Mia Schafer Season 2021

Third year at San José State…two-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete…two-time Academic All-MW honoree…2022 San José State President’s Scholar.
 
2021: All-Mountain West honoree…Spartans starting setter...played in 27 matches 99 sets...averaged 10.49 assists and 2.55 digs per set...52 assists in a win at Nevada and 48 assists against Santa Clara, Boise State (twice), Fresno State and Utah State...47 assists versus Wyoming, 45 assists at New Mexico and 44 assists at Saint Mary’s, versus UC San Diego and at Wyoming...40+ assists in 13 matches...three kills against Wyoming (twice), at New Mexico, at Nevada and versus Boise State...two kills in seven matches...36 aces including four versus Santa Clara and UC San Diego...11 double-doubles on the season...19 digs against Utah State, 17 digs against Texas Tech, 14 digs at Wyoming and versus Boise State, 11 digs in three matches and 10 digs against Santa Clara and Nevada...five block assists at Wyoming and three block assists against Colorado State and at New Mexico...three blocks versus Fresno State (1-2) and two blocks in four matches...at least one block in 22 matches.
 
2020: Spartans starting setter…played all 16 matches and 64 sets…averaged 8.55 assists, 2.16 digs and 0.30 aces per set…recorded 58 assists in wins over Nevada (3-1) and Colorado State (3-2)…added 55 assists in a 3-2 win at Wyoming…recorded five double-doubles on the season…three kills in the win over Colorado State and two kills at Wyoming and against Boise State…five service aces in a win over Nevada…three aces against San Diego State…14 digs in a win at Wyoming, 13 digs against Boise State and 12 digs versus New Mexico…three blocks in a win over Colorado State…two block assists versus Nevada and New Mexico.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:  Graduated from La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, Calif.) in 2020…two-year varsity indoor and two-year varsity beach volleyball…2019 Division I Regional Finalist…second team All-CIF honors…first team all-Avocado West League…played for Wave Volleyball Club and coach Kevin Hodge.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in child and adolescent development…would like teach English in Japan after graduation…likes pickleball and yoga…cousin, Maggie Kirwan, is a rower at WPI…Mia Nakajima Schafer was born in Ashburn, Va.
 
Schafer’s Career Highs
Kills                3   Six opponents
Attempts      12   at Nevada, 10-26-21
Assists          58   Two opponents
Aces                5   Nevada, 3-6-21
Digs               19   Utah State, 11-11-21
Block Solo      1   Fresno State, 10-30-21
Block Assists 5   at Wyoming, 11-4-21
Total Blocks       5    at Wyoming, 11-4-21