Colleen Smith

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, Ill.
High School:
Cary-Grove
Prev School:
Indiana

2016 (Senior):

Started in all 30 matches in her final season as a Blue Demon
Tabbed to BIG EAST weekly Honor Roll (10/10)
Selected to Spartan Classic All-Tournament Team (9/16-17)
Fifth in the BIG EAST and first on the team in assists with 1,141 on the season and an average of 9.84 per set
Closed out her career third all-time in assists in DePaul program history with 4,243
Finished the season with a team-high 13 double-doubles
Notched a career-high 65 assists versus Albany (9/10)
Broke the 50-asssist threshold eight times this season including an outing of 62 assists versus Seton Hall (11/13)
Second on the team in digs with 252, averaging 2.33 per set
Recorded 26 service aces for second on the team
Served a career-high five aces against Marquette (10/15)
Notched a season-high five kills on two occasions versus Portland State (9/2) and against Villanova (9/30).

2015 (Junior):

Played in 113 sets in her junior season
Tops on the team with 1,104 assists at 9.77 assists/set
Added 95 kills, 213 digs and 45 blocks to her campaign
Led the team in assists for all but three matches in 2015
Named to the DePaul Invitational All-Tournament team
Totaled a team-high six double-doubles and a triple-double versus Butler (9/23) when she notched 46 assists, 10 kills (career high) and 10 digs
Moved into fourth for DePaul’s all-time career assist leaders when she recorded 33 against Marquette (10/31).

2014 (Sophomore):

Made 30 appearances and 29 starts
Recorded team-best 10 double-doubles
Came within one kill of landing a triple-double at Seton Hall with 45 assists, 21 digs and nine kills
Her 21 digs were the third-highest single-game total on the team
Named to the Windy City Invitational All-Tournament Team
Reached the 20-assist mark in 24 matches, including the final seven duels of the season
Added a career0best six total blocks versus Villanova
Finished with a team-high .393 (115-19-244) attacking percentage
That mark is the second-best in a single season in program history
Her 959 assists ranked sixth in the BIG EAST and was the fourth-highest total in program history
Ended the year with a team-best 19 aces
Finished with second-best dig total on the team with 266 defensive stops.

2013 (Freshman):

Appeared in 29 matches with 26 starts during her first season in Lincoln Park
Ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 10.19 assists per set
Named MVP of DePaul Invitational and earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the SIUE Cougar Invitational
Led team in assists in 28 matches
Was second on the team with four double-doubles
Set a career-high with 63 assists versus Marquette on Sept. 28, the most assists by a DePaul setter since 2008
The 63 assists were also tied for the most by any BIG EAST setter in 2013.

2012 (At Indiana):

Served as a student assistant coach for the Hoosiers.

2011 (At Indiana):

Played as a setter in four matches in her campaign as a Hoosier, recording 24 assists in six sets of action.

High School:

Named a PrepVolleyball All-American as one of the top players in the nation
Earned All-State honors
Served as the captain of the 41-1 and No. 1 nationally-ranked Cary-Grove High School squad that finished as Illinoi state runners-up in 2010 and state champions in 2009
Excelled in club ball as well, earning AAU All-American honors in 2009 after leading her squad to an AAU National Championship and being named tournament MVP
Chosen as one of PrepVolleyball's `Senior Aces' for the class of 2011.

Personal:

Daughter of Robert "Bubba" and Krista Smith
Has three sisters, Breanna, Danielle and Kylie
Born September 13, 1992
Public relations and advertising major
Both sisters played collegiate volleyball at McHenry County College
Father played football at Drake University.

Career Highs
Kills: 10, Butler, Sept. 23, 2015
Attacks: 20, at Seton Hall, Nov. 15, 2014
Attack Percentage: .700 (8-1-10), Bradley, Aug. 30, 2014
Assists: 65, USF, Sept. 9, 2016
Service Aces: 5, Marquette, Oct. 15, 2016
Digs: 21, at Seton Hall, Nov. 15, 2014
Blocks: 6, Villanova, Oct. 18, 2014
Block Solo: 2 (3x), last vs. UMES , Sept. 16, 2016
Block Assists: 6, Villanova, Oct. 18, 2014