Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

As a Junior in 2008-09:
Played in all 27 games, including 12 starts for the Owls…Averaged 10 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game on the season…Opened the regular season with eight points and eight rebounds against Post on 11/15…Registered 15 points and six rebounds against Pace on 11/25…Notched 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 81-64 win at Bridgeport on 12/20…Posted 19 points, six rebounds and three assists at Franklin Pierce on 1/10…Collected 18 points, seven rebounds and went 8-9 from the free-throw line at UMass-Lowell on 1/14…Scored a career-high 20 points and hauled in five rebounds against Saint Rose on 1/24…Notched a team-high 16 points and five rebounds at LeMoyne on 2/7…Recorded a team-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds St. Michael’s on 2/10…Posted 13 points and six rebounds at Merrimack on 2/21…Knocked down seven field goals for 16 points in a 46-45 victory against LeMoyne on 2/24.

As a Junior in 2007-08:
Missed the season due to injury.

As a Sophomore in 2006-07:
Played in 33 games for the Owls, all as a reserve…Averaged 1.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game…Posted a season-high six points at St. Michael’s on 12/2…Posted a season-high three rebounds against Pace on 1/9…Matched her season-high with three rebounds at Le Moyne on 1/11…Matched her season-high with six points vs. Merrimack on 2/6.

As a Freshman in 2005-06:
Played in 22 games as a reserve for the Owls…Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds per game…Played in her first collegiate game and posted season-highs with seven points and three rebounds in the season-opener at Molloy on 11/15…Matched her season-high with three rebounds vs. Bryant on 12/3…Posted a season-high with two assists at Pace on 1/7.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Left East Hampton (Conn.) High School as the all-time leading scorer with 1,444 points…Also the school’s all-time leader in steals…First player in school history to reach 1,000 career points in her junior season…McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior...All-State selection in her junior and senior seasons…All-Conference selection in each of her four years…Team captain her senior season…Helped lead team to best record in school history (22-4) in 2003-04…Also a three-time All-Conference selection in soccer at East Hampton.

Personal:
Daughter of Linda and Tom Malavasi…Has an older brother, Dan… An advertising and promotions major.

Smith’s Career Highs
Points...............................20, vs. Saint Rose, 1/24/09
Rebounds.........................8, twice
Assists.............................. 6, at Merrimack, 2/21/09