Schupansky was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of three daughters born to Robert and Susan Schupansky.[2] She played soccer from an early age on a rec team coached by her father before joining the Riverhounds Development Academy at age 12. She played multiple positions before settling on forward, looking up to players such as Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle, and Crystal Dunn.[3] She attended North Allegheny High School, where she captained the soccer team to consecutive WPIAL 4A championships in 2019 and 2020. She was named all-state twice and was a United Soccer Coaches high school All-American in 2020.[2][3] She committed to Pittsburgh as a high school freshman as new head coach Randy Waldrum began his rebuild of the program.[3]
College career
Schupansky enrolled early at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2021. Her first college goal was the overtime winner against Oklahoma State. She finished her freshman season with 7 goals and 6 assists in 18 games.[2][4] She scored 7 goals and led the team with 8 assists in 22 games as a sophomore in 2022. Her contributions helped Pittsburgh to their first NCAA tournament appearance in program history, where they reached the round of sixteen after she scored in second-round win against Georgetown.[2][5]
Displaying her versatility at forward and midfielder, she had a stellar junior season with 11 goals and 14 assists in 24 games in 2023.[2][6] She helped the Panthers to program firsts by reaching the ACC tournament semifinals and NCAA tournament quarterfinals, both times losing to Florida State.[6][7] She was named first-team All-ACC in 2023, becoming the first player to earn that honor in program history.[8] She played for USL W League side Racing Louisville FC the following summer.[9] She scored 7 goals and led the nation with 15 assists in 18 games as a senior in 2024.[2][10] She was named second-team All-ACC, but the Panthers narrowly missed selection to the NCAA tournament.[2][11]
Club career
Schupansky playing for Gotham in 2025
Gotham FC announced on December 23, 2024, that they had signed Schupansky to her first professional contract on a two-year deal with the team option to extend another year.[12] She made her professional debut with a start in the season opener against the Seattle Reign on March 15, 2025, and was named player of the match after a 1–1 draw.[13] On April 19, she registered her first professional assist to Esther in a 4–0 road win over Angel City FC.[14] The following week, she scored her first professional goal and assisted Esther again as Gotham won 3–0 against the Washington Spirit.[15] On May 24, she started in the 2025 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final against Tigres, where Gotham won 1–0 to become the inaugural winners of the competition.[16] On September 15, she signed a contraction extension to keep her with Gotham through 2027.[17]
Schupansky played in 23 league games, starting 16, and scored 1 goal as a rookie in 2025.[18] Her five assists, four of them to Esther, were tied for second in the league.[19] She played and started in two playoff games.[18] In the quarterfinals, she helped eighth-seeded Gotham win 2–1 to upset the NWSL Shield winners Kansas City Current.[18] She played the entire match in the NWSL Championship against the Washington Spirit as Gotham won their second NWSL championship 1–0 on a goal from Rose Lavelle.[20]
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