Laynie Smith

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CHAMPAIGN, IL - November 08, 2024 - Photos taken during the match between the USC Trojans and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Huff Hall in Champaign, IL. Photo By Jenny Butler \Illini Athletics.

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CHAMPAIGN, IL - August 29, 2024 - Photos taken before the game between the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign,IL. (Photo By {Sofi Klein/Illinois Athletics)

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

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)