Lady Aggie
Basketball
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As An Aggie
Proved to
be a skilled post player during her first season as an Aggie…Also proved to
be an outstanding rebounder…In four of her 16 games, she had registered
double figures in rebounding…Smalley has the skills to play multiple
positions on the floor…Could play small forward, power forward or center
this season…On top of her post skills, can step out and hit 3-pointers and
is an excellent passer…Head coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs says the forward out
of Philadelphia has a “high basketball IQ”…Missed the final 14 games of the
season after sustaining a knee injury in practice before the Coppin State
game on Jan. 20.
2006-2007: Played 16 games with 16 starts as a freshman…Before being injured in practice before playing Coppin State on Jan. 20, was leading the MEAC in rebounding…Was also leading the conference in field goal percentage before being injured…Averaged 7.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while shooting .441 from the field and .424 from the free throw line…Played 30 or minutes 10 times during the season…Led the Aggies in rebounding eight times and in scoring once…Had an impressive debut as an Aggie, scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 61-49 win over Stetson on Nov. 10…Was 9-for-14 from the floor, had three steals and recorded seven offensive rebounds in the game…Recorded 11 rebounds, seven of them came on the offensive end and had five assists in a loss to Providence in the UNC-Greensboro Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 24…In her MEAC debut, scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds on 7-for-13 shooting in 36 minutes of action in a 79-63 win over S.C. State…Showed her overall versatility against UNC-Asheville on Dec. 16 when she recorded 13 rebounds, five assists, four blocks, three steals and six points in a 63-59 win…Had 10 points and nine rebounds on 4-for-5 shooting from the field in a loss to Texas Christian…In her final game of the season, scored eight points, four assists and had a season-best 14 rebounds (six offensive rebounds) in a 72-65 loss to Florida A&M on Jan. 15.
High School Career
Attended University City High School and National Christian Academy…Played
under Lurline Jones at University City…Made the All-Public School first team
as a junior and senior…Scored 1,000 points for her career…Averaged 18.0
points and 11.0 rebounds…Made the honor roll as a senior.