Longwood University Athletics

Career: Defensive force who holds Longwood’s career, single season and single-game blocks records…Set the blocks record in back-to-back seasons in 2019-20 and 2020-21…One of two players in team history with a triple-double…Has the highest career field goal percentage in team history (.540)…
 
2020-21 (Junior): Named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year after setting the career, single season and single game blocks record…Named to the All-Big South First Team after averaging a double-double…VaSID Defensive Player of the Year and VaSID First Team selection…Big South All-Tournament Team selection…Winners Only All-Defensive First Team Selection…Three-time Big South Player of the Week…Started all 25 games and averaged a double-double (15.7 points, 10.2 rebounds per game)…Scored in double figures 24 times and scored at least 20 four times while topping 30 once…Third nationally in blocks per game (3.52) and fourth in blocks (88), with both leading the Big South…Had six games with at least five blocks…Tallied 14 double-doubles, tied for 16^th in the country and best in the Big South…Shot .577 from the floor (11^th in the nation, best in the Big South), the second-best shooting percentage in a season in team history…Scored a career high 32 points on February 25 against High Point…Set a career high with 17 rebounds on December 31 at UNC Asheville, including a career-high tying 10 offensive rebounds…Set her career high with 10 offensive rebounds against ETSU on November 28 and equaled it on both December 30 and 31 at UNC Asheville…Recorded a triple-double on January 15 against Winthrop with a 14-point, 13-rebound, 11-block performance that also served to set the program and Big South single-game block record…

2019-20 (Sophomore): A disruptive force on the defensive end of the floor for the Lancers breaking Longwood's single-season block record with a Big South Conference best 73 blocks... Played in 30 games making 22 starts for the Lancers averaging 6.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game... Recorded two double-doubles... Finished with seven double-digit rebounding performances including a career-high 16 rebounds against USC Upstate... Had 17 games with 2+ games, including an eight block performance against Hampton. 

2018-19 (Freshman): Averaged 3.2 points per game in her debut season, playing 23 games with 12 starts … Scored in double figures in two games, including a near double-double (10 points, 7 rebounds) against Campbell in the Big South Tournament … Finished among the top 10 among Big South freshman in points (3.2 ppg), rebounds (3.6 rpg), blocks (1.0 bpg) and steals (0.8 spg) … Finished third on the Longwood roster with a .431 shooting percentage … Led Longwood in rebounding in two games, including a season-high eight against Radford … Had eight games with multiple blocks, including three in her first collegiate start against Radford.
 
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Ocoee High School in Orlando, Fla. where she was coached by Gina Solano…Named her team's Most Valuable Player as a freshman and junior…Earned the team’s Sportsmanship Award as a sophomore ...

Personal: Plans to major in psychology while at Longwood...Daughter of Dionne Williams and Ben Smith...Has two siblings: older brother Ben Smith Jr. and younger half-sister Lauren Smith.