Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-Tournament	2024: Villanova Classic
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: Veteran of 28 matches and 26 sets in her two years on the Main Line … Has totaled 55 kills, eight aces, 24 digs and seven blocks as a collegian.

2024: Played in 10 matches during her sophomore campaign … Tallied 22 kills, eight aces, and 15 digs on the year … Totaled a career-high four aces and totaled three kills, six digs, two blocks vs. URI … Contributed six kills, a pair of aces and four digs against Xavier … Played in a pair of sets in the BIG EAST Semifinal against Marquette with two kills and two digs.

2023: Difference-making freshman in the opening half of her debut campaign before an injury forced her to miss the rest of the season … Tallied 33 kills and three total blocks as a reserve right-side hitter for the Wildcats … Appeared in 38 sets and 18 matches in her freshman year … Picked up an All-Tournament nod at the Villanova Classic with 17 kills across two matches on Sept. 15-16 ... Earned the start against Sacred Heart and contributed a career-high 11 kills on .526 hitting … Notched a kill in 10 matches for the Wildcats.

El Segundo High School: Four-sport athlete in scholastic career … Earned four varsity letters in volleyball as an outside hitter and two letters in beach volleyball … Named First Team All-League, All-Area and All-CIF in junior season … Earned second team all-league as a freshman and recorded most kills on team … Also participated in high jump and long jump, setting the school's high jump record … Played JV basketball as the team's center … Earned Principal's Academic Honor Roll all four years.

Personal: Born 12/29/04 in Torrance, California … Youngest of two children of Greg and Rainy Smith … Younger sister of Kalan Smith, who plays water polo at George Washington University … Father played water polo at Pepperdine and mother was Pepperdine volleyball player … Plans to major in psychology … Chose to attend Villanova because "I fell in love with not only the campus but the community. I loved how they prioritize the student's mental and physical wellbeing. Villanova has a perfect balance of high level academics, an accepting social environment, and high level athletics."