Biography
As a Junior (2019): Finished second on the team, averaging 2.87 kills/set … Posted 147 digs (1.37/set) and 33 blocks (0.31/set) … Served 11 aces on the year (0.10/set) … Had double-digit kills in 18 matches, including 10 of Arizona’s last 13 matches of the year.
As a Sophomore (2018): Appeared in 70 sets over 25 matches, including 12 starts … Finished third on the team, averaging 2.24 kills/set … Despite playing fewer sets (70 in 2018, 80 in 2017) and fewer matches (25 in 2018, 29 in 2017), had 86 more kills than last season (157 in 2018, 71 in 2017) … Also set career highs in digs (48), digs/set (0.69), solo blocks (10), block assists (29), total blocks (39), blocks/set (0.56), points (192.5) and points/set (2.74) … Had one of UA’s 12 total individual 20-plus kill matches when she recorded a career-high 22 at Washington State (11/2) … Had five total matches with 10-plus kills, tied for third most on the team … Finished third on the team with three matches with five-or-more blocks, including a career-high seven at eventual national champion Stanford (9/23) … Led the Wildcats in kills in two matches (13 at USC, 10/14; 22 at Washington State, 11/2) … Also led the team in blocks in four matches, points in three and aces in three … Had 17 kills on 29 swings vs. Oregon State (10/26), good for a career-high .517 hitting percentage … Averaged 0.69 digs/set, including a career-most seven at Sacramento State (8/25).
As a Freshman (2017): Tied for the team lead with 20 aces (0.23/set), 16 of which occurred over the final 13 matches of the season (0.35/set) … Appeared in all 29 matches on the season, including three starts … Posted 71 kills (0.83/set) on .228 hitting … Was in on 27 blocks (0.31/set), including a solo block at Oregon (10/20) … Led the team with eight kills in UA’s victory over Cal (10/27) … Led the Wildcats in aces in eight matches, second most on the team … Led the team in blocks in two matches and points in one … Had nine kills in her second career match at Lipscomb (8/26), a career most … Had a career-high six of her 37 digs vs. Stanford (10/29) … Notched a career-most five blocks vs. Oregon (10/20).
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Notre Dame High School under head coach Jen Agresti … Named honorable mention Under Armour All-American … The No. 63 recruit nationally by Prep Volleyball … Bay Area Player of the Year as a senior … First-team all-state performer as a senior … Three-time first-team all-region selection, including region MVP as a senior … Team MVP all four years and team captain as a senior … Totaled 630 kills, 61 aces, 34 blocks and 237 digs … Helped lead team to a state championship as a junior … Competed for Encore Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California; team finished third at nationals in 16’s … Also was a thrower for the track and field team in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Lisa Smoot … Born Jan. 30, 1999 in Berkeley, California … Has two brothers (Paul and Mikey) and one sister (Krissy) … In her free time, enjoys sleeping and going to the beach … Plans to major in computer science at Arizona … Chose Arizona over Iowa State, USD, LMU, Pacific, Ohio State and Cal Poly because “I wanted to play in the Pac-12 and I loved the team and coaches.”
