Irish drop 3-0 decision to No. 18 Arizona on final day of Shamrock Invitational.
Strong attacker with a good vertical ... has worked hard to develop her overall game ... enters the program with an impressive prep resume ... will add depth to the outside hitter position.
As a Freshman (2010): Stepped in with a kill and block assist for 1.5 points versus Arizona (Aug. 29) ... knocked down three kills on six errorless swings in a 3-2 win over Belmont (Sept. 3) ... got the starting nod against Weber State (Sept. 4) and came through with two kills, two digs, three blocks and four aces from behind the line, including back-to-back-to-back diggers from behind the line in the first set ... in her first start at Purcell Pavilion, pounded Santa Clara (Sept. 18) for seven kills ... five kills against DePaul (Oct. 15) with six more coming at Western Michigan (Oct. 19) ... had two block assists in each of those matches ... totaled 29 kills, 10 blocks and four aces for 38.0 points in 26 sets played.
The Smith File: Led Fred Page (Tenn.) to four conference and regional titles ... four-time team MVP, all-conference, all-city and all-state performer ... totaled 1,989 kills during her high school career, with 570 recorded during her senior season ... also had 244 blocks and 383 aces ... played in the 2010 Tennessee All-Star match ... earned All-America recognition as a sophomore ... 2008 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year ... John Maher Scholar-Athlete candidate ... part of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 100 Seniors list in 2008 ... Class AA state runner-up in 2009 while serving as team captain ... two-time district MVP ... three-time regional MVP ... named to PrepVolleyball.com's top freshmen, sophomore and junior lists in those respective seasons .... named to all-tournament team and MVP at 2008 Junior Olympics ... team won the national event in 2008 and 2006 ... all-tournament member at the Junior Olympics in 2006 ... participated in the 2008 USVA A2 training camp in Tucson, Ariz. ... Tennessee Volleyball All-Star match participant ... set school's track and field records in high jump (state champion in 2008), long jump (state champion in 2008), hurdles and pentathlon (state runner-up in 2007) ... On the Ball Magazine Track Athlete of the Year in 2008 ... daughter of Sharon and Scott Smith ... mother played basketball and volleyball at Ferris State ... has two brothers, Aaron and Austin ... born March 9, 1992, in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... hails from same area - and played on same club team - as Irish All-American Lauren Brewster ... member of National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.
