2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection in the postseason.
Season: Appeared in a trio of matches for the Nittany Lions in the 2024 campaign, booking 72 minutes of play on the back line… Mustered her first collegiate assist and point in her Big Ten Conference debut against Michigan… Participated in one shutout for the Blue & White against the Wolverines, a 6-0 Nittany Lion win at home.
Michigan (9/12): Made her season debut against the Wolverines and appeared in her first Big Ten Conference match, notching her first collegiate assist and point in a dominant 6-0 Nittany Lion win… Tallied a season-high 34 minutes of playing time in the victory… Columbia (9/15): Played nine minutes on the back line against the Lions… Stony Brook (11/16): Appeared in her second career national postseason match against the Seawolves, logging 27 minutes in Penn State’s historic 8-1 win.
2023 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Made three appearances and played 176 minutes in her inaugural collegiate campaign... Participated in a pair of shutouts on the back line, helping guide PSU’s defense to success against West Chester and Central Connecticut State.
West Chester (8/20): In the 8-0 win, she made her collegiate debut and played for a total of 59 minutes. Monmouth (9/03): Made her second collegiate appearance and played a season-high 72 minutes in the 4-1 win. Central Connecticut State (11/10): Played for a full half of the 7-0 win, making her postseason debut in the process.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Attended Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Ill…PASL National Champion in 2021...U.S. National Team Camp Member in the fall of 2021...U.S. Soccer U17 WNT CONCACAF Champion in 2022...United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-American in 2022...Played for Chicago FC United for 13 years.
PERSONAL
Full name is Keegan Ida Schmeiser…Daughter of Wayne Schmeiser and Karen Bartosiak…has one sibling, Jake… Intends to major in kinesiology.
WHY PENN STATE
"As soon as I stepped foot on campus, I knew this was where I wanted to be. Penn State has so much to offer, and I wanted to be a part of it. Penn State soccer's coaching staff was warm, welcoming, and has a reputation of taking players to the next level."