2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

44 Nikkia Smith

44 Nikkia Smith

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Special Education/Elementary Education
  • Hometown:
    Montville, CT
  • Highschool:
    Montville

Summary

Biography

JUNIOR (2011-12)

One of three players to play in all 32 games, starting all but one … named to the America East Third Team All-Conference, her first postseason league honor … finished second on the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 10.2 points- and 4.3 rebounds-per-game … led the squad with a 45 percent average from the field on 129-of-284 … also led the way with an 82 percent performance at the free throw line connecting on 63-of-77 … her .818 free throw percentage is tied with current assistant coach Ikea Witt as the third-best single season free throw percentage in school history … led the team with 18 blocks and was fourth with 32 steals, while dishing out 46 assists … finished 17 games with double digit scoring, including a pair of 20-plus games … set her career-high with 25 points in a home win over Harvard (Dec. 29) … finished that game 11-of-17 from the field, both career bests, and a perfect 3-of-3 at the free throw line … also added six rebounds, two assists and two blocks against the Crimson … her second 20-plus performance was a 24-point outing at home against the Binghamton Bearcats (Feb. 11) … finished that game 8-of-13 overall and 7-of-9 from the field, while also hitting her only three point attempt of the contest … strung together five-straight double figure scoring games, spanning 17 days, including the 24 points against Binghamton … tied her career-high with nine rebounds in the season opener against Manhattan (Nov. 11) and again in the second to last regular season game at Stony Brook (Feb. 22) … also set new career-highs in assists with five against Marist (Dec. 1) and in steals with five against Dartmouth (Dec. 12) … finished 14 games without missing a free throw including a season best of 6-for-6 at home against New Hampshire (Feb. 1) … set a career-high with eight free throws in a road win at Vermont (Feb. 5) … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

sophomore (2010-11)

Played in 29 games, making 20 starts, including starting the last four games in the 2011 America East Championship and the NCAA Tournament First Round ... fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.9 points-per-game ... second on the team in rebounding at 4.4 rebounds-per-game ... led the team in scoring in three games, while scoring in double figures in eight games ... finished her first career game in double figures with 10 points at Harvard (Dec. 3), on 3-of-5 shooting and 4-of-6 at the free throw line ... scored a season-high of 14 points, leading the team against Dartmouth (Dec. 12), shooting 5-of-7 from the field and 4-of-4 at the free throw line ... led the team in rebounding in seven games, setting her career-high in rebounding in the opening game of the Caribbean Challenge with nine boards against Green Bay (Nov. 25) ... grabbed five or more rebounds in 14 games, the most recent in the regular season finale against New Hampshire (Feb. 26) ... fourth on the team with 25 steals and fifth on the team with 35 assists ... set a then career-high with four assists, while twice leading the team, with four hand outs against Providence (Nov. 10) and Maine (Jan. 5) ... set her career-high in steals in the America East Championship semifinal win over UMBC (Mar. 6) with four ... named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight year for achieving a grade point average of 3.00 or better.

freshman (2009-10)

Played in 23 games, all off the bench ... missed the first eight games of the season with an ankle injury sustained in a preseason scrimmage ... shot 43.8 percent from the field (21-of-48) for the season ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds in a conference game at New Hampshire (Jan. 9) ... scored a season-best six points on three occasions, against Binghamton (Feb. 18), at Albany (Feb. 24) and against LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 20) ... finished both of those games 3-of-4 from the field.

before hartford

Played four years of basketball at Montville High School ... broke the 1,000 point plateau as a senior, finishing her career with more than 1,400 career points ... all-time leading scorer for boys or girls at Montville ... averaged more than 16 points-per-game as a junior and 12.7 rebounds-per-game ... As a sophomore averaged 14.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg ... averaged 9.8 ppg and 8.2 rpg as a freshman ... received All-ECC honors and was nominated to play in the McDonalds All-Star game.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 25, vs. Harvard (Dec. 29, 2011)

Rebounds: 9, 3x – last at Stony Brook (Feb. 22, 2012)

Field Goals Made: 11, vs. Harvard (Dec. 29, 2011)

Field Goal Attempts: 17, vs. Harvard (Dec. 29, 2011)

Three-Point Field Goals Made: 1, 5x – last vs. Binghamton (Feb. 11, 2012)

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 2, vs. Albany (Jan. 2, 2012)

Free Throws Made: 8, at Vermont (Feb. 5, 2012)

Free Throw Attempts: 11, at Vermont (Feb. 5, 2012)

Assists: 5, at Marist (Dec. 1, 2011)

Blocks: 3, vs. Albany (Jan. 8, 2011)

Steals: 5, at Dartmouth (Dec. 12, 2011)

Minutes: 33, vs. Boston College (Dec. 10, 2011)

 

SUPERLATIVES

Career Double Digit Scoring Games: 25

Career Double Digit Rebound Games: 0

Career Double Doubles: 0
Career 20 Point Games: 2

Consecutive Double Figure Point Games: 5

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Historical Player Information

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    2009-10Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2010-11Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2011-12Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2012-13Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44