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Jersey Number 9
Mia Schaefer
- Position:
- L/DS
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Willoughby, Ohio
- High School:
- Lake Catholic
EMU: 2026-27: Joins the program as an incoming transfer from Niagara University.
NIAGARA: 2025: Named MAAC Libero of the Year…Named to All-MAAC Second Team…Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors…Appeared in 104 sets…Recorded career-high and team-leading 566 digs, the sixth-most among all NCAA players and the sixth-most in a single season by a Purple Eagle.…Averaged 5.44 digs per set during the 2025 regular season, leading the MAAC and ranking third nationally…Tallied 124 assists and 24 service aces…Tallied 32 digs against Quinnipiac, on Nov. 15...Registered career-high 33 digs against Merrimack, on Nov. 15.
2024: Played in 85 sets as a defensive specialist...Recorded 124 digs (1.46 per set)...Served 12 aces with only six service errors for a .974 service percentage...Posted seven kills on the season...Tallied a season-high 11 digs at Fairfield, on Oct. 12...Collected nine digs at both Rider, on Oct. 6, and Bucknell, on Sept. 14...Served two aces in multiple matches, including against Mercyhurst, on Sept. 19, and Saint Peter's, on Oct. 5...Maintained a .940 reception percentage on 248 total receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Catholic…Named team captain senior year…Crown Conference Second Team member…All-District honorable mention…AVCA All-American watch list…Won two state championships and three conference championships (2022-24)...Recorded 352 digs, 48 aces and 196 kills.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Mia Schaefer…Daughter of Missy and James Schaefer…Has three siblings, including two brothers, Logan and Chase, and one sister, Chloe…Major: Psychology.
NIAGARA: 2025: Named MAAC Libero of the Year…Named to All-MAAC Second Team…Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors…Appeared in 104 sets…Recorded career-high and team-leading 566 digs, the sixth-most among all NCAA players and the sixth-most in a single season by a Purple Eagle.…Averaged 5.44 digs per set during the 2025 regular season, leading the MAAC and ranking third nationally…Tallied 124 assists and 24 service aces…Tallied 32 digs against Quinnipiac, on Nov. 15...Registered career-high 33 digs against Merrimack, on Nov. 15.
2024: Played in 85 sets as a defensive specialist...Recorded 124 digs (1.46 per set)...Served 12 aces with only six service errors for a .974 service percentage...Posted seven kills on the season...Tallied a season-high 11 digs at Fairfield, on Oct. 12...Collected nine digs at both Rider, on Oct. 6, and Bucknell, on Sept. 14...Served two aces in multiple matches, including against Mercyhurst, on Sept. 19, and Saint Peter's, on Oct. 5...Maintained a .940 reception percentage on 248 total receptions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Lake Catholic…Named team captain senior year…Crown Conference Second Team member…All-District honorable mention…AVCA All-American watch list…Won two state championships and three conference championships (2022-24)...Recorded 352 digs, 48 aces and 196 kills.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Mia Schaefer…Daughter of Missy and James Schaefer…Has three siblings, including two brothers, Logan and Chase, and one sister, Chloe…Major: Psychology.
Giving Tuesday 2025 - EMU Volleyball
Monday, December 01
Giving Tuesday 2025 - Eastern Michigan Volleyball
Monday, December 01
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Saturday, November 08
Volleyball Senior Highlights vs Ball State, Nov. 7, 2025
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