Missouri State

Honors: Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

Sophomore (2024)
• Played in 19 matches with 12 starts in her first season with the Bears
• Hit .220 with averages of 1.21 kills and 0.66 blocks per set
• Had five or more kills in eight matches, hitting above .300 in three of those
• Swatted a season-high nine kills in the MVC opener at Southern Illinois (9/19)
• Collected four or more blocks four times with a high of five against Robert Morris (8/31)

Background
• Spent the 2023 season at Norfolk State before joining the Bears in the spring 2024 semester
• As a true freshman at NSU, hit .257 with averages of 1.15 kills and 0.70 blocks per set while appearing in 74 of the Spartans’ 83 sets, earning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team honors
• Helped the Colgan High Sharks to a Virginia Class 6A state runner-up finish as a senior in 2022, earning first-team all-state honors from Prep Dig and ranking as the No. 3 middle blocker and 13th overall player in the state
• Hit .391 while ranking second on the team in blocks and kills as a senior
• Won a state title her junior year, hitting .349 and finishing second on the squad in blocks and kills
• Sophomore season was cancelled due to COVID, and she was promoted to the varsity for regional playoffs as a freshman
 
Personal
• Born September 30, 2005 in Oceanside, Calif.
• Daughter of Kevin and Ebony Smith
• Mother played volleyball and basketball collegiately at multiple schools in the Los Angeles area
• Majoring in psychology