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15 Courtney Schmersal
Courtney Schmersal
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Ottawa, Ohio
  • High School:
    Pandora-Gilboa
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Athletic Training
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    8.6
  • fg %
    38.7
  • 3pt %
    41.0
  • ft %
    76.9
  • reb/g
    1.4
  • a/g
    0.9

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at Northwestern Ohio L, 81-72
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-62
Feb 11 Mt. St. Joseph W, 80-67
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 60-47
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-69
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 79-66
  Total Conference
Games 24 16
Games started 13 7
Minutes 424 275
Minutes per game 17.7 17.2
FG 74-191 47-118
FG Pct 38.7 39.8
3PT 48-117 33-76
3PT Pct 41.0 43.4
FT 10-13 6-7
FT Pct 76.9 85.7
Off rebounds 1 1
Def rebounds 33 21
Total rebounds 34 22
Rebounds per game 1.4 1.4
Personal fouls 45 26
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 22 13
Turnovers 45 32
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.4
Steals 17 10
Blocks 4 3
Points 206 133
Points per game 8.6 8.3
Points per 40 min 19.4 19.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 78-59 1 19 2-12 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Nov 18 at Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 77-63 1 13 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 70-68 - 26 6-15 40.0 3-8 37.5 3-4 75.0 18
Nov 22 vs. Hope L, 79-57 - 13 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 25 Hope L, 76-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Siena Heights W, 74-72 1 23 5-12 41.7 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 13
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 90-84 1 27 8-14 57.1 7-8 87.5 1-2 50.0 24
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 79-67 1 25 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Dec 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 90-79 1 19 5-7 71.4 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 14
Dec 19 Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 68-63 1 20 4-10 40.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 86-66 1 21 7-10 70.0 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 20
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-80 1 23 5-12 41.7 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 50-44 - 11 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 13 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-57 - 14 3-12 25.0 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 9
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-80 - 9 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 21 Bluffton L, 79-74 1 16 4-11 36.4 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 10
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) L, 91-90 1 11 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-52 1 23 5-10 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 13
Feb 4 at Northwestern Ohio L, 81-72 1 14 1-7 14.3 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-62 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 Mt. St. Joseph W, 80-67 - 30 8-12 66.7 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 22
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 60-47 - 21 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 9
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-69 - 17 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 79-66 - 9 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 78-59 1 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Nov 18 at Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 77-63 1 13 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Nov 21 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 70-68 - 26 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Nov 22 vs. Hope L, 79-57 - 13 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
Nov 25 Hope L, 76-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Siena Heights W, 74-72 1 23 0 2 2 2 4 3 1
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 90-84 1 27 0 0 0 2 3 0 1
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 79-67 1 25 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Dec 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 90-79 1 19 0 1 1 0 4 0 0
Dec 19 Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 68-63 1 20 0 3 3 0 3 0 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 86-66 1 21 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-80 1 23 0 6 6 2 2 1 0
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 50-44 - 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 13 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-57 - 14 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-80 - 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 21 Bluffton L, 79-74 1 16 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) L, 91-90 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-52 1 23 1 1 2 2 5 2 0
Feb 4 at Northwestern Ohio L, 81-72 1 14 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-62 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 11 Mt. St. Joseph W, 80-67 - 30 0 5 5 1 3 3 0
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 60-47 - 21 0 2 2 0 3 0 1
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-69 - 17 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 79-66 - 9 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) W, 78-59 1 4 0 -
Nov 18 at Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 77-63 1 0 - 0.5
Nov 21 vs. Alma (Mich.) W, 70-68 - 2 - 2.0
Nov 22 vs. Hope L, 79-57 - 1 - 0.3
Nov 25 Hope L, 76-59 - - - -
Dec 2 at Siena Heights W, 74-72 1 4 - 0.5
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 90-84 1 2 - 0.7
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 79-67 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 17 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 90-79 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 19 Mt. Vernon Naz. L, 68-63 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 86-66 1 3 - -
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-80 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 50-44 - 2 - -
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 0 - 0.3
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-57 - 0 - 2.0
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-80 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 21 Bluffton L, 79-74 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) L, 91-90 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 74-52 1 2 - 0.4
Feb 4 at Northwestern Ohio L, 81-72 1 1 - -
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-62 - 1 - -
Feb 11 Mt. St. Joseph W, 80-67 - 3 - 0.3
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 60-47 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 18 at Bluffton L, 78-69 - 1 - 1.0
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 79-66 - 1 - 1.0

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 17.7 3.1-8.0 2.0-4.9 0.4-0.5 8.6
Conference 16 17.2 2.9-7.4 2.1-4.8 0.4-0.4 8.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 9 18.0 3.1-7.7 1.8-4.4 0.6-0.6 8.6
Away 13 17.2 2.9-7.8 2.2-5.3 0.1-0.2 8.2
Neutral 2 19.5 4.0-10.0 1.5-4.0 2.0-3.0 11.5
Result            
Wins 9 22.3 4.9-10.7 3.4-7.0 0.8-1.0 14.0
Losses 15 14.9 2.0-6.3 1.1-3.6 0.2-0.3 5.3
Month            
November 4 17.8 2.5-8.5 1.0-3.5 1.0-1.5 7.0
December 6 22.5 5.3-10.3 3.7-6.2 0.2-0.3 14.5
January 8 15.0 2.5-7.5 1.5-4.8 0.2-0.2 6.8
February 6 16.3 2.0-5.8 1.7-4.7 0.5-0.5 6.2

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 13 424 74-191 38.7 48-117 41.0 10-13 76.9 206
Conference 16 7 275 47-118 39.8 33-76 43.4 6-7 85.7 133
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 9 5 162 28-69 40.6 16-40 40.0 5-5 100.0 77
Away 13 8 223 38-102 37.3 29-69 42.0 1-2 50.0 106
Neutral 2 - 39 8-20 40.0 3-8 37.5 4-6 66.7 23
Result                    
Wins 9 5 201 44-96 45.8 31-63 49.2 7-9 77.8 126
Losses 15 8 223 30-95 31.6 17-54 31.5 3-4 75.0 80
Month                    
November 4 2 71 10-34 29.4 4-14 28.6 4-6 66.7 28
December 6 6 135 32-62 51.6 22-37 59.5 1-2 50.0 87
January 8 4 120 20-60 33.3 12-38 31.6 2-2 100.0 54
February 6 1 98 12-35 34.3 10-28 35.7 3-3 100.0 37

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 424 17.7 7.0-18.0 4.5-11.0 41.0 0.9-1.2 19.4
Conference 16 275 17.2 6.8-17.2 4.8-11.1 43.4 0.9-1.0 19.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 9 162 18.0 6.9-17.0 4.0-9.9 40.0 1.2-1.2 19.0
Away 13 223 17.2 6.8-18.3 5.2-12.4 42.0 0.2-0.4 19.0
Neutral 2 39 19.5 8.2-20.5 3.1-8.2 37.5 4.1-6.2 23.6
Result                
Wins 9 201 22.3 8.8-19.1 6.2-12.5 49.2 1.4-1.8 25.1
Losses 15 223 14.9 5.4-17.0 3.0-9.7 31.5 0.5-0.7 14.3
Month                
November 4 71 17.8 5.6-19.2 2.3-7.9 28.6 2.3-3.4 15.8
December 6 135 22.5 9.5-18.4 6.5-11.0 59.5 0.3-0.6 25.8
January 8 120 15.0 6.7-20.0 4.0-12.7 31.6 0.7-0.7 18.0
February 6 98 16.3 4.9-14.3 4.1-11.4 35.7 1.2-1.2 15.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.9 0.7 0.2
Conference 16 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.8 2.0 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.4 1.9 0.7 0.2
Away 13 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.8 0.7 0.2
Neutral 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.1 1.2 0.3
Losses 15 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.7 0.4 0.1
Month                
November 4 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.0
December 6 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.8 2.7 0.7 0.5
January 8 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.9 0.6 0.0
February 6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 13 1 33 34 22 45 17 4
Conference 16 7 1 21 22 13 32 10 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 9 5 0 18 18 4 17 6 2
Away 13 8 1 13 14 15 24 9 2
Neutral 2 - 0 2 2 3 4 2 0
Result                  
Wins 9 5 1 13 14 11 19 11 3
Losses 15 8 0 20 20 11 26 6 1
Month                  
November 4 2 0 4 4 6 6 3 0
December 6 6 0 7 7 5 16 4 3
January 8 4 1 10 11 7 15 5 0
February 6 1 0 12 12 4 8 5 1

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 0.1 3.1 3.2 2.1 4.2 1.6 0.4
Conference 16 0.1 3.1 3.2 1.9 4.7 1.5 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 0.0 4.4 4.4 1.0 4.2 1.5 0.5
Away 13 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.7 4.3 1.6 0.4
Neutral 2 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 2.1 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 0.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 3.8 2.2 0.6
Losses 15 0.0 3.6 3.6 2.0 4.7 1.1 0.2
Month                
November 4 0.0 2.3 2.3 3.4 3.4 1.7 0.0
December 6 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.5 4.7 1.2 0.9
January 8 0.3 3.3 3.7 2.3 5.0 1.7 0.0
February 6 0.0 4.9 4.9 1.6 3.3 2.0 0.4

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