Maggie Schneidereith enters her 3rd season as an assistant coach with the UC Davis women's lacrosse program.
"Maggie had a phenomenal playing career at Johns Hopkins and is ready to begin her college coaching career on the west coast," UC Davis head coach Suzanne Isidor said. "She brings a tremendous amount of lacrosse knowledge and is going to be a great asset to our program. I can't wait for Maggie to get to Davis and start working with our team."
A five-year letter winner on the attack for the Blue Jays from 2016-21, Schneidereith wrapped up her collegiate career ranked third on the team with 46 points in 15 matches in 2021, finishing with 27 goals and 19 assists on 64 shots. A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection, Schneidereith helped Johns Hopkins to a 2021 NCAA Tournament berth and a trip to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
During the year, Schneidereith was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and IWLCA National Offensive Player of the Week on April 27, after combining for nine goals, three assists, and two ground balls in back-to-back wins over nationally ranked Penn State and Michigan.
She was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List and was a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch prior to the start of the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, finishing with 17 goals, eight assists, nine ground balls, and three caused turnovers, in seven starts.
That came on the heels of a 2019 campaign that saw her earn All-Big Ten and IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team honors, ending the year with 48 goals, 29 assists, 18 ground balls, and seven caused turnovers to lead the team in scoring. Schneidereith led the Big ten in assists and assists per game (1.61) that season, while finishing second in points per game (4.28) and third in goals per game (2.67), while helping the Blue Jays to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
As a sophomore in 2018, she finished with 39 goals, 18 assists, and 20 ground balls, in 19 matches, helping Johns Hopkins to another NCAA Tournament berth, ranking second on the team in goals, assists, and points (57), and started all 18 games as a freshman with the Blue Jays in 2017, finishing with 20 goals, 24 assists, and 22 ground balls, setting a new school record for assists by a freshman while leading the team in that category and standing second in points (44).
Schneidereith was voted team captain as a senior and also served as the team's representative on Johns Hopkins' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She was also a member of the Blue Jays LEAD organization, leading conversations about effective communication, decision making, conflict resolution, and problem solving.
She has been a coach at the Tucker Lacrosse Camps during her time at Johns Hopkins, helping instruct youth through high school lacrosse players, while also helping design and implement practice plans and skill sessions.
The Lutherville, Maryland, native prepped at Towson High School, where she totaled 110 goals and 81 assists over her final three prep seasons, while also playing basketball and soccer. She was twice named the Towson Times Athlete of the Year, was a three-time all-county first team selection, and was named an honorable mention All-American as a senior.
Schneidereith graduated in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in marketing & communications and entrepreneurship & management, and is currently pursuing her master's in communication through Johns Hopkins.
