2022: 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team Schaffner competed in 18 games and started 17 this season. He played 1467 minutes total. Schaffner scored one goal on 17 shots and five SOG. Season highs: Goals – 1 (11/03 at PLNU) ... Shots – 4 (11/05 vs. CUH)
2021: 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team … Was one of five Urban Knights to appear and start in all 15 matches this season, but was the only Knight to play in every minute of every match for a total of 1,380 minutes played … Ended the campaign with one goal and one assist for three points … The goal and the assist were each tied for third-most on ART U, while the three points ranked fourth-most … Was the first goal and helper of his ART U career … Contributed to two shutouts as a midfielder … Totaled eight shots, two of which were on goal (.250) … Season highs: Minutes – 110 (9/22 at HNU) … Goals – 1 (11/11 at DU) … Assists – 1 (10/23 at CUI) … Points – 2 (11/11 at DU) … Shots – 4 (11/4 vs. CUH) … Shots on goal – 1 (twice; last: 11/11 at DU)
Previous Experience: Spent his freshman season at Ithaca College ... In four matches as a freshman, opponents did not score a goal while Schaffner was on the field, as Ithaca outscored their opponents 16-0 ... Against Morrisville State on Sept. 4, 2019, he scored a goal on what would be his only shot of the season while being in the match for just five minutes, his only points of the season ... Graduated from Junipero Serra High School in 2018 where he played soccer ... Appeared with the Bay Cities Football Club (2021), Alpine Strikers (2017-18), and Hernan Cortez C.F. (2016-17, 2018-19).
Personal: Born in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Parents are Ron and Ana Schaffner ... Favorite movie is Nacho Libre ... Favorite food is rice and beans ... Favorite sporting moment is watching the World Cup in the Phillippines with his family ... Favorite professional teams are Bayern Munich and Real Sociedad ... Favorite non-sport hobby is fishing ... Life heroes are his parents.
