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2024 Volleyball Roster

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23 Laynie Smith

  • Position Outside Hitter/Opposite
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • High School Chapel Hill HS
  • Instagram Layniecsmith

Biography

2024 - Freshman

  • Best Western All-Tournament Team
  • Third on the team in blocks (83) and kills (244)
  • Became the first true Freshman since Jacqueline Quade to record double digit kills in collegiate debut
  • Hit .429 with 11 kills against Cincinnati (8.30/24)
  • Posted nine kills and five blocks at Bowling Green (8/31/24)
  • Recorded eight kills and five blocks against Illinois State (9/3/24)
  • Amassed eight kills against Toledo (9/6/24)
  • Logged 13 kills and three blocks at Iowa State (9/7/24)
  • Tallied 11 kills, a block and a dig against Wake Forest (9/8/24)
  • Posted nine kills, four digs, three blocks while playing #24 Dayton (9/13/24)
  • Collected 10 kills, six blocks and six digs at WKU (9/14/24)
  • Earned 10 kills, three digs and two block assists against Missouri (9/20/24)
  • Posted 10 kills, five block assists, two digs and a solo block at Lipscomb (9/21/24)
  • Earned four kills, two digs and a block assist playing #11 Oregon (9/27/24)
  • Recorded four kills and three block assists in a match at Washington (9/28/24)
  • Tallied seven kills, an assist, two digs and a block against #2 Nebraska (10/3/24)
  • Collected 10 kills, five block assists and an assist against Northwestern (10/6/24)
  • Tallied six kills, four blocks and a dig in a game against Michigan (10/11/24)
  • Recorded 10 kills, two block assists and a dig in a five-set match at Michigan State (10/12/24)
  • Posted six kills, two block assists and a solo block playing Indiana (10/16/24)
  • Collected eight kills, six blocks and a dig in a match against Maryland (10/20/24)
  • Logged eight kills playing in a match at #2 Nebraska (10/25/24)
  • Posted 10 kills and a dig in a match at Iowa (10/27/24)
  • Logged 10 kills, three blocks and two digs at Northwestern (11/1/24)
  • Earned six kills and a dig in a match against #7 Wisconsin (11/3/24)
  • Recorded three kills, three blocks and two digs against #20 USC (11/8/24)
  • Logged nine kills, four digs and three blocks against Ohio State (11/9/24)
  • Recorded three kills, an assist and a block at #4 Penn State (11/15/24)
  • Collected four digs, three kills and two block assists at #8 Purdue (11/17/24)
  • Recorded three kills, two blocks and a dig against Rutgers (11/22/24)
  • Logged 12 kills, two block assists, and a dig when playing UCLA (11/23/24)
  • Earned 14 kills, three blocks and a dig against #15 Minnesota (11/27/24)
  • Recorded a pair of kills and blocks at Indiana (11/29/24)
  • Tallied seven kills, two assists and four blocks in NCAA Dournament debut against [8] UNI (12/6/24)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Named to the top-125 for the Class of 2024 by Prep Volleyball
  • AVCA First Team All-American
  • Four-year varsity letter winner
  • Three-time all-state honoree
  • Named all-conference four times for both volleyball and basketball
  • Earned recognition on the AVCA watch list
  • Named to the Prep Volleyball nationals' all-tournament teams twice
  • Selected to compete in the Under Armour All-American games
  • Has played with Ashlyn Philpot at Triangle Volleyball Club.

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