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Belle Smith

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Westhampton Beach, N.Y.
High School:
Westhampton Beach

AS A SENIOR (2024)
Started in all 23 games ... ACC All-Academic Team ... College Sports Communicators All-Academic District ... IWLCA First-Team All-American ... IWLCA First-Team All-Northeast Region .... USA Lacrosse Magazine First-Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Second-Team All-American ... First-Team All-ACC ... ACC All-Tournament Team ... Back-to-back ACC Midfielder of the Year ... fourth on the team in goals (43), assists (20), and fifth in points with 63 ... also posted a career-high 47 draw controls with 29 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers ... scored a season-high five goals against Princeton (5/16) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... tallied a season-best five points in three games ... totaled a career-high seven draw controls against Northwestern (2/29) ... had three assists in the national championship win over the Wildcats (5/26) ... recorded three caused turnovers in the ACC semifinals against Notre Dame (4/26) ... finished her career fourth all-time with 294 points, fourth with 197 goals and sixth with 97 assists ... was picked 10th in the fourth annual Athletes Unlimited College Draft ... finished her career with 76 wins, two national titles and two ACC championships.

AS A JUNIOR (2023)
Played and started in all 23 games for the Eagles ...IWLCA Northeast All-Region First Team ... IWLCA All-American First Team ... USA Lacrosse Magazine First-Team All-American .. Inside Lacrosse/IL Women First-Team All-American ... All-ACC First Team ... All-ACC Tournament Team ... All-ACC Academic ... Top-25 Tewaaraton Award finalist ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week (4/25) ... IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week (4/25) ... ACC Midfielder of the Year ... third on the team with 52 goals, while her career-high 31 assists were good for second on the squad ... was third on the team with 83 points, tying her career high from last season ... registered 33 ground balls - good for second on the team and was a career best ... tallied career highs in caused turnovers (17) and draw controls (28), which were good for third and fourth, respectively ... netted at least three points in 15 games ... 30th in the country and eighth in the ACC in points ... only player in the nation with at least 50 goals, 30 assists, 30 ground balls, 25 draw controls and 15 caused turnovers ... posted two goals and five assists with 7 points against Syracuse (4/20), delivering the game-winning helper to Mckenna Davis ... registered eight points (5 G, 3 A) in the NCAA Tournament win over Notre Dame (4/28) ... posted a career-high five draw controls with four scores and two ground balls against Virginia (4/15) ... enters her senior season ninth all-time in points (231), 10th in goals (154) and eighth in assists (77).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
All-ACC First Team ... All-ACC Tournament Team ... USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American First Team ... IWLCA All-Northeast Region First Team ... Inside Lacrosse/IL Women All-American First Team ... IWLCA All-American First Team ... ACC All-Academic ... Tewaaraton Award Finalist (Top 25) ... USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Second Team All-American ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American Second Team ... ACC Offensive Player of the Week (4/26) and IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week (4/26) ... earned a silver medal with Team USA at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham ... played in all 23 games for the Eagles ... third on the team with a personal-high 55 goals, while her 28 assists were second and also a career best ... her personal-high 83 points were third on the squad ... finished tied for second on the team with a career-high 24 caused turnovers ... was eighth in the ACC and 28th in the nation in points ... was the only player in the ACC to post at least to post at least 55 goals, 25 assists and 20 caused turnovers ... turned in 10 hat tricks ... became the sixth-fastest player in school history to reach 100 points ... fired in a career-high seven goals in a 20-13 win over Loyola Maryland (5/19/22) ... turned in a career-high nine points in two games against Duke (4/16) and Virginia (5/1) at the ACC Tournament ... scored five goals on three separate occasions.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Consensus All-American … ACC Rookie of the Year … USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse All-America third team … IWLCA All-America second team … All-ACC first team … All-ACC Freshman Team … IWLCA All-Northeast Region first team … NCAA All-Tournament team … ACC All-Academic … Played in all 21 games … Set the BC single-season freshman record for points (65) and goals (47) … Tallied 18 assists … Scooped up 14 ground balls while causing eight turnovers … Had a point in every game and a goal in 19 games … 13 multi-goal games and eight hat tricks on the year … Had two goals and two assists against Albany on Feb. 23 … Scored her first-career hat trick against UMass on March 2 … Had four goals in back-to-back games at Hofstra (March 20) and vs Louisville (March 26) … Scored five goals at Virginia Tech … Scored four goals and added two assists against Notre Dame on April 15 … Tallied six points on four goals and two assists in the ACC Semifinal against Syracuse on April 30 … Scored two goals and added an assist against Fairfield in the NCAA Tournament first round … Scored three goals and added an assist against Notre Dame in the NCAA Quarterfinal … Scored two goals with two assists against Syracuse in the national championship game.

BEFORE BC
Ranked the No. 1 midfielder and No. 2 recruit on Inside Lacrosse … Two-time US Lacrosse All-American … Two-time USA Today first team … Four-time Under Armour All-American … USA U19 gold medalist … Five-time all-county … Scored 231 goals with 114 assists and 319 draw controls at Westhampton Beach High School … Second woman to be named Newsday first team Long Island in three sports … Four-time all-county and three-time all-state selection in volleyball … Four-time all-county selection in basketball … Holds her high school record for career digs (2,046) and is the all-time leading scorer in basketball with 1,735 points … NYS and Northeast Regional Scholar of the Year … News 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year … Sisters, Alexa and Caitlin, played lacrosse at Monmouth and Denver, respectively.

Recipient of the Kraft Family Athletic Scholars