Bio

Terri Schumacher's athletic ability soared long before she attended UW-Oshkosh. At Plymouth High School she was an all-conference first team selection in basketball in 1980 and 1981 and received all-state honorable mention recognition in 1981. She was also an all-conference second team honoree in volleyball in 1981. These accolades set the pace for a very successful future in women's athletics.

Upon her graduation from high school, Schumacher attended UW-La Crosse for two years and then transferred to UW-Oshkosh, where she played on the first WWIAC basketball championship team in school history in 1985. She was honored with NCAA Division III All-America first team recognition in 1985 and NCAA Division All-Region and All-WWIAC first team accolades in 1984 and 1985. Schumacher was the first athlete to receive NCAA Division III All-America honors in the WWIAC and UW-Oshkosh history.

In her two years and UW-Oshkosh, Schumacher scored 1,209 points in 47 games played. She is the school's seventh all-time leading scorer and holds the school's game and season records for points, field goals and steals. She was also the WWIAC scoring champion in 1984 and 1985.

During her junior year at UW-Oshkosh, Schumacher led the team with an average of 23.8 points per game. On Feb. 14, 1984, against UW-Green Bay, she broke her previous school record for points in a game with 41 and set the school record for field goals with 19. She also averaged seven rebounds per game and led the team in steals with 48.

As a senior, Schumacher led the team with 710 points and averaged 27.3 per game. She also averaged 9.3 rebounds per outing. Among her 133 steals that season were a school-record 10 in a Dec. 8, 1984, game against Winona State University (Minn.). On Feb. 23, 1985, versus UW-Whitewater, she tied her own field goal record that she set the previous season. Her senior-year performances gained her NCAA Division III Player of the Year honors by the American Women's Sports Foundation.

Schumacher graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in education. Following graduation, she worked in the Plymouth School District and then at Oshkosh West High School, where she currently serves as girls basketball coach and physical education instructor. Her coaching record includes four regional championships, a sectional championship and a conference championship.

Schumacher was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2016.