| Lindsay Schrader |
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OVERVIEW:
Team tri-captain ... talented guard who made strong return from year-long hiatus due to knee injury, showing solid improvement in shooting percentage, rebounding and assist/turnover ratio and maintaining scoring average despite the forced layoff ... physical presence on the perimeter ... strong finisher driving to the rim, but also can step out and knock down three-point shot ... relishes contact in paint and is excellent rebounder at both ends ... fierce competitor with burning desire to help team succeed ... presents matchup problems for opponents with size and strength ... takes on added mantle of leadership and responsibility in new role as captain ... retains two years of athletic eligibility.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08):
Appeared in all 34 games (33 starts), averaging 10.2 points (third on team) and team-high 6.2 rebounds ... during conference play, ranked 11th in BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.496), 14th in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and eighth in defensive rebounding (4.4 drpg) ... erupted in first meaningful game since March 19, 2006 (nearly 20 months), making her first six shots from the field and scoring game-high 20 points (10-12 FG) in only 17 minutes vs. Miami (Ohio) - her first career "point-a-minute" game ... scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds against Western Kentucky ... collected 10 points and team-high eight rebounds at No. 3 Maryland ... picked up 10 points and game-high three steals at Central Michigan ... registered team highs of 16 points (7-12 FG) and eight rebounds vs. Boston College ... tallied 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in win vs. Canisius ... notched 11 points and two steals against Michigan ... earned first double-double since Dec. 17, 2005 with team-high 17 points and game-high 12 rebounds at Bowling Green; also canned three consecutive baskets in 80-second span down stretch in regulation to seemingly clinch victory for Irish ... had eight points and team-high 10 rebounds in program's first-ever win at Purdue ... collected 10 points and three steals at IUPUI...registered eight points and five assists vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) ... pulled down game-high 10 rebounds in victory at Richmond, while adding seven points and four assists ... tallied eight points and seven rebounds in BIG EAST opener at Louisville ... had perfect shooting night vs. Villanova (5-5 FG, 2-2 FT), finishing with 12 points and game-high eight rebounds; second perfect shooting game of career (min. 5 attempts) following 6-for-6 effort at Wisconsin on Dec. 4, 2005 ... looked sharp at Georgetown with 12 points (6-11 FG) and seven rebounds ... notched 10 points and career-high six assists vs. No. 1 Connecticut ... finished with game highs of 15 points (7-9 FG) and nine rebounds against Providence ... tallied 12 points, team-high eight rebounds and three steals vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh ... turned in well-balanced effort vs. Marquette with 17 points (7-9 FG), six rebounds, five assists, career-high four steals and two blocks in 26 minutes ... collected 12 points and five rebounds in win at No. 21/23 Syracuse ... piled up 10 points and game-high eight rebounds at No. 5/4 Rutgers ... logged 11 points and five rebounds in win at DePaul on her 21st birthday ... chalked up second double-double of season (fourth career) with 17 points and season-high 13 rebounds against South Florida ... stretched double-figure scoring streak to seven with 10 points (and six rebounds) vs. Seton Hall ... nearly had double-double in NCAA opening-round win over SMU, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds ... came close to another double-double in NCAA regional semifinal against No. 3 Tennessee, winding up with 13 points (5-8 FG) and team-high nine rebounds despite battling foul trouble.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07):
Sidelined for entire season after suffering right knee injury (torn ACL) during scrimmage on fourth day of preseason practice (Oct. 15).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06):
Appeared in all 30 games during rookie campaign, starting 27 times (tied for second-most starts ever by Irish freshman) ... 858 total minutes also ranked third among freshmen in school history, and 28.6 minutes-per-game average was fifth in rookie record book at Notre Dame ... led team in rebounding (5.4 rpg.), becoming fifth freshman in school history to win team rebounding title, joining former All-Americans Jacqueline Batteast (2001-02) and Ruth Riley (1997-98) among others ... second on team in scoring (10.5 ppg.) and assists (1.73 apg.), and third in steals (1.1 spg.) ... scored in double figures 14 times, including three 20-point games ... also had two double-doubles and three double-digit rebounding efforts ... became first Notre Dame freshman in four years to start season opener (Batteast and Teresa Borton vs. Valparaiso in 2001), getting call in lidlifter vs. Michigan ... opened college career with a bang, posting double-double vs. the Wolverines with 10 points and 14 rebounds; only second player in school history to register double-double in college debut and first in program's Division I era (Shari Matvey - 21p, 14r vs. Marion on Nov. 30, 1979), while 14 rebounds were most by Irish player since Feb. 23, 2002 (Batteast - 18 boards at Connecticut) ... tossed in 11 points and grabbed five rebounds at Western Michigan ... logged 14 points (6-9 FG) in only 22 minutes vs. Iona ... had perfect shooting day at Wisconsin, going 6-of-6 from floor (including first college three-pointer) and winding up with 13 points; shooting performance was one made shot away from tying school and BIG EAST records for field goal percentage by freshman (7-of-7 by Alicia Ratay in 2000 and Borton in 2002) ... ... registered second double-double of season with 10 points and game-high 10 rebounds against No. 22/21 Utah in championship game of Duel in the Desert (Gray Division) ... had game highs of 13 points (6-10 FG) and seven rebounds, along with season-high three steals against Valparaiso ... posted third double-digit rebounding game of season with 10 rebounds vs. Marquette; also matched season high with four assists ... came off the bench for first time vs. No. 10 DePaul, responding with near double-double (nine points, nine rebounds) ... carded 12 points and season-high-tying three steals in 36 minutes against South Florida ... rang up 24 points (9-19 FG, 6-10 FG) and eight rebounds at Syracuse ... registered team bests of 16 points and six rebounds in personal-best 40 minutes vs. Villanova ... earned share of team-best scoring honors against #8/6 Connecticut with 12 points (5-7 FG) ... compiled 11 points and four assists in overtime win at Cincinnati; also assisted on Tulyah Gaines' game-tying layup at the horn in regulation, then hit Courtney LaVere for go-ahead three-point play with 2:07 left in OT ... scored game-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in regular-season finale vs. Pittsburgh ... collected 14 points and five rebounds, and knocked down go-ahead free throws with 3:19 left in BIG EAST Championship first-round win over South Florida ... saved biggest offensive output for season finale in NCAA Tournament game vs. Boston College, erupting for career-high 29 points (12-23 FG) in 37 minutes ... critical factor in Notre Dame's stretch drive to NCAA Tournament berth, averaging 14.9 ppg. with .547 FG% (41-75) in final seven games ... participated in USA Basketball U20 National Team Trials during summer 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 20.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game with .490 field goal percentage during career at Bartlett High School ... Illinois Miss Basketball (2005) -- voting margin (374 points) was sixth-largest since award first presented in 1986 (previous winners include current WNBA All-Stars Tamika Catchings and Cappie Pondexter) ... Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year (2005) ... McDonald's All-American (2005), scoring nine points (4-7 FG) in McDonald's High School All-America Game played at Notre Dame's Joyce Center ... WBCA High School All-American (2005), scoring 10 points in WBCA High School All-America Game played in conjunction with NCAA Women's Final Four in Indianapolis ... Parade All-America Third Team (2005) ... three-time Street & Smith's All-American (2002, 2003, 2005) ... Nike All-America Camp (2003, 2004) ...adidas Top Ten Camp Underclass All-Star (2002) ... four-time all-state selection (first team in 2004 and 2005; second team in 2003; honorable mention in 2002) ... three-time Chicago Sun-Times all-area team (2003, 2004, 2005) ... four-time Daily Herald all-area team (2002, 2003, co-captain 2004, co-captain 2005) ... set school records and ranks among top 35 in Illinois prep history for career points (2,422), rebounds (1,175), field goals made (951), field goals attempted (1,939) and free throws attempted (478), appearing in top 10 of latter three categories ... also has school records for assists (252), steals (346) and blocks (240), as well as points in game (38 vs. St. Viator in 2003) ... scored in double figures 114 times in 117 career games, including streak of 72 consecutive double-digit games (eighth in state history) ... also had nine career 30-point games (five as a senior) ... as senior, averaged 22.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game with .480 field goal percentage while leading Bartlett to 30-5 record and berth in Class AA state title game (BHS lost to top-ranked Peoria Richwoods, 52-48, despite 18 points and tournament-record 18 rebounds from Schrader) ... Bartlett posted a 96-27 (.780) record during career, including 81-14 (.853) mark in final three seasons ... earned silver medal at 2004 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival with North Team after ranking among top three at tournament for scoring (14.8 ppg. - third), rebounding (8.6 rpg. - third) and field goal percentage (.542 - second) ... one of 17 finalists for the 2004 USA Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that won gold medal ... rated among top 30 by three separate recruiting services -- Blue Star Index (14th), All-Game Sports (21st) and All-Star Girls Report (26th - eighth among shooting guards).
PERSONAL DATA:
Born Feb. 24, 1987 in Winfield, Ill. ... youngest of three children ... daughter of Lori and Darcy Schrader ... brother, Kevin, was power-hitting catcher for Elgin (Ill.) Community College baseball team that advanced to 2007 NJCAA World Series ... joins sophomore Devereaux Peters as two of 11 Illinois natives who have played for the Irish; besides Schrader and Peters, eight others have come from the Chicagoland area, including such notables as NCAA career three-point percentage record holder Alicia Ratay (Lake Zurich, 1999-2003), Danielle Green (Chicago, 1995-2000) and Diondra Toney (Chicago, 1985-89) ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as management-consulting major ... some former Irish players who wore No. 24 include Janice Crowe, Theresa Mullins and Andrea Alexander.
CAREER HONORS:
2008: Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST.
2006: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll(Dec. 5) ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.
SCHRADER'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Season |
G-S |
Min-Avg. |
FG-FGA |
Pct |
3FG-3FGA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off |
Def |
Tot |
Avg |
PF-DQ |
A |
T |
B |
S |
Pts |
Avg |
| 2005-06 |
30-27 |
858-28.6 |
127-287 |
.443 |
4-7 |
.571 |
58-111 |
.523 |
36 |
126 |
162 |
5.4 |
55-1 |
52 |
57 |
11 |
33 |
316 |
10.5 |
| 2006-07 |
Did Not Play |
| 2007-08 |
34-33 |
955-28.1 |
148-322 |
.460 |
1-2 |
.500 |
52-80 |
.650 |
71 |
139 |
210 |
6.2 |
44-1 |
73 |
63 |
4 |
54 |
349 |
10.3 |
| Totals |
64-60 |
1813-28.3 |
275-609 |
.452 |
5-9 |
.556 |
110-191 |
.576 |
107 |
265 |
372 |
5.8 |
99-2 |
125 |
120 |
15 |
87 |
665 |
10.4 |
SCHRADER IN THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE
| Season |
G-S |
Min-Avg |
FG-FGA |
Pct |
3FG-3FGA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off |
Def |
Tot |
Avg |
PF-DQ |
A |
T |
B |
S |
Pts |
Avg |
| 2005-06 |
16-13 |
442-27.6 |
63-151 |
.417 |
2-5 |
.400 |
34-60 |
.567 |
19 |
64 |
83 |
5.2 |
25-0 |
28 |
27 |
5 |
16 |
162 |
10.1 |
| 2006-07 |
Did Not Play |
| 2007-08 |
16-15 |
458-28.6 |
70-141 |
.496 |
0-0 |
.000 |
29-39 |
.744 |
29 |
71 |
100 |
6.3 |
22-1 |
36 |
31 |
3 |
23 |
169 |
10.6 |
| Totals |
32-28 |
900-28.1 |
133-292 |
.455 |
2-5 |
.400 |
63-99 |
.636 |
48 |
135 |
183 |
5.7 |
47-1 |
64 |
58 |
8 |
39 |
331 |
10.3 |