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15 Courtney Schmersal
Courtney Schmersal
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Ottawa, Ohio
  • High School:
    Pandora-Gilboa
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    3.3
  • fg %
    31.0
  • 3pt %
    32.4
  • ft %
    100.0
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.9

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 104-64
Feb 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-56
Feb 12 Mt. St. Joseph L, 99-92
Feb 16 Bluffton W, 73-63
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 83-81
Feb 25 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 74-62
  Total Conference
Games 24 17
Games started 6 2
Minutes 271 168
Minutes per game 11.3 9.9
FG 27-87 14-52
FG Pct 31.0 26.9
3PT 22-68 11-41
3PT Pct 32.4 26.8
FT 3-3 2-2
FT Pct 100.0 100.0
Off rebounds 3 3
Def rebounds 24 14
Total rebounds 27 17
Rebounds per game 1.1 1.0
Personal fouls 19 12
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 22 15
Turnovers 35 25
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 8 5
Blocks 1 1
Points 79 41
Points per game 3.3 2.4
Points per 40 min 11.7 9.8

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 57-53 1 25 2-12 16.7 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 6
Nov 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 60-56 1 19 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Nov 20 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63 1 12 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 23 Hope L, 76-56 1 21 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 9
Dec 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 75-63 1 18 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 67-50 - 8 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 8 Manchester (Ind.) L, 85-74 - 8 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-75 - 5 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Dec 17 Allegheny L, 103-100 - 8 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 18 Brescia W, 85-74 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Wooster W, 53-38 - 10 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 58-48 - 17 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 73-71 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 100-83 - 13 0-5 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-60 - 5 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 19 at Bluffton L, 90-83 - 8 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Anderson (Ind.) W, 69-67 - 12 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 102-91 - 6 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 85-76 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 104-64 - 13 3-6 50.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-56 - 14 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 12 Mt. St. Joseph L, 99-92 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 Bluffton W, 73-63 - 10 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 83-81 1 8 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 74-62 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 16 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 57-53 1 25 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Nov 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 60-56 1 19 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Nov 20 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63 1 12 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Nov 23 Hope L, 76-56 1 21 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Dec 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 75-63 1 18 1 1 2 2 3 1 0
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 67-50 - 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Dec 8 Manchester (Ind.) L, 85-74 - 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-75 - 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Dec 17 Allegheny L, 103-100 - 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dec 18 Brescia W, 85-74 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Wooster W, 53-38 - 10 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 58-48 - 17 0 4 4 0 2 0 0
Jan 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 73-71 - 10 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 100-83 - 13 0 2 2 4 1 0 0
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-60 - 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Jan 19 at Bluffton L, 90-83 - 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Anderson (Ind.) W, 69-67 - 12 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 102-91 - 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
Feb 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 85-76 - 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 104-64 - 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-56 - 14 0 1 1 1 1 3 0
Feb 12 Mt. St. Joseph L, 99-92 - 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Feb 16 Bluffton W, 73-63 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 83-81 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 25 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 74-62 - 8 0 3 3 0 4 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 16 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 57-53 1 0 0 -
Nov 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 60-56 1 1 0 2.0
Nov 20 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63 1 1 0 1.0
Nov 23 Hope L, 76-56 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 1 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 75-63 1 0 0 0.7
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 67-50 - 2 - -
Dec 8 Manchester (Ind.) L, 85-74 - 2 0 0.5
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 92-75 - 0 0 0.0
Dec 17 Allegheny L, 103-100 - 1 0 1.0
Dec 18 Brescia W, 85-74 - - - -
Dec 30 at Wooster W, 53-38 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 58-48 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 8 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 73-71 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 100-83 - 0 0 4.0
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-60 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 19 at Bluffton L, 90-83 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 79-72 - - - -
Jan 26 Anderson (Ind.) W, 69-67 - 2 0 0.5
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 102-91 - 0 0 2.0
Feb 3 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 85-76 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 104-64 - 1 0 -
Feb 9 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 81-56 - 0 0 1.0
Feb 12 Mt. St. Joseph L, 99-92 - 0 0 1.0
Feb 16 Bluffton W, 73-63 - 1 0 -
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 83-81 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 25 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 74-62 - 1 0 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2008-09 24 17.7 3.1-8.0 2.0-4.9 0.4-0.5 8.6
2009-10 27 21.1 3.4-8.4 2.5-5.9 0.7-1.0 10.1
2010-11 24 11.3 1.1-3.6 0.9-2.8 0.1-0.1 3.3
Total 75 16.9 2.6-6.7 1.8-4.6 0.4-0.6 7.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2008-09 24 13 424 74-191 38.7 48-117 41.0 10-13 76.9 206
2009-10 27 14 571 93-228 40.8 67-160 41.9 19-27 70.4 272
2010-11 24 6 271 27-87 31.0 22-68 32.4 3-3 100.0 79
Total 75 33 1266 194-506 38.3 137-345 39.7 32-43 74.4 557

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2008-09 24 424 17.7 7.0-18.0 4.5-11.0 41.0 0.9-1.2 19.4
2009-10 27 571 21.1 6.5-16.0 4.7-11.2 41.9 1.3-1.9 19.1
2010-11 24 271 11.3 4.0-12.8 3.2-10.0 32.4 0.4-0.4 11.7
Total 75 1266 16.9 6.1-16.0 4.3-10.9 39.7 1.0-1.4 17.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2008-09 24 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.9 0.7 0.2
2009-10 27 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.1
2010-11 24 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
Total 75 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2008-09 24 13 1 33 34 22 45 17 4
2009-10 27 14 6 38 44 28 39 13 2
2010-11 24 6 3 24 27 22 35 8 1
Total 75 33 10 95 105 72 119 38 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2008-09 24 0.1 3.1 3.2 2.1 4.2 1.6 0.4
2009-10 27 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.1
2010-11 24 0.4 3.5 4.0 3.2 5.2 1.2 0.1
Total 75 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.3 3.8 1.2 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 11.3 1.1-3.6 0.9-2.8 0.1-0.1 3.3
Conference 17 9.9 0.8-3.1 0.6-2.4 0.1-0.1 2.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 10.8 1.0-3.3 0.8-2.5 0.3-0.3 3.1
Away 12 11.9 1.3-4.3 1.1-3.4 0.0-0.0 3.8
Neutral 2 10.0 0.5-1.0 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 1.5
Result            
Wins 10 11.0 0.8-3.5 0.4-2.8 0.0-0.0 2.0
Losses 14 11.5 1.4-3.7 1.3-2.9 0.2-0.2 4.2
Month            
November 4 19.3 2.0-6.0 1.8-4.2 0.2-0.2 6.0
December 6 9.5 1.5-4.2 1.2-3.7 0.0-0.0 4.2
January 7 10.1 0.9-3.0 0.6-2.3 0.3-0.3 2.6
February 7 9.4 0.6-2.4 0.6-1.9 0.0-0.0 1.7

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 6 271 27-87 31.0 22-68 32.4 3-3 100.0 79
Conference 17 2 168 14-52 26.9 11-41 26.8 2-2 100.0 41
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 2 108 10-33 30.3 8-25 32.0 3-3 100.0 31
Away 12 3 143 16-52 30.8 13-41 31.7 0-0 - 45
Neutral 2 1 20 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Result                    
Wins 10 2 110 8-35 22.9 4-28 14.3 0-0 - 20
Losses 14 4 161 19-52 36.5 18-40 45.0 3-3 100.0 59
Month                    
November 4 4 77 8-24 33.3 7-17 41.2 1-1 100.0 24
December 6 1 57 9-25 36.0 7-22 31.8 0-0 - 25
January 7 - 71 6-21 28.6 4-16 25.0 2-2 100.0 18
February 7 1 66 4-17 23.5 4-13 30.8 0-0 - 12

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 271 11.3 4.0-12.8 3.2-10.0 32.4 0.4-0.4 11.7
Conference 17 168 9.9 3.3-12.4 2.6-9.8 26.8 0.5-0.5 9.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 108 10.8 3.7-12.2 3.0-9.3 32.0 1.1-1.1 11.5
Away 12 143 11.9 4.5-14.5 3.6-11.5 31.7 0.0-0.0 12.6
Neutral 2 20 10.0 2.0-4.0 2.0-4.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 6.0
Result                
Wins 10 110 11.0 2.9-12.7 1.5-10.2 14.3 0.0-0.0 7.3
Losses 14 161 11.5 4.7-12.9 4.5-9.9 45.0 0.7-0.7 14.7
Month                
November 4 77 19.3 4.2-12.5 3.6-8.8 41.2 0.5-0.5 12.5
December 6 57 9.5 6.3-17.5 4.9-15.4 31.8 0.0-0.0 17.5
January 7 71 10.1 3.4-11.8 2.3-9.0 25.0 1.1-1.1 10.1
February 7 66 9.4 2.4-10.3 2.4-7.9 30.8 0.0-0.0 7.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
Conference 17 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.1
Away 12 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 10 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0
Losses 14 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.6 0.3 0.1
Month                
November 4 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.0
December 6 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.2
January 7 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.9 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 0.6 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 6 3 24 27 22 35 8 1
Conference 17 2 3 14 17 15 25 5 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 2 1 11 12 8 14 1 1
Away 12 3 2 9 11 13 16 7 0
Neutral 2 1 0 4 4 1 5 0 0
Result                  
Wins 10 2 2 9 11 13 13 4 0
Losses 14 4 1 15 16 9 22 4 1
Month                  
November 4 4 0 6 6 4 3 3 0
December 6 1 2 3 5 8 10 1 1
January 7 - 1 9 10 8 13 0 0
February 7 1 0 6 6 2 9 4 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 0.4 3.5 4.0 3.2 5.2 1.2 0.1
Conference 17 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.6 6.0 1.2 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.4 4.1 4.4 3.0 5.2 0.4 0.4
Away 12 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.6 4.5 2.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 10.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 10 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 1.5 0.0
Losses 14 0.2 3.7 4.0 2.2 5.5 1.0 0.2
Month                
November 4 0.0 3.1 3.1 2.1 1.6 1.6 0.0
December 6 1.4 2.1 3.5 5.6 7.0 0.7 0.7
January 7 0.6 5.1 5.6 4.5 7.3 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.2 5.5 2.4 0.0

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