MaryLynne Schaefer - Women's Basketball Coach - Marquette University Athletics

MaryLynne Schaefer

Title :
Graduate Assistant
E-Mail:
marylynne.schaefer@marquette.edu
Phone:
288-0332
Experience :
Second Season
Alma Mater:
Hartford, 2009

MaryLynne Schaefer returns to Marquette in her first season as the Director of Player Development, but is a familiar face to the Golden Eagles as she was a graduate assistant for Coach Kieger in the 2014-15 season.

In her new role Schaefer will be responsible for coordinating the student workers, working with compliance, housing and the communications department as well as assisting with the coordination of team travel and logistics.

After leaving Marquette, Schaefer coached three seasons at North Florida and was part of the programs first win over a Top-25 opponent, FGCU, in the 2017-2018 season.

At UNF, Schaefer assisted in the development of the Osprey guards. Help guide back to back All-Conference Freshman Team members Adrienne Jackson and Tiffany Tolbert. She also managed equipment, video and scouting, recruiting and was responsible for the team managers and practice squad.

During her stint as a GA at Marquette, Schaefer assisted in game and practice preparation and scouting various non-conference and BIG EAST opponents. She also coordinated and coached Marquette’s male practice squad, while supervising the team’s managers.

Prior to Marquette, Schaefer worked at Miami for three seasons. In her first season with the Hurricanes, Schaefer was a graduate student worker. She became the team’s Video Coordinator in July 2012.

The school record holder for career three-pointers, Schaefer was a three-year starter at Hartford from 2005-09 and was part of three America East Regular Season Championship and two American East Tournament Championship teams. She helped the Hawks to two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Second Round showing in both the 2006 and 2008 Tournament. Additionally, she played in three WNITs, one preseason and two postseason. She finished her career with 222 treys, a school-record mark that was tied during the 2014-15 season by Amber Bepko.

Following Hartford, Schaefer played overseas in Germany for two seasons. She helped her team to a league championship in her first season and a runner-up finish in her second season. Schaefer led all three divisions in Germany in three-point field goals made in both of her years. Additionally, she lead the Second Division in steals in 2011.

Schaefer graduated from Hartford in May 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in interactive information technology. She completed her master’s degree in sport leadership from Marquette in December of 2017.