Russ Rose Then (1997): “Carrie had a real good freshman year from the standpoint of where she started and the progression that she went through. We were fortunate that we had senior outside hitters in Angie Kammer and Heidi Rottinghaus that allowed us to bring Carrie along slowly, but I thought Carrie’s contributions at the end of the year were excellent. I thought she played exceptionally well against Nebraska in the regional finals and I hope that she would be able to take that experience and the knowledge that she had as a successful junior player and be able to improve in her areas where she’s a little weak. She’s a great passer and a strong player at the net, and I would expect her to continue to make a positive impact in the Big Ten c;onference.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Carrie was a great six-rotation player — a player who, like Bonnie Bremner and Lauren Cacciamani, was on the court all the time. She was an exceptional passer, an exceptional blocker, and a very strong attacker. She was playing right when people were starting to run the slide. Her club team, Dead Frog Volleyball Club, was the top team in Michigan, and she was really skilled. Carrie had played with Lauren and Bonnie for four years, so they were very comfortable playing together. Carrie was somebody that I could match up on the other team’s best attacker. She made important contributions as a player, but was also a valuable member of the team as a competitor and a great teammate.”
1997 Season (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten … NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … played in 108 of 120 sets and 34 of 36 matches … ranked 4th on the team with 2.88 kills/set, with a .265 hitting percentage … tied with Lindsay Anderson for 2nd on the team with 30 service aces … ranked 5th on the team with 0.62 blocks/set … ranked 2nd on the team with 2.65 digs/set.
Before Penn State: An all-around athlete at Portage Central High School, Schonveld started for three seasons as the center on the basketball team, competed three years in the high jump, discus and shot put for the track team, and started all four seasons at outside hitter for the volleyball team; her list of honors is lengthy: four-year all-conference selection; three-year conference MVP; two-year All-State first team; one-year All-State second-team; two-time member of the Detroit Free Press Dream Team; the 1995 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and a Volleyball Monthly “Fab 50” selection; she led her volleyball, basketball and track teams to conference championships in her senior year and earned Portage Central’s Female Athlete of the Year award; Schonveld served as captain of the basketball team and set school season and career records for rebounding; she also claimed all-conference honors in the shot put and set school records in the high jump and discus; she also excelled in the classroom, earning the B’nai B’rith scholar-athlete award and the Optimist Club award.
“Women’s volleyball seniors reflect on success, memories,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 30, 1999
“Teacher, teacher,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 21, 1999
“Lady spiker to face sister in match at Penn State invite,” The Daily Collegian, Sept. 10, 1999
“Crash course awaits lady spikers,” The Daily Collegian, Aug. 27, 1999
“Supporting cast leads lady spikers,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 11, 1996