Overview: Four-year letterwinner and a team captain in 2007-08... Made a strong impact on the inside in her four seasons... Finished career with 115 blocked shots to rank third all-time in school history...Played in 101 games (13 starts) with 332 career points and 263 career rebounds...Registered career averages of 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game... Scored in double figures in nine games, with top game of 16 points vs. VCU on March 2, 2006....Top rebounding game was nine, with two games with that number (Delaware, 2-28-08, and Gardner-Webb, 2/7/05)...Top shot blocks games were 6 against Georgia Tech, 11/30/05, and 5 vs. James Madison, 2/26/06...Signed with the program in April, 2004.
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Smith was the lone senior on the 2007-08 team. Her 115 blocked shots are third most all-time.
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2007-08... Led team with 18 blocked shots, while playing in 27 of the 30 games...Scored 74 points with two double-figure games (11 vs. VCU, 2/17/08, and 10 vs. William and Mary, 3/13/08...Logged 253 minutes of playing time as senior...Her .727 free throw percentage was team-best (24-of-33)...Pulled down 67 rebounds, with 34 on the offensive glass and 33 on the defensive end...Had her 100th career block in game 4 of the season at top-10 ranked North Carolina on 11/19...Blocked three shots in just eight minutes playing time at JMU...Had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks vs. VCU, 2/17/08...Had season-best nine-rebound game in win at Delaware...In Senior Night home finale, she started and had 6 rebounds and 4 points vs. Drexel...Finished career in CAA Tournament vs. William and Mary with 10 points and 8 rebounds.
2006-07: Appeared in 25 games as a reserve... Logged 7.5 minutes per outing... Averaged 3.0 points, 1.6 rebounds per game... Connected at a 51.9 percent (28-of-54) clip from the floor... Shot 62.5 percent (20-of-32) from the charity stripe... Totaled 19 blocked shots, one assist and three steals... Ranked 13th in the league in blocked shots per game... Saw action in 16 CAA games... Averaged 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.9 minutes against CAA opponents... 16 of the 19 blocked shots were against CAA teams... Recorded 10 or more points three times... Posted season-highs of 13 points and eight rebounds against Savannah State (12/9/06)... Collected 10 points versus Drexel (1/28/07) and 10 points against Old Dominion (3/1/07)... Registered a season-best four blocked shots versus ODU (3/1/07).
2005-06: Played in 28 games, recording 11 starts... Started the first nine games of the season... Ranked fifth on the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest... Finished second on the team in field goal percentage, connecting at a 50.8 percent clip... Was 19-of-36 from the free throw line... Logged 17.1 minutes per outing... Had six assists and six steals... Averaged 3.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game against CAA opponents... Registered a team-high and school single-season record with 57 blocked shots... Ranked second in the Colonial Athletic Association and 35th in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.04)... Totaled three or more blocked shots nine times... Recorded seven points, eight rebounds and a career-best six blocked shots in 32 minutes against Georgia Tech (11/30/05)... Scored 10 or more points five times... Posted acareer-high 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting and added a season-best eight rebounds in reserve against Virginia Commonwealth (3/2/06)... Tallied 11 points, six rebounds and four blocks in a career-high 33 minutes at Samford (11/26/05)... Collected 12 points, six boards and three blocks at Savannah State (12/17/05)... Contributed 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and five blocked shots in 26 minutes at James Madison (2/26/06).
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Smith was coached during her high school career by her mom. Both her parents played college ball in North Carolina. |
2004-05: Saw action in 21 games, earning one start... Averaged 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest... Ranked third on the team in blocked shots with 21... Posted four steals and two assists... Logged 8.5 minutes per outing... Made 17-of-50 field goals for 34.0 percent... Shot 55.6 percent from the free throw line... Tied career-high with six points, two blocks and three rebounds in 17 minutes versus Middle Tennessee (12/2/04)... Recorded six points and six boards against Mississippi Valley State (12/11/04)... Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds and added three blocked shots and four points in 21 minutes at Gardner-Webb (2/7/05)... Garnered first collegiate start versus Florida Atlantic (2/12/05), collecting two rebounds... Played a career-high 25 minutes against UCF (2/10/05)... Tallied strong outing at Troy (3/5/05) with four points, career-high two steals, career-best four blocked shots and six rebounds in 12 minutes.
High School: Played for her mother, Andrea Smith, at Dudley... Led the Lady Panthers to an 18-9 overall record, including 12-4 in the Piedmont Triad 3-A Conference as a senior... Averaged 13.3 points, 14.4 rebounds, 10.3 blocked shots, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game in 2003-04 while receiving Class 3A all-state accolades... Three-time all-conference pick who earned Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior... Had 20 points, 20 boards and 12 blocks as a senior in a contest against Southwest Guilford... Played in North Carolina’s Oasis Shrine East-West All-Star Game in her hometown in the summer of 2004... Two-time All-Guilford County selection... Concluded her fantastic career with 1,025 rebounds, 825 points, 747 blocked shots, 238 assists and 176 steals... Tallied 10.1 points, 10.1 boards and 10.3 blocked shots a contest in 2002-03... Put together averages of 8.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots per outing as a sophomore... Also played volleyball.
Personal: Given first name is Senaria... Born July 13, 1986 in Lexington, N.C... Daughter of Peter and Andrea Smith... Father played college basketball at Johnson C. Smith and mother at Winston-Salem State... Has an older brother, Tristan... Selected Georgia State over Winston-Salem State, Charleston Southern, East Carolina, South Florida, North Carolina Central, Longwood and Guilford... Fan of WNBA’s Lisa Leslie and NBA’s Shaquille O’Neal... Favorite teams are the Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers and former WNBA team Charlotte Sting... Interested in a career in physical therapy... Enjoys swimming, drawing, animals, movies and listening to music... Majoring in criminal justice.
CAREER HIGHS
Pts: 16 vs. VCU, 3/2/06
Rebs: 9 at Gardner-Webb, 2/7/05 and at Delaware, 2/28/08
FGs: 8 vs. VCU, 3/2/06
3FGs: None
FTs: 4 vs. Drexel, 1/28/07
4 vs. Old Dominion, 3/1/07
Assists: 2, twice, last at James Madison, 2/26/06
Steals: 2, twice, last vs. Florida A&M, 12/18/06
Blocks: 6 vs. Georgia Tech, 11/30/05
Minutes: 33 at Samford, 11/26/05
SMITH'S GEORGIA STATE STATISTICS
Season | G/GS | Min./Avg. | FG-A/FG% | 3FG-A/3FG% | FT-A/FT% | O-D | TRb/Avg. | Asts. | Blks. | Stls. | Pts./Avg. |
2004-05 | 21/1 | 178/8.5 | 17-50/.340 | 0-0/.000 | 5-9/.556 | 14-35 | 49/2.3 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 39/1.9 |
2005-06 | 28/11 | 479/17.1 | 62-122/.508 | 0-0/.000 | 19-36/.528 | 48-58 | 106/3.8 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 143/5.1 |
2006-07 | 25/0 | 188/7.5 | 28-54/.519 | 0-0/.000 | 20-32/.625 | 15-26 | 41/1.6 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 76/3.0 |
2007-08 | 27/1 | 253/9.4 | 25-62/,403 | 0-0/.000 | 24-33/.727 | 34-33 | 67/2.5 | 6 | 18 | 3
| 74/2.7 |
Career | 101/13 | 1098/10.8 | 132-288/.458 | 0-0/.000 | 68-110/.618 | 83-121 | 263/2.6 | 15
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| 16 | 332/3.3 |