Laynie Smith

Position:
OH/OPP
Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Chapel Hill
Prev School:
Illinois

AS A FRESHMAN (ILLINOIS):

Best Western All-Tournament Team
Third on the team in blocks (83) and kills (244)
Hit .429 with 11 kills against Cincinnati (8.30/24)
Posted nine kills and five blocks at Bowling Green (8/31/24)
Recorded eight kills and five blocks against Illinois State (9/3/24)
Amassed eight kills against Toledo (9/6/24)
Logged 13 kills and three blocks at Iowa State (9/7/24)
Tallied 11 kills, a block and a dig against Wake Forest (9/8/24)
Posted nine kills, four digs, three blocks while playing No.24 Dayton (9/13/24)
Collected 10 kills, six blocks and six digs at WKU (9/14/24)
Earned 10 kills, three digs and two block assists against Missouri (9/20/24)
Posted 10 kills, five block assists, two digs and a solo block at Lipscomb (9/21/24)
Earned four kills, two digs and a block assist playing No.11 Oregon (9/27/24)
Recorded four kills and three block assists in a match at Washington (9/28/24)
Tallied seven kills, an assist, two digs and a block against No.2 Nebraska (10/3/24)
Collected 10 kills, five block assists and an assist against Northwestern (10/6/24)
Tallied six kills, four blocks and a dig in a game against Michigan (10/11/24)
Recorded 10 kills, two block assists and a dig in a five-set match at Michigan State (10/12/24)
Posted six kills, two block assists and a solo block playing Indiana (10/16/24)
Collected eight kills, six blocks and a dig in a match against Maryland (10/20/24)
Logged eight kills playing in a match at No.2 Nebraska (10/25/24)
Posted 10 kills and a dig in a match at Iowa (10/27/24)
Logged 10 kills, three blocks and two digs at Northwestern (11/1/24)
Earned six kills and a dig in a match against No.7 Wisconsin (11/3/24)
Recorded three kills, three blocks and two digs against No.20 USC (11/8/24)
Logged nine kills, four digs and three blocks against Ohio State (11/9/24)
Recorded three kills, an assist and a block at No.4 Penn State (11/15/24)
Collected four digs, three kills and two block assists at No.8 Purdue (11/17/24)
Recorded three kills, two blocks and a dig against Rutgers (11/22/24)
Logged 12 kills, two block assists, and a dig when playing UCLA (11/23/24)
Earned 14 kills, three blocks and a dig against No.15 Minnesota (11/27/24)
Recorded a pair of kills and blocks at Indiana (11/29/24)
Tallied seven kills, two assists and four blocks in NCAA Tournament debut against [8] UNI (12/6/24)