Head Coach Terri Schumacher

Terri Schumacher enters her second season as the head women’s basketball coach at UW-Oshkosh after guiding the Titans to a 19-8 record and a share of the WIAC championship a year ago.

Schumacher, who distinguished herself as a star player for the Titans during the 1984 and 1985 seasons, returned to UW-Oshkosh in July of 2005 after spending 13 years as the head girls’ basketball coach and physical education teacher at Oshkosh West High School.

During her tenure at Oshkosh West from 1993 to 2005, Schumacher piloted the Wildcats to a 148-148 record, two Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 1 state championships, two Fox Valley Association (FVA) titles and four WIAA Division 1 State Tournament appearances.

Since the 2000 season, Schumacher coached Oshkosh West to an impressive 131-35 record. In 2002, the Wildcats captured the FVA title and posted a 22-3 record, including a 44-43 loss to Hudson High School in the semifinals of the WIAA State Tournament. In 2003, Oshkosh West captured the FVA title and capped a 26-0 season with a 62-27 victory over Middleton High School in the championship game of the WIAA State Tournament. In 2004, the Wildcats finished a 21-5 season with a 54-40 victory over Watertown High School in the championship game of the WIAA State Tournament. In 2005, Oshkosh West compiled a 17-7 record, including a 39-37 loss to DeForest High School in the quarterfinals of the WIAA State Tournament.

Schumacher collected several individual awards while coaching at Oshkosh West. Among them was her selection as the 2003 Wisconsin Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. She also was named FVA Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003.

Prior to her position at Oshkosh West, Schumacher served as the head girls’ basketball coach at Plymouth High School from 1987 to 1992. Schumacher coached the Panthers to a 69-44 record, with her best season coming in 1990 when she led her hometown high school to an Eastern Wisconsin Conference championship and an 18-6 record, including a loss to Madison East High School in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament.

Following graduation from Plymouth High School in 1981, Schumacher attended UW-La Crosse and played basketball for the Eagles during the 1982 and 1983 campaigns. She transferred to UW-Oshkosh after the 1983 season and played basketball for the Titans the next two years.

At UW-Oshkosh, Schumacher immediately became one of the dominant players in the WIAC and the NCAA Division III. In 1984, she received All-WIAC first team honors after averaging a league-leading 23.8 points per game. During an 82-70 loss to UW-Green Bay, Schumacher scored 41 points and made 19 field goals to establish a pair of UW-Oshkosh records.

In 1985, Schumacher led UW-Oshkosh to an 18-8 record and its first WIAC championship. Schumacher received NCAA Division III All-America first team honors and was chosen as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year by the American Women’s Sports Federation. She also claimed All-WIAC first team accolades after averaging a league-leading 27.3 points and 5.1 steals per game. Schumacher concluded her UW-Oshkosh career by scoring 40 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in an 85-69 season-ending victory over UW-Whitewater.

Schumacher, the first NCAA Division III All-America selection in WIAC history, scored 1,209 points during her 47 games with the Titans. Her scoring output is the eighth best in UW-Oshkosh history. In 1996, UW-Oshkosh inducted Schumacher into its Athletics Hall of Fame.

In addition to coaching women's basketball at UW-Oshkosh, Schumacher also serves as an assistant to the school's Director of Intramurals.

* - Written November 15, 2006

Assistant Coach Craig Stevens

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