Marisa Smith

Miami (OH)

Jan 17 (Sat)

4 p.m.

Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Valley
Hometown:
Arnold, Pa.

2003-04: Played in 10 games ... averaged 0.8 points and 0.2 rebounds per contest ... saw two minutes of action in MAC Tournament opener vs. Central Michigan ... was slowed by an injury for much of the MAC season ... had a season-high four points vs. Akron, going 2-for-3 from the field ... played a season-high seven minutes in that game ... had two points on a pair of free throws at IUPUI, also grabbing a rebound in her only minute of action ... two points vs. IPFW.

2002-03: Played in 27 games off the bench ... averaged 3.3 points and 0.8 rebounds ... shot .413 from three-point range, going 19-of-46 ... scored a game-high 14 points at Western Michigan, going 4-of-6 from the field (2-of-3 from three-point land) and 4-of-4 from the line in 21 minutes ... had a breakout game, with 22 points vs. Savannah State ... made six three-point field goals, just one shy of the school record, in 10 attempts in that game ... also set career bests for FGM (seven) and FGA (13), blocked shots (two) and minutes played (24) ... after amassing totals of 20 points and four treys in her first seven collegiate games, surpassed those totals in the SSU game alone ... had eight points in a game on four occasions, at Florida Atlantic, vs. IUPUI, at Northern Illinois and at Ball State ... went 2-of-2 from three-point land in all four of those games ... had a season-high four rebounds at IPFW ... made 12 of her 13 free-throw attempts (.923) on the season, including her last 10.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach John Cope at Valley High School ... was the Valley News-Dispatch Player of the Year as a junior ... a four-time team MVP and four-time Western Pa. Interscholastic Athletic Association (WPIAL) all-section team selection ... became her school's all-time scoring leader as a junior ... averaged 16.7 points, six assists and five rebounds as the Vikings went 22-4 her senior year ... averaged over 17 points in each of her first three years, including a career-best 20.3 ppg as a junior ... that year, helped VHS to a share of the Section 1-AAA title, a second-straight playoff berth and the first first-round playoff win in school history ... senior class Vice President ... National Honor Society ... graduated third in her class ... has participated at the Reebok All-American Camp.

PERSONAL: Marisa Brooke Smith was born May 30, 1984, in Pittsburgh ... majoring in computer science and psychology ... had a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA in two years at BGSU ... daughter of Curt and Darla Smith ... has two older sisters, Taryn and Ashley ... Taryn was on the swim team at Washington (Mo.) Univ., while Ashley is a member of the basketball team at Carlow College ... member of Honors Student Association.