Katie Anne Schumacher-Cawley (born March 10, 1980) is an American former volleyball and basketball player and is the head coach of the Penn State women's volleyball team. After serving as the associate head coach since 2018, she was named head coach on January 10, 2022, following Russ Rose's retirement from coaching.
Prior to being named the head coach at Penn State, Schumacher-Cawley was the head coach at UIC and Penn[1]
A 2002 graduate of Penn State, she was a two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American, three-time All-Big Ten selection, and three-time AVCA All-Region selection volleyball player for the Nittany Lions. She was a member of the 1999 NCAA national championship Team and ended her Penn State career with 1,310 kills, 772 digs and 299 blocks. Schumacher-Cawley also played basketball for the Lady Lions basketball team in 2001–2002, and was part of the team's 2002 Sweet Sixteen run.[2]
In her first season as Penn State's head coach in 2022, the team went undefeated in its pre conference season, starting at 11–0,[4] despite having lost 7 starters from the previous season to graduation or transferring.[5] Penn State went 13–7 in conference play, finishing in 5th place.[6] Furher, in 2022, she coached several players to conference and national recognition. In the Big Ten, senior outside hitter Kashauna Williams and junior middle blocker Allie Holland were named to first team, while senior setter Seleisa Elisaia were named to the second team. Freshman outside hitter Alexa Markley rounded out conference awards by being named to the All-Freshman team, and graduate student middle blocker Katie Clark earned the sportsmanship honor.[7] Penn State went 13–7 in conference play, finishing in 5th place. In the NCAA postseason, Penn State earned the #4 seed in the Wisconsin regional. She was the only first year head coach in 2022 to lead her team to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. Moreover, Seleisa Elisaia, Allie Holland, and Kashauna Williams were recognized as AVCA all region first team players.
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
^"Katie Schumacher-Cawley Named Women's Volleyball Head Coach".
^"Baranek: 'Schu' brings South Side pride, dedication back to Penn State".
^"Penn State women's volleyball starts conference play with Indiana, Michigan at Rec Hall".
^"What 7 departing Penn State women's volleyball transfers bring to their new schools".
^"Penn State women's volleyball closes out regular season with victory to sweep season series with Purdue".
^"Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Volleyball Postseason Honors" (PDF).
April 13, 2024
katie, schumacher, cawley, katie, anne, schumacher, cawley, born, march, 1980, american, former, volleyball, basketball, player, head, coach, penn, state, women, volleyball, team, after, serving, associate, head, coach, since, 2018, named, head, coach, january. Katie Anne Schumacher Cawley born March 10 1980 is an American former volleyball and basketball player and is the head coach of the Penn State women s volleyball team After serving as the associate head coach since 2018 she was named head coach on January 10 2022 following Russ Rose s retirement from coaching Katie Schumacher CawleySchumacher Cawley in 2022Current positionTitleHead coachTeamPenn StateConferenceBig TenRecord49 17 742 Biographical detailsBorn 1980 03 10 March 10 1980 age 44 Chicago ILAlma materPennsylvania State UniversityPlaying career1998 2001Penn State volleyball 2001 2002Penn State basketball Coaching career HC unless noted 2002Illinois Volunteer Assistant 2003 2009UIC Assistant 2009 2016UIC2017Penn2018 2021Penn State Associate HC 2022 Penn StateHead coaching recordOverall174 163 516 Accomplishments and honorsAwardsChicagoland Sports Hall of Fame 2008 Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of Fame 2003 Contents 1 Career 2 Head coaching record 3 External links 4 ReferencesCareer editPrior to being named the head coach at Penn State Schumacher Cawley was the head coach at UIC and Penn 1 A 2002 graduate of Penn State she was a two time American Volleyball Coaches Association AVCA All American three time All Big Ten selection and three time AVCA All Region selection volleyball player for the Nittany Lions She was a member of the 1999 NCAA national championship Team and ended her Penn State career with 1 310 kills 772 digs and 299 blocks Schumacher Cawley also played basketball for the Lady Lions basketball team in 2001 2002 and was part of the team s 2002 Sweet Sixteen run 2 A native of Chicago Illinois she was inducted into Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and was named to the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2003 3 In her first season as Penn State s head coach in 2022 the team went undefeated in its pre conference season starting at 11 0 4 despite having lost 7 starters from the previous season to graduation or transferring 5 Penn State went 13 7 in conference play finishing in 5th place 6 Furher in 2022 she coached several players to conference and national recognition In the Big Ten senior outside hitter Kashauna Williams and junior middle blocker Allie Holland were named to first team while senior setter Seleisa Elisaia were named to the second team Freshman outside hitter Alexa Markley rounded out conference awards by being named to the All Freshman team and graduate student middle blocker Katie Clark earned the sportsmanship honor 7 Penn State went 13 7 in conference play finishing in 5th place In the NCAA postseason Penn State earned the 4 seed in the Wisconsin regional She was the only first year head coach in 2022 to lead her team to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament Moreover Seleisa Elisaia Allie Holland and Kashauna Williams were recognized as AVCA all region first team players Head coaching record editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonUIC Flames Horizon League 2009 2016 2009 UIC 16 18 8 8 5th2010 UIC 13 18 7 9 6th2011 UIC 14 15 7 9 5th2012 UIC 19 13 10 4 2nd2013 UIC 9 21 4 10 7th2014 UIC 14 17 7 7 6th2015 UIC 12 19 5 11 7th2016 UIC 16 14 4 12 7thUIC 113 135 456 52 70 426 Penn Quakers Ivy League 2017 2017 Penn 12 11 7 7 5thPenn 12 11 522 7 7 500 Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 2022 present 2022 Penn State 26 8 13 7 5th NCAA regional semifinal2023 Penn State 23 9 15 5 T 3rd NCAA regional semifinalPenn State 49 17 742 28 12 700 Total 174 163 516 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament championExternal links editPenn State head coach profileReferences edit UIC Profile Katie Schumacher Cawley Katie Schumacher Cawley Named Women s Volleyball Head Coach Baranek Schu brings South Side pride dedication back to Penn State Penn State women s volleyball starts conference play with Indiana Michigan at Rec Hall What 7 departing Penn State women s volleyball transfers bring to their new schools Penn State women s volleyball closes out regular season with victory to sweep season series with Purdue Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Volleyball Postseason Honors PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katie Schumacher Cawley amp oldid 1189180920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,