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2022 Volleyball Roster

Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki
Mark Olencki

7 Kennedy Smith

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • High School South Lake Christian
  • Hometown Huntersville, N.C.

Biography

CAREER: Played 320 sets across 92 matches… Totaled 594 kills, 63 service aces, 721 digs, 79 blocks and 709.5 points… Averaged 1.86 kills per set, 2.25 digs per set and 2.22 points per set.

2022: Started 18 of 26 matches played... Played 97 sets… Named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks (10/3 and 10/10) while also earning SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (10/5) in the middle… Recorded six double-doubles… Averaged 2.08 kills per set with 202 total, 2.27 digs per set with 220 total and 0.36 blocks per set with 35.0 total… Tallied double-digit kills in nine matches and double-digit digs in 11 matches… First double-double of season came with 16 kills and 13 digs against Furman (9/28) with her second coming in the following match against Western Carolina (10/1) with 13 kills and 18 digs… Her most notable double-double was in the SoCon Tournament against Chattanooga (11/18) with 13 kills and a career-high 22 digs.

2021: Started 20 of 31 appearances and played 107 sets ... Finished second on the team in aces (30) and digs (275) ... Third on the team in points (226.5) and kills (179) ...  Averaged 2.57 digs/s, 2.12 points/s and 1.67 kills/s ...  Tallied 24.0 blocks ... Notched five double-doubles ... 10 matches with double-figure kill totals ... Notched career-highs with 20 digs and four assists against Furman (9/22) ... Set career-high 17 kills against Western Carolina (10/9). 

2020-21: Made appearances in 12 matches, including seven starts, and played 41 sets … Totaled 72 kills and averaged 1.76 per set … Third on team in assists (10) … Recorded 66 digs and eight aces … Recorded eight kills, season-high three assists and 14 digs against Chattanooga (2/8) … Tallied 10 kills on .409 hitting and four digs at Samford (2/15) … Accounted for a career-high 17 points, matching a career-best 14 kills on .333 hitting with three aces and six digs against ETSU (2/21) … Followed hitting .455 with 12 kills, an ace, block and six digs in series finale versus ETSU (2/22) … Added six kills, an ace, block and two digs at Western Carolina (3/25).

2019: Appeared in 23 matches, totaling 75 sets ... Fifth on the team in both digs (167) and service aces (18) ... Sent home 145 kills and handed out 13 assists ... Made collegiate debut against Kennesaw State sending home six kills and collecting five digs ... Had seven digs and six kills at Clemson ... Picked up 11 digs in two sets against Appalachian State ... Totaled season-high 16 digs and 13 kills for first double-double against UNCW ... Recorded nine kills and nine digs in win over Presbyterian ... Sent home 14 kills to go with 10 digs in win over Alabama A&M ... Registered 13 digs and eight kills against High Point ... Had 11 kills against Davidson ... Recorded 14 kills in win over Jacksonville ... Picked up 11 digs at Samford.

Prior to Wofford: Was a five-year varsity starter for SouthLake Christian Academy, helping lift her school to the Metrolina Athletic Conference Championship title in each of the last four seasons ... Named the 2018 National Athletic Association of Private Schools (NAAPS) Division III Player of the Year while making the NAAPS All-American squad ... All-conference four times ... Three-time MAX Preps SCLA Player of the Year, being named to the 2016 and 2017 All-Charlotte Observer High School teams ... Totaled 1,632 kills, 1,108 digs, 337 aces with a .302 hitting percentage ... Had 465 kills, 51 aces and 341 digs in 2018. 

Personal: Born November 25, 2000 in Akron, Ohio ...  Daughter of Brad and Gwen Smith ... Father played football at North Carolina while Mother played volleyball at Kent State ... Has two brothers, Preston and Hunter ...Majoring in Finance.

Honors & Awards:
- 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2022-23 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
- Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/3/22 & 10/10/22)
- Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (10/5/22)
- 2020-21 Academic All-Southern Conference Team; Academic Honor Roll; Commissioner's Medal (3.8 GPA or higher)
- 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Southern Conference All-Academic Team

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2019Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2020Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    7
  • 7

    2022Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'0"
    7