University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Soccer Roster
Annika Schmidt
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nufringen, Germany
- High School:
- Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium
- Prev School:
- VFL Sindelfingen Bundesliga
Career Accolades
2013 Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2013 NSCAA All-Central Region Third Team
2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana First Team
2016 (Senior)
Played in 18 matches, starting seven ... saw 594 minutes of action ... had 16 shots, seven on goal, scored four ... had a season-high two goals in a 3-1 win over Southeastern Louisiana (9/4) ... scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over ULM (10/16).
2015 (Junior)
Played in 20 matches, starting 15 ... saw 901 minutes of action ... had 24 shots, 12 on goal, scored six ... added two assists for a total of 14 points ... best performance of the season came on 9/18 against Grambling State with a three-goal and one-assist outing ... seven points against Grambling State was a career high.
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 18 matches, starting four ... tied for second among Ragin’ Cajuns with five goals and matched Danielle DeRosa with team-high four assists ... scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in 4-2 win against Arkansas State on 10/12 ... best performance of season came on 10/5 at South Alabama with a two-goal and one-assist (five points) outing ... five points at South Alabama were one shy of career high (9/1/13 against Northwestern State) ... took season-high three shots on goal twice against Alcorn State and at South Alabama ... ended the season tied for fourth in UL program history in points (37), (fourth in goals (15) and tied for seventh in assists (7).
2013 (Freshman)
Was named NSCAA All-South Region Third Team and second team All-Sun Belt ... was one of eight freshman to earn all-region honors ... was first team All-Louisiana ... played in and started all 18 matches, seeing 1,381 minutes on the field ... broke the school record for most points in a season (23), before seeing teammate Yazmin Montoya top it later in the season ... scored 10 goals and added three assists for 23 points ... was a two-time Offensive Sun Belt Player of the Week first on Sept. 3 and then on Sept. 17 ... became the first player in school history to notch multiple hat tricks ... scored three goals against Northwestern State (9/1/13), for the second hat trick in school history ... set a school record with four goals in a game against Prairie View A&M (9/13/13) ... scored a goal and notched an assist against Georgia State (9/27/13) ... her 23 points ranks her second in a single-season and 10th in a career at Louisiana ... her two hat tricks came in her first eight career matches … was the fastest player to reach 20 points in school history, doing so in just 10 matches.
High School
Played four years for VFL Sindelfingen in the German Bundesliga … attended Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium in Boeblingen, Germany … helped VFL Sindelfingen to a Southwest Conference championship in 2010 … led VFL to a promotion to the top league in 2013 after winning the 2nd Budesliga in 2012 … was an all-state selection, and named to the U15-U17 National Team.
Personal
Born on May 4, 1993 in Herrenberg, Germany … daughter of Christa and Roland Schmidt … has one older sister, Jenny … is the first European recruit by head coach Scot Wieland for the Ragin’ Cajuns ... majoring in kinesiology - sport management.
