Tessa Schouten Season 2026

#11
PositionMB
Height6-2
ClassJunior
HometownDavis, Calif.
Previous SchoolSaint Mary's

CAREER AT SAINT MARY’S (2024-25): Started all 55 matches she played during her two seasons with the Gaels… Compiled 259 kills (1.23/set), 191 blocks (0.90/set) and 71 digs (0.49/set) to go with 18 service aces… Hit a combined .281 in 211 sets played… Posted five or more blocks on 14 occasions.

2025 SEASON (As A Sophomore at Saint Mary’s): Was one of two Gaels to start all 29 matches, appearing in 115 of 119 sets… Ranked among the West Coast Conference leaders in several blocking categories, including block solos (5th, 23), block assists (6th, 87), total blocks (6th, 110) and blocks per set (10th, 0.96)… Hit .267 for the year, which marked the third-highest efficiency on the team amongst players with at least 50 kills…. Finished fourth on the squad with 152 kills (1.32/set) and occupied the sixth spot with 18 service aces… Posted a sparkling .636 hitting percentage in a season-opening five-set thriller at North Dakota, knocking down seven kills in 11 attempts without an error while adding three blocks, including a solo rejection (8-29-25)… Served up her first three collegiate aces vs. San Diego (10-2-25)…  Blasted eight kills and contributed three block assists in a five-set nail-biter over Santa Clara (10-11-25)… Recorded double-digit blocks for the first time in her career with 11 rejections in a four-set victory at Gonzaga, including three solo efforts (10-18-25)… Hit .462 in a five-set triumph over Seattle, launching seven kills in 13 swings with just one error… Also tied her collegiate best with three aces against the Redhawks and contributed five blocks, including a solo stop (10-23-25)… Smashed a career-high nine kills in consecutive road matches at San Diego (11-8-25) and San Francisco (11-13-25)… Equaled her collegiate best with three aces vs. Pacific, finishing with eight kills and seven blocks as well (11-20-25)… Tied for the eighth-most block solos in a single match in program history with four stuffs against Washington State (11-25-25)… Equaled her career high with nine kills in the regular-season finale at Pepperdine, where she also racked up eight blocks, including a solo rejection (11-29-25)… Received WCC All-Academic honorable mention and was named to the CSC Academic All-District team.

2024 SEASON (As A Freshman at Saint Mary’s): Started 26 of 27 matches in her rookie campaign… Led the team with 81 blocks, including 19 solo stuffs, and was tops among qualifiers with a .304 hitting percentage… Also ranked fifth on the squad with 107 kills while contributing 21 digs… Finished with 157 points for the year, marking the highest total by a Gael true freshman since 2021… Recorded her first two career kills and first three block assists at Cal Poly (8-31-24)… Blasted seven kills in three straight matches against UC Davis (9-7-24), California (9-10-24) and Oral Roberts (9-13-24)… Logged a career-high .875 hitting percentage in that latter contest vs. ORU after completing the match without an error in eight attempts… Launched a season-high eight kills in a five-set victory over San Francisco, posting a stellar .636 hitting percentage after committing one miscue in 11 swings (10-31-24)… Tallied a season-high seven blocks in a pair of wins against Santa Clara (11-2-24) and Pacific (11-16-24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2024 from Davis (Calif.) Senior High School, where she amassed 321 kills and 151 blocks over her final two prep seasons, according to MaxPreps… Competed in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs in three consecutive years… Was a two-sport athlete who also played girls basketball for the Blue Devils, averaging 13.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.0 assists in 94 games across four varsity seasons, according to MaxPreps.