As a Blue Hen:
Co-captain • expected to again start on the wing for the Blue Hens • all-conference candidate • enters the season among the school’s career leaders in steals (3rd/260), free throw attempts (T-5th/476), free throws made (7th/303), blocks (12th/52), assists (16th/232), scoring average (16th/11.1), points (20th/1,003), and rebounds (25th/454).
2005-06 Season: First Team All-CAA selection • named CAA Defensive Player of the Year • led the CAA and ranked 25th in Division I with 2.86 steals per game • earned Blue Hen Basketball Club Outstanding Achievement Award and UD Alumni Association Team MVP Award • led the team with 15.3 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, 84 steals and 22 blocks • ranked among the CAA leaders in scoring (7th/15.3), defensive rebounds (10th/4.33), field goal percentage (12th/42.6%), rebounds per game (13th/6.4), and blocks (13th/0.73) • named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 29 • stole a pass with 29 seconds remaining and hit the game-winning shot with one second left to give UD a 57-55 win over Drexel (1/20) • her 458 points rank ninth on the UD single season points list • reached double figures in all but four games and scored at least 20 points in six games • posted four double-doubles • had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Towson (2/17) • recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds in the win over James Madison (1/8).
2004-05 Season: Started in 30 of 31 games for the Blue Hens • scored in double figures in 20 contests • scored a career-high 22 points and posted a career-best eight steals in the victory at Old Dominion (1/9) • recorded a double-double against Stony Brook with 18 points and a then-career high 10 rebounds • named to CAA All-Defensive Team • Christmas City Classic All-Tournament Team selection • earned team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award • ranked 15th in NCAA Division I and second in the CAA with 3.2 steals per game • set the Delaware record for steals in a season with 100 • was third on the team with 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game • ranked seventh in the league with 3.2 assists per game • had 18 points and eight rebounds in the CAA Tournament Championship against Old Dominion (3/12) • had 19 points against George Mason (1/16).
2003-04 Season: Played in all 29 games, starting 12 in her rookie campaign as Delaware’s fourth leading scorer • scored in double-figures on 11 occasions, including a season-high 16 points against George Mason (3/4) • added 14 points and six steals in CAA Tournament semifinal against Old Dominion (3/12) • tallied 10 points and nine rebounds vs. La Salle (12/3) • tied the UD record for steals in a single game with eight against Hofstra (1/15) • played a career-high 40 minutes at Hofstra (2/15), registering nine points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
High School:
The 2003 Delaware State Player of the Year (selected by Gatorade and by Wilmington News Journal) at Polytech High School • earned first team all-state honors as a junior and a senior • had 17 points and 10 rebounds in state title game win over Seaford at Bob Carpenter Center • helped lead Polytech to its first-ever state girl’s basketball title • averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior • averaged 19.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 4.0 steals as a junior when she also earned all-state honors • also ran track and field at Polytech.
Personal:
Tyresa N. Smith • born April 21, 1985 • daughter of Kevin Smith, Sr. and Terry Pauls-Smith • majoring in health studies and personal family health at Delawar |
