Katie Smith

AWARDS/HONORS

2021

Leaves South Carolina as the all-time wins leader with 99 overall wins and 95 dual wins. Of those 95 dual wins, 37 came in the top pairing and 58 in the second pairing.
Also holds the program’s career records for starts, conference wins and wins over ranked opponents.
Her career win percentage of .669 is good for fourth in program history (min. 50 starts).
Part of the first pair in program history to earn All-America honors, making the AVCA second team along with teammate Skylar Allen.
Went 16-6 overall with Allen, highlighted by a program-record 12-game win streak to end the season. That win streak was highlighted by a 4-0 performance at the postseason conference tournament, which included wins over the number one pairs for No. 3 Florida State and No. 7 TCU. That earned them the AVCA’s National Pair of the Week award, which was also a first for the program.
Held a 24-8 record as an individual for the season, with 12 wins against conference rivals and seven wins against ranked opponents.

2020

Won five matches with partner Skylar Allen before the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Went 5-7 overall, 0-3 at number one and 5-4 at number two.
Four of her five wins came against nationally ranked opponents: No. 16 TCU, No. 4 USC, No. 20 College of Charleston and No. 14 Long Beach State.
In the win over Long Beach, she reached 75 career wins overall, making her just the third member in program history to crack the milestone.

2019

Teamed with Lydia Dimke at number two and leading the team with 23 total wins.
Dimke and Smith also led the team with 10 wins over CCSA rivals and six wins over nationally ranked opponents.
Opened the season with wins over No. 7 LSU and No. 3 Florida State, both in straight sets.
Reeled off nine wins in a row from March 12 to April 6.
Became the fourth Gamecock in program history to reach 70 career wins after taking down Southern Miss at the CCSA tournament.

2018

Went 25-10 as an individual, and 22-9 with teammate Cadie Bates (3-3 at No. 1, 16-4 at No. 2). Her 25 individual wins rank fourth in program history for a single season.
The pair’s 22 overall wins are third-most in a single season in program history.
Went 6-2 against conference opponents with Bates, with seven wins over AVCA top-20 teams.
Bates and Smith had signature wins over No. 11 Georgia State, No. 7 LSU, No. 3 Hawai’i and No. 11 Grand Canyon in the regular season, and defeated No. 19 Tulane’s pair of McHugh/Mertz at the conference tournament.
Paired with Lydia Dimke and Carly Schnieder in the opening weekend of the season, and went 3-1 with wins over Georgia State, Florida State and FAU.
Named the CCSA Pair of the Week on March 27, after wins over FGCU, Hawai’i, TCU and UAB at the team’s Gamecock Challenge Tournament.
Qualified for the USA Volleyball Collegiate Championship and made the quarterfinal round with Cadie Bates, going 2-2 overall.

2017

Stepped right in to the top of the lineup and went 22-16 for the year, 21-13 in duals.
Tied the program record for wins by a freshman.
Went 17-9 at the number one position, tops on the team, and was 4-4 in the twos.
Recorded five wins over AVCA Top-15 team.
Qualified for the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Pairs Championship, where she and teammate Dri Culbert advanced to the round of 16 with a 1-3 record.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

Won the AAU National Championship with Gamecock teammate Carly Schnieder in the summer of 2016.
Also won the USA Beach Volleyball National Championship with Schnieder in the summer of ’16.
Played club volleyball with Ohio Valley Beach Volleyball Academy for coach Rob Long.
Won the U18 club national championship with OVBVA and teammate Carly Schnieder, and was a two-time AVCA High School beach volleyball All-American.
Played at setter indoors for coach Tracey Kornau at Lakota West high school, making the sectional finals.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Thomas and Judi Smith.
Has one brother, Nathan, and her younger sister Jordan is a teammate on the beach team.
Majoring in exercise science.

Katie Smith Bio