-0 win over Western Illinois Sept. 1 ... netted another goal two days later against Indiana State ... scored a pair of goals in back-to-back games in mid-October, finding the back of the net twice - including the winner - at Oakland Oct. 14 and again against IUPUI Oct. 18 ... also had an assist the Jaguars ... assisted both goals in the Horizon League Tournament against Wright State Nov. 2, capped by an assist on a cross on the game-winner in overtime ... recorded a career-high eight shots against the Raiders that day ... member of the Horizon League All-Tournament Team ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll and the College of Engineering Dean's List.
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• 2017 game-by-game in PDF Format
2016: Stepped right into a starting position on the backline, starting all 20 games of her freshman campaign ... had a stellar season, earning Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors as well as a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ... helped the Panthers lead the conference in goals-against average (0.72) and shutouts ... played a team-best 1,798 minutes, subbing out just 85 total minutes of only four games in which UWM posted convincing wins ... recorded 30 shots on the season, including at least one in each of her first four outings of the year and a season-high four against both Iowa State Sept. 11 and Northern Kentucky Sept. 24 ... a force on set pieces, scored all four of her goals in set-piece situations ... netted a corner-kick against UIC for her first collegiate goal Sept. 16 ... tallied off of free kicks against Wright State Oct. 15 and Youngstown State Oct. 22 ... headed in a corner kick against Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League Tournament Championship Nov. 5 ... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team.
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High School: A two-time Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State honoree and All-Midwest selection … helped the Huskies to three regional titles and posted career totals of 42 goals and a school record 40 assists … a three-time First-Team Northern Illinois Conference selection as well as NIC-10 Scholar Athlete … Team MVP and captain as a senior and junior … tallied 38 points in 2015 (14G/10A), leading the team to a 16-6-2- record … that followed a sophomore campaign in which she netted 13 goals and tallied a school record 17 assists with the team going 21-1 and earning conference and regional championships … also a runner-up finish in sectionals … a four year varsity basketball player, Schmelzer will also get a chance to play on the hardwood for the Panthers … the NIC-10 Conference MVP and Best of the Rock River Valley Female Athlete of the Year honoree was an IBCA Third-Team All-State selection and finished her career with over 1,500 points and averaged 20 points per game as a senior … spent two years on Student Council … four year scholar athlete … played 12 years of club soccer for the Rockford Raptors and nine years of club basketball for the Rockford Wildcats.
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Personal: Daughter of Robert and Caren Schmelzer … sister, Caitlyn, plays volleyball at William Woods University … a biomedical engineering major with a psychology minor … chose UWM because it was a dream of hers to play two sports … most memorable sports experience was winning regionals in basketball as a freshman … career goal is to pursue a career in anything sports-related or architecture … lists hobbies as shopping, Netflix, hanging out with friends, outdoor activities and working out ... born Sept. 3, 1997.
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PRONUNCIATION: SHMELTZ-er