FMU: Two-year Returning starter and three-year letterwinner....Played in all 30 matches and all 118 sets in 2015....Third on the team in kills (279), kills per set (2.36), and total blocks (67)....Fourth in digs (236)....PBC rankings: 15th in total attacks; 18th in kills; 19th in points and points per set; 20th in solo blocks, block assists, and total blocks; 22nd in kills per set; 29th in hitting percentage; 37th in digs; 39th in service aces....Missed part of 2014 campaign with an injury....Fifth on the team in kills as a sophomore....Receive percentage of .940....Three matches of double-figure kills....Double-double (11 kills/10 digs) vs Flagler (9-21-14)....Probable starter in 2014 after moving from the middle to the right side....Appeared in 20 matches as a freshman with two starts....Gained valuable experience during first season....Energy and effort has always set the standard for her teams, and has always been an aggressive offensive threat....Possesses ability and verve for the game....Meshes quickly with teammates....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2016, 2017....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (fall), 2015 (fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring)....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17.
PERSONAL: Born Carlie Jon Smith in Wilmington, N.C.....Product of Topsail High School, where she played for coach William Pearsall....As a senior, averaged 4.3 kills per set (345 total) and 3.1 digs per set (244 total), while tallying 62 service aces and 56 blocks....Helped lead the Lady Pirates to a 23-4 overall record and an unbeaten mark (14-0) in conference play....Four-time All-Conference selection....Was named team’s most valuable player as a senior and was chosen as the Wilmington Star News Player of the Year....In four years of varsity play at Topsail, she helped the Lady Pirates to an 89-17 mark, there conference titles (2012, 2011, 2010), and a 44-match unbeaten streak in East Central 2A Conference play.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A Rock Star....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Villains are better....Favorite Athlete: Luke Kuechly....Favorite Sports Team: Carolina Panthers....Favorite Movie: Kung Fu Panda....Favorite TV Show: How to Get Away with Murder....Favorite Food: Peanut Butter....Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere tropical....Celebrity Crush: Jacob Hemphill....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Baseball....Your Motivation Music: Anything but Country....Favorite Thing About FMU: Caroline Boone and her dumb dog....Goals for Upcoming Season: Be a valued teammate....Hobbies: Starting Pintrest projects so I can never finish them....Brush With Greatness: Floyd, my dog that everyone likes more than they like me.
