Schmidt is sneakily one of the best scoring guards who aren’t from the traditional power schools. The Burlington native is a skilled player who can score from all three levels and score in bunches when she gets into a rhythm. As a player who has to be the first name on opposing scouting reports, she works away from the ball to get open looks or create her shot off the dribble. She’s better than most of the state probably thinks.

There may not be as much flash in her game as others around the state, but Schmidt is capable of making plays and being direct. The Burlington native is a player who can score from all three levels and is at her best away from the ball, but can create her shot with the ball in her hands. We will see how her Burlington group is this coming high school season, but she seems to find ways to affect the game regardless of the situation.

5-7 Schmidt, coming off of a 20.9 ppg season, with Burlington, has had an impressive summer showing a great ability to not only knock down the three-ball, but also to get to the hoop, at will, and finish in a variety of ways in traffic. Schmidt is a strong, physical player who has been dominating the glass, on both ends of the court and looks poised to blow away her 3.2 rebound per game average from last season.

The Burlington guard can score the ball from anywhere on the floor. Schmidt has excellent touch and can punish defenses whenever she gets around the basket. I thought she did a solid job finding weaknesses in the defense and getting her spots to score. She doesn’t play for a traditional power at the high school level, but there will be regional schools at the next level that will have some interest in her over the next 12 months.

I liked Schmidt when I saw her play for her Burlington team during the high school season, and it helped that she scored 40 in that game. However, her work to get to her spots and score efficiently, when the entire defense was built partway through the first half to keep her from scoring, was impressive. Nobody would blame her for taking the first semi-open look she got, yet she still looks for good shots, and that speaks to who she is as a player.

The Burlington guard is a player who can put the ball in the basket, with volume. Schmidt can work away from the ball and use off-ball screens to create space to catch the ball and get her shot off. I’ve noted that she scored the most points I saw in a game in Wisconsin this past year and found ways to score even when the defense was geared to keep her from touching the ball. She will probably fly under the radar, but she is a rising junior for regional programs to know.

The Burlington guard wasn’t playing for a traditional power this past high school season, but she impressed me in the game I saw. Schmidt scored 40 points, not just the focal point of her team’s offense, but the entire thing. Schmidt showed she could create space and score when five sets of eyes shifted to her when the ball was in her hands. She has the tools to play at the next level somewhere.