12  Alex Smith
Alex Smith

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
Cor Jesu

Height:
6-1

Position:
Middle Blocker

Birthdate:
05/07/1991


04/16/2012

Volleyball Has Success at the OVVC College Spring Tournament

Xavier Wraps Up Spring Play at Cincinnati on Apr. 20

11/26/2011

Musketeers Finish Season With Quality Win Over NCAA Tournament-Bound Lipscomb, 3-1

Xavier went 9-0 at Cintas in 2011

11/25/2011

Volleyball Wraps up Home Schedule With Lipscomb

A Win Could Mark Only Second Time in School History that XU Goes Spotless at Home

11/20/2011

Xavier Falls to Dayton in Four Sets in A-10 Championships

Three Musketeers Named to All-Tournament Team

11/19/2011

Musketeers Advance to A-10 Finals After Downing SLU 3-1

Sarah Brown and Aubree Smith Tally Double-Doubles

10/21/2011

Alex Smith

Volleyball's Alex Smith is this week's Meet the Musketeer. Smith talks about playing with her sister and her superstitions prior to games.

06/28/2010

Alex Smith

Action photos

Alex Smith Photo Gallery

2011 ...started all 32 matches for Xavier, seeing action in 116 sets ... Atlantic 10 First-Team All-Conference member ... named to the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup and Michigan/adidas All-Tournament rosters ... led the team in hitting percentage at .317 and blocking (16-96) ... second on the team in kills (264)...posted double-digits kills on nine occasions ... posted a career-high in assisted blocks with eight in the A-10 championship match vs. Dayton on Nov. 20 ... passed a career-high seven digs vs. La Salle on Sept. 24 ... tallied a season-high in kills vs. Dayton on Nov. 4 with 15 ... recorded one assist six times including in the A-10 semifinal match vs. Saint Louis on Nov. 19.

2010 ... started 12 matches for XU and saw action in 42 sets in her second season for the Musketeers before being sidelined with an injury ... notched four double-digit kill matches, including a career-high 19 vs. Virginia Tech on Aug. 28 ... recorded 102 kills and 28 total blocks on the season.

2009 ... named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference All Rookie Team ... earned A-10 Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 12 ... recorded a career-high 17 kills at Western Kentucky on Sept. 28 and a career-high three solo blocks to go with four assisted blocks and 13 kills versus Tennessee on Sept. 6 ... tallied 10 double-digit kill matches and had three or more blocks 11 times ... led the team, ranked fourth in the A-10 and 141st in the nation in hitting percentage with a .311 average ... finished the season ranked second on the team in solo blocks (11), assisted blocks (65) and total blocks (76) and third in kills with 228

High School ... was an integral part of Cor Jesu's Missouri state runner-up finish in 2007 and was named to the All-Region Second Team in addition to All-Conference and All-District honors following her junior year ... was selected to the USA Volleyball Development A1 camp in 2007 ... in 2008 she helped lead her team to the district finals and earned several accolades for her play including being named to the All-District First Team, All-Region First Team and All-State Honorable Mention Team ... was named team MVP her senior season and was named to the Prep Volleyball Senior Aces list.

Personal ... undecided on a major ... daughter of Joe and Bernice Smith ... a member of Pen Pals, Benin Babies and was a Varsity basketball manager ... also worked at Hope Montessori Academy as a teacher's aid and a lifeguard ... born May 7, 1991 in Austin, Texas.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills 19 vs. Virginia Tech (August 28, 2010)
Assists 1 Thirteen Times; last vs. Saint Louis (November 19, 2011)
Digs 7 vs. La Salle (September 24, 2011)
Aces 2 vs. Cleveland State (September 18, 2009)
Solo Blocks 3 Twice; last vs. LSU (September 9, 2011)
Block Assists 8 at Dayton (November 20, 2011)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year SP MP K E TA PCT A Aces Digs BS BA
2009 106 32 228 67 517 .311 8 9 44 11 65
2010 42 12 102 23 223 .354 0 2 13 0 28
2011 116 32 264 65 627 .317 6 1 61 16 96
TOTAL 264 76 594 155 1367 .321 14 12 118 27 189
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