Carly Schnieder

AWARDS/HONORS

• 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2018, 2021 AVCA Top Flight Honoree
• 2018 CCSA All-Academic Team
• 2018 USA Volleyball Collegiate Championship Qualifier
• 2018 NCSA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year

2021

• Leaves South Carolina with 92 career wins, making her just one of three individuals to reach 90 wins.
• Also in the record book ranked second in program history for career starts, career conference wins and career wins over ranked opponents.
• Her career win percentage of .652 is good for fifth in program history (min. 50 starts).
• Finished her final season with the team with a 26-6 record, earning her AVCA Top Flight honors.
• Of her 26 wins, 12 came against conference rivals and seven came against nationally ranked opponents.
• Paired with Morgyn Greer for most of the spring, the duo’s 23 wins is the third-highest win total for a pair in a single season in program history, and their 11 wins against conference opponents is a single-season record.

2020

• Moved to the top of the lineup with partner Jess Vastine, playing nine matches at No. 1 and the other three at No. 2 before the season was cut short.
• Grinded out a 15-21, 21-17, 17-15 win with Vastine on court one for the clinching point to help the Gamecocks take down No. 14 Long Beach State on March 7, 3-2.
• Enters 2020-21 with 66 career wins, good for sixth in program history.

2019

• Finished the year with a 19-11 overall record, most notably going 13-9 at No. 3 and 5-1 at No. 5.
• Had six wins over CCSA rivals and four wins against ranked opponents.
• Clinched a 3-2 win over No. 4 LSU with a 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 win over the Tigers.
• Closed out the season with a dominating 21-13, 21-7 over No. 9 FIU at the CCSA tournament.

2018

• Went 19-8 in duals in the No. 3 position (21-10 overall), including a team-best 8-1 record against conference rivals with teammate Julia Mannisto.
• Of their 21 total wins, nine came against AVCA top-20 opponents.
• Their 21 total wins rank sixth in program history for a single season. After two full season together, Schnieder and Mannisto are now the winningest pair in program history (with 43 wins).
• Paired with Katie Smith in the opening weekend of the season, and went 2-1 with wins over Florida State and FAU.
• Signature wins over Georgia State (3x), LSU, Hawai’i, Grand Canyon and FIU.
• Qualified for the USA Volleyball Collegiate Championship.
• Earned the NCSA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year, the first college beach volleyball student-athlete to be recognized.

2017

• Had a career year, winning 22 matches with teammate Julia Mannisto. The duo went 12-4 in the threes pair, 9-6 in the fours and 1-0 in the fives.
• Tied for the most wins in program history by a freshman.
• Mannisto and Schnieder helped clinch the team’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over No. 11 FIU to open the season, as they won their match at the threes in three sets.
• As a pair, the two won four matches against teams ranked in the AVCA Top-15 coaches poll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

• Won the AAU National Championship with Gamecock teammate Katie Smith in the summer of 2016
• Also won the USA Beach Volleyball National Championship with Smith in the summer of ’16.
• Southwest District first team honoree.
• First-team GGCL.
• Plays club volleyball with Ohio Valley Beach Volleyball Academy for coach Rob Long.
• Won the U18 club national championship with OVBVA and teammate Katie Smith, and was an AVCA High School beach volleyball honorable mention All-American.

PERSONAL

• Daughter of John and Gwen Schnieder.
• Mother played volleyball at Xavier, and cousins Brent and Garrett Celek are NFL players.
• Pharmaceutical Studies major.