Schmidt Receives All-America Honorable Mention Recognition
UW-Oshkosh junior guard Taylor Schmidt is a repeat honorable mention selection on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) 2016 NCAA Division III All-America Basketball Team.
A total of 40 players were named to this year's All-America squad, including 10 to the first team. The selections were led by three-time Player of the Year Sydney Moss of Thomas More College (Ky.).
Schmidt and UW-Stevens Point's Allie Miceli were the only Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) players named to the All-America Team. Miceli was also an honorable mention selection.
Schmidt was the Titans' leading scorer this past season with an average of 11 points per game. She also paced UW-Oshkosh with 37 3-pointers and a .813 (65-80) free throw percentage while finishing second on the squad with 78 assists and 44 steals.
A two-time All-WIAC first team selection, Schmidt ranked 11th in the WIAC in scoring this past season. She also led the league in 3-point percentage (.416) while listing fourth in free throw percentage, fifth in assists per game (2.69) and sixth in 3-pointers.
Schmidt scored 21 or more points in a game three times this year, including 23 to tie a season high during the Titans' 65-64 victory over UW-River Falls in the title game of the WIAC Championship on Feb. 27. She also tallied 23 points in UW-Oshkosh's 79-66 win over UW-Whitewater on Jan. 20.
Schmidt has started all 89 games for UW-Oshkosh the past three seasons. The Titans have compiled a 72-17 record in those 89 games, including a 23-6 mark this past year when it won the WIAC's postseason tournament for the third straight season.
Schmidt has helped lead UW-Oshkosh to the NCAA postseason during each of her three seasons. The Titans advanced to the second round the past two years after reaching the third round during Schmidt's freshman campaign.
Schmidt's career includes averages of 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per contest.