During the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era, Altschwager made 81 senior appearances for Adelaide Thunderbirds, Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers.
Between 1999 and 2001 she attended the University of South Australia where she gained a BA in Communications and Advertising.
[3] Altschwager played for both Contax and the Australian Institute of Sport in the South Australia state league.
[4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2011 she returned to the South Australia state league to play for Newton Jaguars.
[10] Between 1999 and 2000, Altschwager was a member of the Adelaide Thunderbirds squad, making 5 senior appearances for the team.
[8][15] She played for Swifts in the 2001 grand final against Adelaide Thunderbirds, partnering Megan Anderson and scoring 27 from 32 with an 84% success rate.
She was a member of the Australia U21 that won a gold medal at the 2000 World Youth Netball Championships.