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Pronunciation
muh-REE-nuh
Smith's Cal Career Game Highs
Goals: 1 (at Arizona State, 2018)
Points: 1 (at Arizona State, 2018)
Shots: 2 (vs. San Diego State, 2018)
Shot Percentage: .143 (four times, last vs. Oregon, 4/26/18)
Shots On Goal: 2 (vs. San Diego State, 2018)
Shots On Goal Percentage: 1.000 (four times, last at Arizona State, 2018)
Free Position Shots: 1 (vs. Arizona State, 2018)
Ground Balls: 6 (at UC Davis, 2020)
Caused Turnovers: 3 (at UC Davis, 2018)
Draw Controls: 4 (at Winthrop, 2020)
Cal Career (2018 – Present)
• Has played in 40 games with 26 starts all at defender over the last three seasons since her arrival at Cal in the fall of 2017
• Has accumulated totals of one point, one goal, eight shots, a .125 shot percentage, five shots on goal, a .625 shots on goal percentage, 26 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers and 24 draw controls, while she is 1-of-4 on free position shot attempts
Junior (2020)
• Started each of the team's first six contests all at defender during a season abbreviated to seven games by the COVID-19 pandemic and contributed 11 ground balls, four caused turnovers and 10 draw controls
• Had a career-high six ground balls and one caused turnover in the season opener at UC Davis
• Registered a career-high four draw controls, two ground balls and one caused turnover at Winthrop
• Had three draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover at Arizona State
• Recorded two draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover at Mercer
• Had a single draw control and ground ball vs. Virginia
• Lone game missed came at USC in the final contest of the campaign
Sophomore (2019)
• Earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors as well as one of Cal's Golden Bear Achievement Award for having the top GPA on lacrosse squad
• Played in all 19 games with 18 starts all at defender and contributed one shot, 11 ground balls, four caused turnovers and 14 draw controls
• Had three draw controls and one caused turnover both vs. San Diego State and at Oregon
• Picked up two draw controls and two ground balls vs. Oregon
• Had one shot, one draw control, one ground ball and one caused turnover vs. Fresno State
• Twice had a single draw control and single ground ball against Arizona State in a regular season home game and then in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament
• Had a single draw control twice vs. Stanford on both ends of home-and-home regular-season games
• Had one caused turnover and one ground ball against Michigan
Freshman (2018)
• Appeared in 15 games with two starts all at defender
• Scored her lone career goal on a single shot attempt on goal at Arizona State, while notching four shot attempts, a .143 shot percentage, five shots on goal, a .714 shots on goal percentage, four ground balls and five caused turnovers, while she was 1-of-4 on free position shot attempts
• Had two shot attempts both on goal and one ground ball against San Diego State
• Also had single shot attempts vs. Mercer, twice against USC in both the regular-season home and road games and vs. Arizona State with the home USC and road Arizona State shots on goal and the shot against the Sun Devils a free position shot attempt
• Caused three turnovers in her Cal debut in the season opener at UC Davis
• Had one caused turnover against Robert Morris and USC, adding one ground ball against the Trojans
• Also had single ground balls at USC and vs. Stanford
Langley HS (Class Of 2017)
• A three-time All-State defender who helped lead her squad to the state playoffs three times in her four varsity campaigns
• An honorable mention All-Met pick as a 2017 senior when she also picked up her school's Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
• Helped lead her club to the semifinals of the Group 6A state championship, a 24-2 overall record, a 6A Conference 6 title with a perfect 10-0 league record and a final No. 2 ranking in the state according to MaxPreps as a senior
• Team MVP during her 2016 junior campaign for a team that finished as the No. 3 ranked team in the state according to MaxPreps
• Wore No. 21 in lacrosse
• Also competed in two seasons of field hockey as a 2015 junior and 2016 senior, two campaigns of track field as a 2014 freshman and 2015 sophomore, as well as one of cross country as a 2013 freshman
• Helped take her field hockey squad to a state playoffs appearance as a senior when she was a All-Group 6A State Conference pick
• Made a showing in the state track and field meet as a sophomore on the 4x800 team
• A finalist for the Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship
• Was a Scholar-Athlete and made the honor roll all four years
• Other high school activities included school president; Mentor & Mentee board executive; National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Leadership Honor Society and a GirlUp! Club member
Club Lacrosse
• Played for CRASH from 2013-16
• Competed on the DC Metro team, competing on Team 5 in 2014 and Team 1 in 2015
Other
• Born December 2, 1998
• Daughter of John and Mary Smith
• Has three younger sisters – Catalina, Charlotte (U19 National Women's Lacrosse Team member at 2019 World Games) and Sophie
• Danced ballet for 12 years before playing sports
• Has worked several jobs including for Willem Smith Furniture Works, the DrinkPerfect app, Naushon Farm, TripleThreat Lacrosse, LifeTime Fitness, and Great Falls Swim & Tennis Club
• Has interned with the editorial team at Horoscope.com, Astrology.com and Sunsigns.com, as well the strategy and operations group at Deloitte Consulting
• Other activities at Cal outside of athletics include being a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Golden Bear Advisory Committee and Berkeley Humane Society
• Has volunteered at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Double major is legal studies and business administration
Last Updated
July 24, 2020
