PERSONAL...
Daughter of Shannon and Lori Smith.
AT DRURY...
CAREER
Played in 246 games and had 822 kills with 620 digs, 86 block assists, 11 block solos, 67 serving aces while at Drury ... Senior season she was a First Team All-GLVC selection, Alex was 16th in the nation for points per set (4.7) and 19th for kills per set (4.02) ... Led the Panthers and was second in the GLVC with 494 kills and had a career high 26 vs. UMSL (October 26), tying her for eighth most by a Panther in a match ... Sophomore season she was second on the team with 328 kills and had a season high 19 vs. William Jewell (9/28/10). . . Recorded 18 kills at the Missouri S&T Classic vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (9/11/10) and had 17 kills vs. Rockhurst (9/21/10). . . Hit a season high .529 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan with 10 kills and just one error on 17 attacks (9/24/10).
SENIOR
A Second Team All-Daktronics Midwest Region and a First Team All-GLVC selection, Alex was 16th in the nation for points per set (4.7) and 19th for kills per set (4.02) ... Led the Panthers and was second in the GLVC with 494 kills and had a career high 26 vs. UMSL (October 26), tying her for eighth most by a Panther in a match ... Posted 20 or more kills in a match five times ... Was second in the GLVC for service aces (48) and her eight at Quincy on September 22 tied her for third most by a Panther in a match ... Ranked 115th nationally for aces per set (.39) ... Was second on the team with 331 digs and had a career high 21 in games vs. UMSL twice ... Posted 64 blocks with a season high six block assists at UMSL (September 29) ... Had two block solos vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (October 7).
2011 SEASON
Played in 22 games before suffering a torn ACL. . . Had 21 kills in the Panthers season opener vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (9/2/11) and had 19 kills vs. Lake Superior State (9/3/11). . . Had 18 digs vs. Lake Superior State also. . . Hit .318 in her 22 games of action before being sidelined.
SOPHOMORE
Was second on the team with 328 kills and had a season high 19 vs. William Jewell (9/28/10). . . Recorded 18 kills at the Missouri S&T Classic vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (9/11/10) and had 17 kills vs. Rockhurst (9/21/10). . . Hit a season high .529 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan with 10 kills and just one error on 17 attacks (9/24/10). . . HIt .522 vs. Northwest Nazarene (9/3/10) with 12 kills and no errors on 23 attacks at the Texas Woman's Classic. . . Was third on the team with 289 digs and had her season high 18 vs. Missouri S&T (10/8/10). . . Had 15 digs in a match twice with those coming vs. Southern Indiana (9/25/10) and vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Missouri S&T Classic. . . Had 33 blocks with 30 block assists and three block solos. . . Had a season high three block assists at Bellarmine (10/2/10). . . Had 20 assists with a season high three vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (9/11/10) at the Missouri S&T Classic and had two assists in a match four times. . . Had 19 serving aces and a season high four at Indianapolis (10/30/10) with two serving aces in three additional matches.
PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL...
Is a transfer from Southwest Baptist University and an area product who played her high school volleyball at Nixa High School. . . Earned Honorable Mention All-MIAA at SBU and was second on the team with a 2.69 kill average and a 2.77 dig average. . . Set the Nixa record for most kills, most digs and service receptions. . . Earned First Team All-District, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region and was All-State Honorable Mention her senior season. . . Was First Team All-District, Second Team All-Conference and All-Region selection as a junior. . . Helped Nixa win the 2008 district title. . . Qualified for the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals her 18's year and played in Miami, Florida. . . Was an academic all-state honoree and a member of the National Honor Society.
ALEX'S FAVORITES...
Food: Steak and Gravy
Restaurant: Cheddar's
Musical Artist: John Mayer and Jack Johnson
Movie: Dumb and Dumber
TV Show: SportsCenter and ESPN
Hobbies: Laying out, baking and shopping
Pro Athlete: Sam Bradford
Your Dream Job: ESPN News Anchor
ALEX'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Kills: 26 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (October 26, 2012)
Assists: 3 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (September 11, 2010)
Serving Aces: 8 at Quincy (September 22, 2012)
Digs: 21 vs. Missouri-St . Louis (October 26, 2012)
21 at Missouri-St. Louis (September 29, 2012)
Solos: 2 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (October 7, 2012)
Block Assists: 6 at Missouri-St. Louis (September 29, 2012)
Total Blocks: 6 at Missouri-St. Louis (September 29, 2012)
|
YEAR |
GP
|
K
|
E
|
TA
|
PCT.
|
A
|
SA
|
D
|
BS
|
BA
|
|
2010 |
123
|
328
|
151
|
946
|
.187
|
20
|
19
|
289
|
3
|
30
|
|
2012 |
123 |
494 |
242 |
1349 |
.187 |
23 |
48 |
331 |
8 |
56 |
|
TOTALS |
246 |
822 |
393 |
2285 |
.188 |
43 |
67 |
620 |
11 |
86 |
