Paige Schmidt

Position:
Midfield
Class:
Senior
High School:
Tower Hill School
Hometown:
Westtown, PA

Holmes-Winn on Schmidt:
“Paige is a smart player who adds dimension and sophistication to our structure. After earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors as a sophomore, Paige returned for her junior season to find herself at the center of our opposition’s game plans. She rose to the challenge on each occasion and found a way to be successful under an incredible amount of pressure. She was once again voted as the Ivy League Player of the Year.”

At Princeton:

2006 - Named the Ivy League Player of the Year, becoming the third Tiger to win two league Player of the Year awards ... was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection, a first-team all-region pick and a third-team All-America choice ... led the team in assists with eight and shots with 71 ... assisted on Katie Kinzer’s game winner against William & Mary ... scored in a win at Columbia ... had two assists in the Monmouth win ... scored two goals and added two assists in a 6-1 win over Brown ... notched a goal against Hofstra ... named the Ivy League Player of the Week following an eight-point weekend against those teams ... had assists in wins over Harvard and Rutgers ... scored the game-winning goal against Penn ... had an assist in Princeton’s NCAA tournament win over Old Dominion.

2005 - The 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year ... led the team and league in goals (11) and points (29) ... was a first-team All-Ivy selection and a third-team All-America selection ... was a two-time league Player of the Week honoree and a two-time Honor Roll member ... started all 18 games ... had three game-winning goals, coming in wins against Columbia, Cornell and Brown ... named the league’s Player of the Week after two goals in a 2-1 win against Cornell ... also earned weekly honors after a five-point game at Brown ... notched a season-high six points on three goals in a win against Rutgers.

2004 - One of the top freshmen in the Ivy League ... a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week selection ... started all but two games ... scored four goals and had two assists on the season ... led the team with 50 shots ... earned Rookie of the Week honors Oct. 19 after scoring a goal and adding two assists in wins over Brown and Cornell ... also earned honors after goal against BU completed Princeton comeback from early 3-0 deficit ... spectacular backhanded goal tied the game against Penn early in the second half ... 32 of her 50 shots were on goal.

At Tower Hill:

A two-time Delaware Player of the Year ... also a member of the U.S. Under-19 national team in both 2002 and 2004 and the U.S. Under-16 national team in 2001 and 2002 ... four-year varsity starter at Tower Hill ... first-team All-America honoree in both 2002 and 2003 ... helped Tower Hill win four state championships ... also played lacrosse ... team captain in both field hockey and lacrosse as a senior.

Personal:

Full name is Paige Hamilton Schmidt ... born April 18, 1986 ... daughter of Drew and Paula Schmidt ... sister Hillary also played field hockey at Princeton and graduated in 2006 ... majoring in politics.