2009 Was the winning keeper in the Highlanders lone win of the season—a 2-1 victory over San Jose State on September 13 (
Box Score/
Recap) ... Recorded a season-high five saves in just 45 minutes of action at UC Davis on October 7 (
Box Score/
Recap) ...
2008 Played every minute in goal for UC Riverside ... The first start of his collegiate career came in the season-opening, 3-1 loss to Cal on August 29 (
Box Score) ... Recorded a career-high 10 saves in a 5-1 loss at UC Santa Barbara on October 14 (
Box Score)... His 83 saves on the year are the second most in the Division I history of the program ...
2007 Saw his first action for the Highlanders in the second half of a 3-2 win at Central Arkansas on September 1 (
Box Score) ...
2006 Redshirted the season ...
High School A four-year letter winner in soccer at Rancho Bernardo High School under coaches Daniel Valdez and Evan Camperell ... Named Second-Team All-League during his sophomore year and First-Team All-League in both his junior and senior years ... Recorded seven shutouts in his junior year and eight shutouts his senior year ... Named as the San Diego Soccer Club Player of the Year in 2002 ... Member of the “San Diego Union-Tribune” All-Academic Team in both 2004-05 and 2005-06 ...
Personal Ryan Volker Schmitz is the son of Isabel and Volker Schmitz ... Nickname is “Schmity”... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations in business administration and sociology ... Considers Peter Schmeichel to be his greatest influence as an athlete ... Roots for Borussia Dortmund, Norwich City and the San Diego Chargers ... Favorite athlete is Petr Cech ... Watches “Family Guy,” “Fox Sports Report,” “Top Chef” and “Entourage” ... Favorite writer is Tim O’Brien ... His favorite novel is “Things Fall Apart”... Favorite movies are “Boondock Saints” and “Big Fish”... Listens to Chromeo and Pennywise ... Enjoys eating corn and ribs ... Lists hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and kayaking as his hobbies ... His career goal is to play soccer professionally ...
| Year |
Team |
GP-GS |
Min |
GA |
GAA |
Svs |
Pct |
W |
L |
T |
Sho |
| 2007 |
UCR |
1-0 |
45:00 |
2 |
4.00 |
2 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
UCR |
20-20 |
1820:00 |
46 |
2.28 |
83 |
.643 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
| 2009 |
UCR |
7-5 |
503:48 |
14 |
2.50 |
23 |
.622 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Totals |
28-25 |
2408:48 |
62 |
2.32 |
108 |
.635 |
5 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
