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Jersey Number 9
Kiana Schmitt
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Waunakee, Wis.
- High School:
- Waunakee
- Deals:
Bio
2023: Senior at Creighton
• Earned All-BIG EAST honors for the second straight campaign.
• Named BIG EAST Tournament MVP after leading CU with 12 kills on .526 hitting, adding four blocks in 3-0 title game sweep vs. St. John’s (Nov. 25).
• Led the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (39th nationally), second in blocks per set (131st nationally), 16th in points per set (3.22) and 19th in kills per set (2.65).
• In league play, was third in blocks per set (1.12) and second in hitting percentage (.410).
• Team was 39-1 all-time when she owns 4+ blocks, with the lone loss in the final match of her career.
• Hit .425 or better 10 of the last 14 contests.
• Her .379 hitting percentage this fall set a CU single-season record (min. 200 kills).
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 after 1.67 blocks per set in sweeps vs. St. John’s and Seton Hall.
• Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after averaging 3.67 kills and 1.17 blocks per set on .571 hitting in two wins.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Diet Coke Classic after helping CU to wins vs. High Point and No. 9 Minnesota.
• Middle blocker who had a combined 19 kills and nine blocks in 3-0 wins over Loyola (Chicago) and No. 16 Purdue to open her senior season (Aug. 25-26).
• Posted 11 kills and hit .333 vs. Duke (Aug. 27).
• Collected 13 kills vs. Ball State (Sept. 1).
• Owned 11 kills and hit .529 in 3-0 sweep vs. LSU (Sept. 2).
• Tied career-high with 16 kills in 3-1 win over Iowa State, hitting .519 (Sept. 10), and adding five blocks.
• Had 13 kills in 16 swings, hitting .812 (second-best in CU history), in 3-0 win vs. High Point (Sept. 15).
• Had 10 kills and five blocks in win at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16).
• Owned 14 kills at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Hit .765 with 13 kills in 17 swings vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 1), the fourth-best mark (min. 12 kills) in program history.
• Hit .600 and had 10 kills in 3-0 win vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Had seven blocks in 3-0 win at UConn (Oct. 20).
• Owned 11 kills and hit .444 in 3-0 win at Georgetown (Oct. 28).
• Had 10 kills, seven blocks and hit .500 in 3-0 win vs. DePaul (Nov. 3).
• Hit .647 thanks to 12 kills in 17 swings in 3-0 win vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5).
• Recorded eight kills and hit .700 at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Picked up six blocks at St. John’s (Nov. 11).
• Hit .526 with 12 kills and added four blocks in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. St. John’s (Nov. 25).
• Owned 12 kills and four blocks in Regional Semifinal vs. No. 7 Louisville (Dec. 7).
2022: Senior at Creighton
• An All-BIG EAST selection in 2022 who was also named AVCA Honorable Mention All-East Region.
• Landed on College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team as well as BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
• Team’s only player to start all 32 matches.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 and again on Nov. 7.
• Had more matches with 10 or more kills (12) in 2022 than her first three years combined (3).
• Creighton improved to 42-6 in her career when she has six or more kills and 20-0 all-time when she owns four or more blocks.
• Led the BIG EAST in league play with 1.23 blocks per set and fourth with a .361 hitting percentage.
• In all matches, ranked seventh in hitting percentage and fifth in blocks per set.
• Team’s only healthy player who didn’t serve in 2022.
• Began her senior season with 29 kills on .300 hitting at the Rumble in the Rockies (Aug. 26-27).
• Slammed 10 kills in 3-1 win vs. Wichita State (Aug. 26), then finished with 12 kills at Wyoming (Aug. 27).
• Collected nine kills and two blocks on .389 hitting vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 3).
• Earned 10 kills vs. No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7), including nine kills in 18 errorless swings in the final three sets.
• Had a dozen kills in 3-2 victory vs. Florida St. (Sept. 9).
• Had 11 kills and four blocks on .348 hitting in 3-2 win at Omaha (Sept. 10).
• Hit .467 and had nine kills in 3-1 triumph vs. Kansas State (Sept. 17).
• Tied then-career-high with 12 kills at Rice on Sept. 18.
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings on Sept. 23 vs. Georgetown.
• Had five blocks in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Sept. 30).
• Owned a then-career-high seven blocks in 3-2 win at UConn (Oct. 7).
• Had 11 kills on .476 hitting in 3-2 win against No.16 Marquette (Oct. 14).
• Secured first double-double when she had career-highs with 16 kills and 13 blocks in 3-2 win vs. DePaul (Oct. 16). The 13 blocks tied a D.J. Sokol Arena record for a five-set match and were the most by a Bluejay since 2012.
• Hit .533 and had 10 kills in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 28).
• Owned six blocks, 10 kills and hit .600 in 3-0 victory vs. UConn (Nov. 6).
• Had nine blocks and six kills while hitting .600 in 3-0 win at St. John’s (Oct. 30).
• Notched second double-double of the fall when she had 11 kills and 10 blocks in BIG EAST Tournament title match win vs. No. 14 Marquette (Nov. 26).
• Had eight kills, three blocks and two digs in NCAA Tournament match vs. Auburn (Dec. 2).
2021: Junior at Creighton
• Started 19-of-31 appearances for the BIG EAST champs in her junior campaign.
• Hit .274 and averaged 1.64 kills and 0.84 blocks per set.
• In all matches, ranked 11th in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage and 18th in blocks per set. In league play, was fifth in blocks per set and 18th in hitting percentage.
• Owned seven of nine kills in first set of 3-0 win at Missouri (Aug. 28).
• Hit .286 and had seven kills vs. USC (Sept. 3).
• Owned eight kills on .389 hitting in 3-0 sweep vs. No. 3 Kentucky (Sept. 4).
• Started and had six kills and four blocks in a 3-0 win vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Eight kills in win at Butler (Sept. 24), then had eight kills and six blocks one day later at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Matched season-high with six blocks at Seton Hall (Oct. 2).
• Tied season-high with 12 kills and added four blocks on .360 hitting in win at Providence (Oct. 17).
• Had seven kills in nine swings to hit .778 at Villanova (Nov. 13).
• Generated four kills on five swings while playing third set of NCAA Tournament match vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
• Had 11 kills and hit .429 in NCAA Tournament match vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Her .500 hitting percentage in the 2021 NCAA Tournament was tied for third-best of any player.
2020: Sophomore at Creighton
• Team was 7-0 when she had six or more kills and 7-1 when she had multiple blocks.
• Seventh in the BIG EAST with .299 hitting percentage.
• Provided a spark off the bench in comeback win at South Dakota with seven kills in 10 swings and two blocks, hitting .600 (Jan. 31).
• Owned eight kills and six blocks in 3-2 victory vs. No. 25 Marquette (Feb. 5).
• Made first career start one night later vs. No. 25 Marquette (Feb. 6).
• Had career-highs with 12 kills and six blocks vs. DePaul on March 6 while also hitting .750 in 16 swings.
• Closed regular-season with six kills on .545 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (March 28).
• Hit .625 with six kills in eight swings during BIG EAST Tournament semifinal vs. UConn (April 2).
• Had three kills, three blocks and career-high five digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Morehead State (April 14).
2019: Freshman at Creighton
• Appeared in 15 matches and 18 sets, finishing the season with 10 kills (0.56 kps.).
• Also hit a robust .409 in 22 swings.
• Made collegiate debut on Sept. 13 vs. Omaha.
• Collected a kill on her first career attack attempt vs. Drake (Sept. 14).
• Also pounded a kill on her first career swing in BIG EAST play, doing so vs. Villanova on Sept. 27.
• Wrapped up Creighton’s wins vs. Butler (Oct. 18), Xavier (Oct. 20) and Seton Hall (Nov. 3) with kills on match point.
Waunakee High School
• Finished career with 925 kills, 389 blocks and 60 aces on .401 hitting in 364 sets played.
• Three-year starter at the high school level for coach Anne Denkert.
• Served as a team captain as a senior, helping her team to the Badger Conference title and taking home First Team All-State accolades.
• Had 360 kills (2.9 kps.) as a senior, hitting .447 with 109 blocks, 71 digs and 43 aces.
• Honored as 2019 Badger North Conference Female Athlete of the Year and 2018 Wisconsin State Journal Volleyball Player of the Year.
• As a junior, was team MVP after leading club to its first state tournament appearance since 1993, as she had 366 kills (2.9 kps.) and hit .370 with 160 blocks and 59 digs.
• Named Team MVP and Second Team All-State by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association.
• As a sophomore, hit .381 with 199 kills and 120 blocks, taking home team’s “Most Improved” award.
• Team went a combined 126-23 in her three years on the varsity, including a 21-2 conference mark.
• A three-time First Team All-Badger North Conference pick.
• Member of the National Honor Society.
• Also won an academic letter.
• Participated in track and field, competing in the triple jump and high jump, as well as basketball.
• Played club volleyball for Capital Volleyball Academy and coaches Mark Rushton and Quinn Lukins.
• Committed to Creighton in March of 2017.
Awards & Honors
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 Dean’s List
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022 All-BIG EAST Conference
2022 AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/17
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/7
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023 All-BIG EAST Team
2023 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2023 AVCA All-East Region
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/2
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2023 BIG EAST Tournament Team MVP
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Third Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Diet Coke Classic, All-Tournament Team, MB
Personal
• Daughter of Aaron and Shawn Schmitt.
• Has one sister, Kyla.
• An exercise science for pre-health professions major and biology minor.
• Nickname is Schmitty.
• Sports heroes are Hannah and Paige Tapp.
• Dream vacation destination is Bali.
• Favorite food is banana bread and dried mangos.
• Summer job was being a certified nursing assistant at CUMC Bergan Mercy Hospital.
• Best friends on other college volleyball teams are Sophee Mink (College of Charleston) and Ally Van Eekeren (Penn State).
• Says Dr. Jen Yee is her favorite CU professor.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Chicago.
• Best sports memory is beating Marquette in five sets for the BIG EAST Championship last season.
• Chose Creighton because she loved the mix of great academics and high level volleyball.
• Favorite ice cream is chocolate covered strawberry from Culver’s.
• Favorite road venue to play in is Minnesota.
• Earned All-BIG EAST honors for the second straight campaign.
• Named BIG EAST Tournament MVP after leading CU with 12 kills on .526 hitting, adding four blocks in 3-0 title game sweep vs. St. John’s (Nov. 25).
• Led the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (39th nationally), second in blocks per set (131st nationally), 16th in points per set (3.22) and 19th in kills per set (2.65).
• In league play, was third in blocks per set (1.12) and second in hitting percentage (.410).
• Team was 39-1 all-time when she owns 4+ blocks, with the lone loss in the final match of her career.
• Hit .425 or better 10 of the last 14 contests.
• Her .379 hitting percentage this fall set a CU single-season record (min. 200 kills).
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 after 1.67 blocks per set in sweeps vs. St. John’s and Seton Hall.
• Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after averaging 3.67 kills and 1.17 blocks per set on .571 hitting in two wins.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at Diet Coke Classic after helping CU to wins vs. High Point and No. 9 Minnesota.
• Middle blocker who had a combined 19 kills and nine blocks in 3-0 wins over Loyola (Chicago) and No. 16 Purdue to open her senior season (Aug. 25-26).
• Posted 11 kills and hit .333 vs. Duke (Aug. 27).
• Collected 13 kills vs. Ball State (Sept. 1).
• Owned 11 kills and hit .529 in 3-0 sweep vs. LSU (Sept. 2).
• Tied career-high with 16 kills in 3-1 win over Iowa State, hitting .519 (Sept. 10), and adding five blocks.
• Had 13 kills in 16 swings, hitting .812 (second-best in CU history), in 3-0 win vs. High Point (Sept. 15).
• Had 10 kills and five blocks in win at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16).
• Owned 14 kills at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Hit .765 with 13 kills in 17 swings vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 1), the fourth-best mark (min. 12 kills) in program history.
• Hit .600 and had 10 kills in 3-0 win vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Had seven blocks in 3-0 win at UConn (Oct. 20).
• Owned 11 kills and hit .444 in 3-0 win at Georgetown (Oct. 28).
• Had 10 kills, seven blocks and hit .500 in 3-0 win vs. DePaul (Nov. 3).
• Hit .647 thanks to 12 kills in 17 swings in 3-0 win vs. No. 25 Marquette (Nov. 5).
• Recorded eight kills and hit .700 at Seton Hall (Nov. 10).
• Picked up six blocks at St. John’s (Nov. 11).
• Hit .526 with 12 kills and added four blocks in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. St. John’s (Nov. 25).
• Owned 12 kills and four blocks in Regional Semifinal vs. No. 7 Louisville (Dec. 7).
2022: Senior at Creighton
• An All-BIG EAST selection in 2022 who was also named AVCA Honorable Mention All-East Region.
• Landed on College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team as well as BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
• Team’s only player to start all 32 matches.
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 and again on Nov. 7.
• Had more matches with 10 or more kills (12) in 2022 than her first three years combined (3).
• Creighton improved to 42-6 in her career when she has six or more kills and 20-0 all-time when she owns four or more blocks.
• Led the BIG EAST in league play with 1.23 blocks per set and fourth with a .361 hitting percentage.
• In all matches, ranked seventh in hitting percentage and fifth in blocks per set.
• Team’s only healthy player who didn’t serve in 2022.
• Began her senior season with 29 kills on .300 hitting at the Rumble in the Rockies (Aug. 26-27).
• Slammed 10 kills in 3-1 win vs. Wichita State (Aug. 26), then finished with 12 kills at Wyoming (Aug. 27).
• Collected nine kills and two blocks on .389 hitting vs. Northern Iowa (Sept. 3).
• Earned 10 kills vs. No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7), including nine kills in 18 errorless swings in the final three sets.
• Had a dozen kills in 3-2 victory vs. Florida St. (Sept. 9).
• Had 11 kills and four blocks on .348 hitting in 3-2 win at Omaha (Sept. 10).
• Hit .467 and had nine kills in 3-1 triumph vs. Kansas State (Sept. 17).
• Tied then-career-high with 12 kills at Rice on Sept. 18.
• Hit .667 with nine kills in 12 swings on Sept. 23 vs. Georgetown.
• Had five blocks in 3-0 win vs. Butler (Sept. 30).
• Owned a then-career-high seven blocks in 3-2 win at UConn (Oct. 7).
• Had 11 kills on .476 hitting in 3-2 win against No.16 Marquette (Oct. 14).
• Secured first double-double when she had career-highs with 16 kills and 13 blocks in 3-2 win vs. DePaul (Oct. 16). The 13 blocks tied a D.J. Sokol Arena record for a five-set match and were the most by a Bluejay since 2012.
• Hit .533 and had 10 kills in 3-0 win at Seton Hall (Oct. 28).
• Owned six blocks, 10 kills and hit .600 in 3-0 victory vs. UConn (Nov. 6).
• Had nine blocks and six kills while hitting .600 in 3-0 win at St. John’s (Oct. 30).
• Notched second double-double of the fall when she had 11 kills and 10 blocks in BIG EAST Tournament title match win vs. No. 14 Marquette (Nov. 26).
• Had eight kills, three blocks and two digs in NCAA Tournament match vs. Auburn (Dec. 2).
2021: Junior at Creighton
• Started 19-of-31 appearances for the BIG EAST champs in her junior campaign.
• Hit .274 and averaged 1.64 kills and 0.84 blocks per set.
• In all matches, ranked 11th in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage and 18th in blocks per set. In league play, was fifth in blocks per set and 18th in hitting percentage.
• Owned seven of nine kills in first set of 3-0 win at Missouri (Aug. 28).
• Hit .286 and had seven kills vs. USC (Sept. 3).
• Owned eight kills on .389 hitting in 3-0 sweep vs. No. 3 Kentucky (Sept. 4).
• Started and had six kills and four blocks in a 3-0 win vs. South Dakota (Sept. 18).
• Eight kills in win at Butler (Sept. 24), then had eight kills and six blocks one day later at Xavier (Sept. 25).
• Matched season-high with six blocks at Seton Hall (Oct. 2).
• Tied season-high with 12 kills and added four blocks on .360 hitting in win at Providence (Oct. 17).
• Had seven kills in nine swings to hit .778 at Villanova (Nov. 13).
• Generated four kills on five swings while playing third set of NCAA Tournament match vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 2).
• Had 11 kills and hit .429 in NCAA Tournament match vs. Kansas (Dec. 3).
• Her .500 hitting percentage in the 2021 NCAA Tournament was tied for third-best of any player.
2020: Sophomore at Creighton
• Team was 7-0 when she had six or more kills and 7-1 when she had multiple blocks.
• Seventh in the BIG EAST with .299 hitting percentage.
• Provided a spark off the bench in comeback win at South Dakota with seven kills in 10 swings and two blocks, hitting .600 (Jan. 31).
• Owned eight kills and six blocks in 3-2 victory vs. No. 25 Marquette (Feb. 5).
• Made first career start one night later vs. No. 25 Marquette (Feb. 6).
• Had career-highs with 12 kills and six blocks vs. DePaul on March 6 while also hitting .750 in 16 swings.
• Closed regular-season with six kills on .545 hitting in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (March 28).
• Hit .625 with six kills in eight swings during BIG EAST Tournament semifinal vs. UConn (April 2).
• Had three kills, three blocks and career-high five digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Morehead State (April 14).
2019: Freshman at Creighton
• Appeared in 15 matches and 18 sets, finishing the season with 10 kills (0.56 kps.).
• Also hit a robust .409 in 22 swings.
• Made collegiate debut on Sept. 13 vs. Omaha.
• Collected a kill on her first career attack attempt vs. Drake (Sept. 14).
• Also pounded a kill on her first career swing in BIG EAST play, doing so vs. Villanova on Sept. 27.
• Wrapped up Creighton’s wins vs. Butler (Oct. 18), Xavier (Oct. 20) and Seton Hall (Nov. 3) with kills on match point.
Waunakee High School
• Finished career with 925 kills, 389 blocks and 60 aces on .401 hitting in 364 sets played.
• Three-year starter at the high school level for coach Anne Denkert.
• Served as a team captain as a senior, helping her team to the Badger Conference title and taking home First Team All-State accolades.
• Had 360 kills (2.9 kps.) as a senior, hitting .447 with 109 blocks, 71 digs and 43 aces.
• Honored as 2019 Badger North Conference Female Athlete of the Year and 2018 Wisconsin State Journal Volleyball Player of the Year.
• As a junior, was team MVP after leading club to its first state tournament appearance since 1993, as she had 366 kills (2.9 kps.) and hit .370 with 160 blocks and 59 digs.
• Named Team MVP and Second Team All-State by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association.
• As a sophomore, hit .381 with 199 kills and 120 blocks, taking home team’s “Most Improved” award.
• Team went a combined 126-23 in her three years on the varsity, including a 21-2 conference mark.
• A three-time First Team All-Badger North Conference pick.
• Member of the National Honor Society.
• Also won an academic letter.
• Participated in track and field, competing in the triple jump and high jump, as well as basketball.
• Played club volleyball for Capital Volleyball Academy and coaches Mark Rushton and Quinn Lukins.
• Committed to Creighton in March of 2017.
Awards & Honors
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 Dean’s List
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 Dean’s List
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022 All-BIG EAST Conference
2022 AVCA All-East Region Honorable Mention
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/17
2022 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/7
2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Dean’s List
2023 All-BIG EAST Team
2023 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2023 AVCA All-East Region
2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 10/2
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/6
2023 BIG EAST Tournament Team MVP
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Third Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2023 Diet Coke Classic, All-Tournament Team, MB
Personal
• Daughter of Aaron and Shawn Schmitt.
• Has one sister, Kyla.
• An exercise science for pre-health professions major and biology minor.
• Nickname is Schmitty.
• Sports heroes are Hannah and Paige Tapp.
• Dream vacation destination is Bali.
• Favorite food is banana bread and dried mangos.
• Summer job was being a certified nursing assistant at CUMC Bergan Mercy Hospital.
• Best friends on other college volleyball teams are Sophee Mink (College of Charleston) and Ally Van Eekeren (Penn State).
• Says Dr. Jen Yee is her favorite CU professor.
• Favorite BIG EAST road city is Chicago.
• Best sports memory is beating Marquette in five sets for the BIG EAST Championship last season.
• Chose Creighton because she loved the mix of great academics and high level volleyball.
• Favorite ice cream is chocolate covered strawberry from Culver’s.
• Favorite road venue to play in is Minnesota.
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