Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2011-12: Played in all 29 games, starting20 as a true freshman ... Made her first career start in the seasonopener at #19 North Carolina ... Averaged 6.4 points, 2.4 reboundsand 1.6 assists per game on the year ... Second on the team with 40steals on the year ... Was third on the team with 45 assists ...Shot 70.4 percent from the free throw line for the season ...Scored in double figures six times for the season ... Poured in aseason-high 14 points in the home loss to Charleston Southern ...Tallied 13 points in the loss at UNC Asheville and the loss atLongwood ... Scored 12 points at Davidson and 11 points in the homewin over Coastal Carolina ... Dished out a season-high sevenassists in the home win over Asheville ... Had five assists at homeversus Charleston Southern and four assists at Presbyterian ...Recorded a season-high 35 minutes of play at Longwood ... Also hada season-high five rebounds in the loss to the Lancers ... Totaledfour steals at Liberty and at UNC Asheville ... Was perfect fromthe free throw line in eight different contests on the year.

High School: Played and lettered atHuntington High School and St. Joseph Central Catholic High Schoolin Huntington, West Virginia ... A 2011 McDonald's All-Americannominee ... A Second-Team All-State selection her senior year and aThird-Team All-State selection as a junior ... An honorable mentionAll-State nominee her sophomore season ... Two-time Team Captain... Helped to guide her team to back-to-back State Championships(Single A) in her sophomore and junior seasons ... A key member ofthe team that finished as State Runner-Up her freshman campaign ...A 2009 SJI All-Tournament Team selection and the Player of the Weekfor St. Mary's Hospital ... Averaged 16 points per game her seniorseason ... As a junior, she averaged 8.9 points, 4.9 assists, 4.5rebounds and 3.7 steals per game ... Was also a member of the D-1Greyhounds AAU Team coached by her father Kyle Sheffield, Sr....  Also considered Cincinnati, Akron, Indiana-Purdue andWest Virginia State before signing with the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Personal: LaKiah Reneé Smith wasborn August 9, 1993 in Huntington, West Virginia ... Daughter ofKyle and LaKisha Sheffield ... Has three younger siblings namedKyle, Jr., Kendall and Marquis ... Intends to major in SportManagement.

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalms 34:17