Katie Schumacher-Cawley
Schumacher-Cawley in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamPenn State
ConferenceBig Ten
Record49–17 (.742)
Biographical details
Born (1980-03-10) March 10, 1980
Chicago, IL
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Playing career
1998–2001Penn State (volleyball)
2001–2002Penn State (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002Illinois (Volunteer Assistant)
2003–2009UIC (Assistant)
2009–2016UIC
2017Penn
2018–2021Penn State (Associate HC)
2022–Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall174–163 (.516)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (2008)
Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of Fame (2003)

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.

Career

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]

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UIC Flames (Horizon League) (2009–2016)
2009 UIC 16–188–85th
2010 UIC 13–187–96th
2011 UIC 14–157–95th
2012 UIC 19–1310–42nd
2013 UIC 9–214–107th
2014 UIC 14–177–76th
2015 UIC 12–195–117th
2016 UIC 16–144–127th
UIC: 113–135 (.456)52–70 (.426)
Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (2017)
2017 Penn 12–117–75th
Penn: 12–11 (.522)7–7 (.500)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) (2022–present)
2022 Penn State 26–813–75thNCAA regional semifinal
2023 Penn State 23–915–5T–3rdNCAA regional semifinal
Penn 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 champion

References

  1. ↑ "UIC Profile - Katie Schumacher-Cawley".
  2. ↑ "Katie Schumacher-Cawley Named Women's Volleyball Head Coach".
  3. ↑ "Baranek: 'Schu' brings South Side pride, dedication back to Penn State".
  4. ↑ "Penn State women's volleyball starts conference play with Indiana, Michigan at Rec Hall".
  5. ↑ "What 7 departing Penn State women's volleyball transfers bring to their new schools".
  6. ↑ "Penn State women's volleyball closes out regular season with victory to sweep season series with Purdue".
  7. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Volleyball Postseason Honors" (PDF).
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