20 Ava Smith
20 - Ava Smith
Height: 5-3
Year: So.
Hometown: Wabash, Ind.
High School: Northfield Junior-Senior
Position: S
m 27
k/s 0.31
h % .202
a/s 2.98
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.18
d/s 1.80

2019: Dished out nearly three assists per set in her first season getting regular playing time in Albion's 6-2 system...Completed six double-doubles in assists and digs, including in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association matches against Saint Mary's (14 assists, 10 digs), Olivet (13 assists, 11 digs) and Trine (12 assists, season-high 13 digs)...Dished out a career-high 20 assists in the four-set victory over MIAA rival Kalamazoo.

2018: A substitute in 16 matches (37 sets) as the team's No. 2 setter...Dished out 100 assists, collected 53 digs and served four aces...Reached double figures in assists four times, with a high of 17 in a five-set match at Hiram, Ohio...Achieved a double-double with 14 assists and 10 digs in a four-set match at Hope in September.

Prior to Albion: Competed in volleyball, tennis and track & field at the varsity level at Northfield High School…An all-county and three-time all-Three Rivers Conference award winner… Competed with Munciana Volleyball Club (based in Muncie) and Grant County Volleyball Club (based in Gas City, Ind.)…A four-year scholar-athlete, she was a school finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman and recipient of the academic honors diploma…4-H was one of her activities outside of volleyball.

Personal: An exercise science major who is a member of the Wilson Institute for Medicine...She is interested in a career in pediatric occupational therapy…Daughter of Michael and Julianne Tiede-Smith.

Recent Games
Oct 16 Hope L, 3-0
Oct 18 vs. North Park W, 3-0
Oct 22 at Kalamazoo W, 3-1
Oct 30 at Trine L, 3-2
Nov 5 at Alma W, 3-1
Nov 8 at Calvin L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 27 8
Sets 99 32
Kills 31 10
Kills per set 0.31 0.31
Errors 9 5
Total Attacks 109 38
Hitting Percentage .202 .132
Assists 295 92
Assists per set 2.98 2.88
Service Aces 18 4
Service Errors 13 3
Service Aces per set 0.18 0.13
Receptions 45 19
Reception Errors 3 2
Digs 178 63
Digs per set 1.80 1.97
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 22 8
Points 49.0 14.0
Points per set 0.5 0.4
Matches started 2 -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 31 vs. Manchester W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 31 at Adrian W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 7 .000 13 3 0 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Sep 6 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 3 .333 16 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 7 vs. DePauw L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 6 .167 12 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 7 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 4 1 2 6 -.167 17 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Sep 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 6 .333 13 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3.0
Sep 13 at Earlham L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 5 .600 10 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 13 Marietta W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 8 .125 17 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 14 vs. Spalding W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 4 2 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Sep 14 Denison L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 5 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 17 at Defiance L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 4 -.250 4 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 20 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 12 1 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Sep 21 vs. Franklin W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 4 .500 12 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 4.0
Sep 24 St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 4 1.000 14 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Sep 28 at Adrian W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 .000 14 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Oct 2 Olivet W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 4 .250 13 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 4 at North Central (Ill.) W, 3-2 - 5 2 0 3 .667 15 1 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 4 at Wheaton (Ill.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 11 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 8 at Alma L, 3-2 - 5 2 0 6 .333 12 0 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 2.0
Oct 11 Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 16 Hope L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 .000 7 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Oct 18 vs. North Park W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 2 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 22 at Kalamazoo W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 3 .000 20 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 30 at Trine L, 3-2 - 5 1 2 12 -.083 12 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 5 at Alma W, 3-1 - 4 2 0 5 .400 17 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Nov 8 at Calvin L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 3 .333 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2018-19 16 37 8 0.22 6 25 .080 100 2.70 4 0.11 0 0 53 1.43 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3
2019-20 27 99 31 0.31 9 109 .202 295 2.98 18 0.18 45 3 178 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 49.0 0.5
2020-21 9 31 1 0.03 0 4 .250 8 0.26 3 0.10 40 6 64 2.06 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.1
2021-22 27 97 10 0.10 1 27 .333 28 0.29 18 0.19 293 20 279 2.88 0 0 0 0.00 28.0 0.3
Total 79 264 50 0.19 16 165 .206 431 1.63 43 0.16 378 29 574 2.17 0 0 0 0.00 93.0 0.4
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 27 99 31 0.31 9 109 .202 295 2.98 18 0.18 45 3 178 1.80 0 0 0 0.00 49.0 0.5
Conference 8 32 10 0.31 5 38 .132 92 2.88 4 0.13 19 2 63 1.97 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.4
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Home 8 28 10 0.36 4 24 .250 71 2.54 2 0.07 22 1 61 2.18 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.4
Away 11 44 11 0.25 3 56 .143 135 3.07 7 0.16 19 2 76 1.73 0 0 0 0.00 18.0 0.4
Neutral 8 27 10 0.37 2 29 .276 89 3.30 9 0.33 4 0 41 1.52 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.7
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Wins 16 61 21 0.34 1 59 .339 198 3.25 15 0.25 12 1 116 1.90 0 0 0 0.00 36.0 0.6
Losses 11 38 10 0.26 8 50 .040 97 2.55 3 0.08 33 2 62 1.63 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.3
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August 3 11 1 0.09 0 9 .111 18 1.64 5 0.45 1 1 22 2.00 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 0.5
September 13 46 17 0.37 4 55 .236 150 3.26 9 0.20 18 0 86 1.87 0 0 0 0.00 26.0 0.6
October 9 35 10 0.29 5 37 .135 103 2.94 4 0.11 25 2 62 1.77 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.4
November 2 7 3 0.43 0 8 .375 24 3.43 0 0.00 1 0 8 1.14 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0.4
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    Anderson (Ind.) vs. Albion @ Albion, Mich.
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    St. Mary's (Ind.) vs. Albion
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    St. Mary's (Ind.) vs. Albion
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    Olivet vs. Albion
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    Olivet vs. Albion