Biography
2016: Ranked 22nd in the GLIAC in digs per set (3.18)…Appeared in 26 matches (making 25 starts) and played in a total of 98 sets…Finished tied for second on the team in digs (312), third in kills (191), and fifth in assists (29) and service aces (10)…Totaled double-digits in digs in 17 matches and 10 or more kills in seven outings…Supplied five or more kills in 20 matches…Recorded seven double-doubles (kills and digs) on the year, second-most on the team…Collected a pair of 20-dig double-doubles, including a 20-dig, 10-kill performance in 3-2 win over Adelphi (Sept. 9)…Also recorded 20 digs and season-highs of 12 kills and three blocks in four-set road win at Ohio Dominican (Sept. 30)…Posted season-high tying 12 kills in 3-1 road victory at Northwood (Sept. 17) and 12 kills to go with 11 digs in four sets against Drury (Oct. 14) at Midwest Region Crossover…Followed Drury match with 11 kills and zero errors in 3-1 victory over McKendree (Oct. 15)…Picked up 10 or more kills 11 times in a span of 12 matches from Sept. 10 to Oct. 15, which included eight matches of at least 15 digs…Delivered 15 digs, season-high three aces, and 11 kills in four-set home victory over Tiffin (Oct. 7).
2015: Appeared in 29 matches in true freshman season, starting in 14 contests and playing in a total of 85 sets…Totaled 180 digs and 123 kills, placing sixth and seventh, respectively, on the team…Added a .180 hitting percentage, seven total blocks, and seven service aces…Recorded seven matches of 10+ digs and four contests of double-digit kills…Tallied three double-doubles (kills and digs), including 18 digs, 14 kills (with just one error) and a .325 hitting percentage against MSU Moorhead (Sept. 11)…Produced 15 digs, 13 kills, and only three attack errors in 3-1 home victory over Ohio Dominican (Oct. 2)…Added 12 digs, 10 kills, and two aces in five-set win against Indianapolis in GLIAC-GLVC Crossover Tournament (Oct. 16)…Notched season-high 15 kills and a .333 hitting percentage in third career match, a 3-0 win over Bemidji State (Sept. 5)…Picked up season-best 24 digs and added seven kills and two blocks at Augustana (Sept. 12)...Tallied 60 digs and 34 kills during four-match Augustana Showcase (Sept. 11-12) in South Dakota.
High School: Prepped at Croswell-Lexington High School under head coach Ryan Wilson…Twice named the Blue Water Area Conference most valuable player…Earned Second Team All-State Class B honors, the second time she has been an all-state selection…Totaled 747 kills, 442 digs, and hit .449 in 2014, when Pioneers went 43-8-4 and won the conference title…Posted 487 kills, 480 digs, and hit .388 in 2013, as Croswell-Lexington was again league champions…In final three seasons, she recorded 1,582 kills and 1,265 digs…Earned all-region honors three times and all-state and all-conference plaudits twice apiece…Named team’s most valuable player twice…Four-time all-academic honoree…Also played basketball and softball during her high school career…Participated in National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Chris and Jackie Smith…Enjoys biking, triathlons, and art…Majoring in engineering.
