Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2022-23 at Gardner-Webb: Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Year...First Team All-Conference...Ranked second in Division I and led the league in steals (108) and steals per game (3.6)...Ranked third on the team in scoring average and surpassed 1,000 career points, averaging 13.5 points per game...Led the GWU with 37 blocks...Flirted with a triple-double at Austin Peay (12/1) with 17 points, five steals and nine rebounds...Earned Big South Player of the Week honors on Nov. 21 after averaging 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 2.5 blocks, shooting 52.5 percent from the field at Furman (11/15) and vs Georgia Southern (11/19)...Started 33 out of 34 games played, logging a total time of 1059 minutes...Played all 40 minutes in two games

2021-22 at Gardner-Webb: First Team All-Conference...Two-time Big South Conference Player of the Week...Started all 31 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs, logging a total time of 943 minutes...Averaged 14.5 points per game, 9.2 rebounds per game, along with 36 blocks and 53 assists...Scored a career-high 24 points on 11-for-13 (84.6 percent) shooting with 11 rebounds at Charleston Southern (2/9)...Also had six steals that night against the Bucs...Hauled in 19 rebounds against Austin Peay (12/8)...Recorded 14 double-doubles, including five in a row from 2/7-2/19...Dished out a season-high six assists vs Hampton (2/1)...Played all 40 minutes in the Big South Quarterfinals vs High Point (3/3) finishing with 16 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks

2020-21 at Gardner-Webb: Named Big South Freshman of the Year ... Five-time Big South Freshman of the Week ... Started 23 out of 24 games played in … Logged a total of 635 minutes and averaged 26.5 minutes per game … Shot 44.9 percent (96-for-214) from the floor and shot 29.7 percent (19-for-64) from deep … Shot 62.8 percent (59-for-94) from the free-throw line … Racked up 199 total rebounds, 95 offensive and 104 defensive, averaged 8.3 rebounds per game … Registered 15 blocks …Recorded 65 steals … Had 23 assists … Scored 270 total points and averaged 11.3 points per game … Had three double-doubles and two games with 20+ points.

High School: Four-time All-Conference honoree at Science Hill (Tenn.) High School, where she totaled over 1,700 points and 1,000 rebounds throughout her career … Averaged 24.2 points, 2.0 blocks, and 4.5 steals per game for her career … Earned Big Seven All-Conference honors each season and was named to the All-Tournament team all four years … Named the 2019-20 Johnson City Press/Kingsport Times-News Girls Basketball Player of the Year for Northeast Tennessee, averaging 15.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 4.0 steals per game … Also earned Tennessee Sportswriters Association Class AAA All-State honors.

Personal: Born June 16, 2002 ... Graduated from Science Hill High School in 2020 with a 3.2 GPA … Daughter of Leah and Larry Smith, Sr. … Both parents were standout athletes at Carson-Newman, each earning Hall of Fame honors with mom, Leah, playing women’s basketball and dad, Larry Sr. playing football … Has two older siblings, Larry Jr. and Shaee … Intends to major in Exercise Science.