University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Spring Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Sarah Schnell
- Position:
- Opposite Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pembroke Pines, Fla.
- High School:
- Pembroke Pines Charter HS
- Prev School:
- James Madison
Prior to Louisiana
Competed for fellow SBC member James Madison in the 2024 and 2025 seasons ... appeared in 114 sets across 32 matches, totaling 162 kills on a .236 hitting percentage ... as a freshman, played in 26 matches and 96 sets, finishing with 142 kills (1.48 per set) ... finished rookie season ranked second on JMU in total blocks (66.0) ... against App State (Sept. 27, 2024), finished with 12 kills and a career-high 12.0 blocks ... tallied the most blocks by a JMU player in a single match since 2014 ... also had double-digit kills against Yale (11) and Coastal Carolina (10) ... saw action in six matches and 18 sets in her sophomore season ... finished with 20 kills (1.11 per set) and two blocks ... scored six kills against zero errors on nine swings (.667) vs Texas State.
High School
Competed for Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Charter High School ... was a four-time team captain ... led all Florida high schoolers in hitting percentage (.619) in 2023, notching 278 kills on 449 attempts ... as a junior, Schnell was named first-team all-county by the Sun Sentinel and second-team all-county by the Miami Herald.
Personal
Born Dec. 23, 2005 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. ... daughter of Ruben Schnell and Cecilia Gaye-Schnell ... has twin siblings - Sebastian and Sophie ... member of National Athletic Honor Society and Honor Roll ... was a JMU Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete in spring 2025 ... father, Ruben, was born in Venezuela and mom, Cecilia, in Uruguay ... majoring in biology ... aspires to conduct research in a lab to find cures for diseases.
Competed for fellow SBC member James Madison in the 2024 and 2025 seasons ... appeared in 114 sets across 32 matches, totaling 162 kills on a .236 hitting percentage ... as a freshman, played in 26 matches and 96 sets, finishing with 142 kills (1.48 per set) ... finished rookie season ranked second on JMU in total blocks (66.0) ... against App State (Sept. 27, 2024), finished with 12 kills and a career-high 12.0 blocks ... tallied the most blocks by a JMU player in a single match since 2014 ... also had double-digit kills against Yale (11) and Coastal Carolina (10) ... saw action in six matches and 18 sets in her sophomore season ... finished with 20 kills (1.11 per set) and two blocks ... scored six kills against zero errors on nine swings (.667) vs Texas State.
High School
Competed for Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Charter High School ... was a four-time team captain ... led all Florida high schoolers in hitting percentage (.619) in 2023, notching 278 kills on 449 attempts ... as a junior, Schnell was named first-team all-county by the Sun Sentinel and second-team all-county by the Miami Herald.
Personal
Born Dec. 23, 2005 in Pembroke Pines, Fla. ... daughter of Ruben Schnell and Cecilia Gaye-Schnell ... has twin siblings - Sebastian and Sophie ... member of National Athletic Honor Society and Honor Roll ... was a JMU Athletic Director's Scholar Athlete in spring 2025 ... father, Ruben, was born in Venezuela and mom, Cecilia, in Uruguay ... majoring in biology ... aspires to conduct research in a lab to find cures for diseases.
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