2022 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
2022: Served as team co-captain … fifth overall pick in the 2022 PLL Collegiate Draft (Atlas LC) … First Team All-CAA … Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … CAA Preseason All-Conference … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List … Senior CLASS Nominee … started in 14 games this season … missed two games with a lower body injury and illness … caused 16 turnovers, including three against UMBC (March 5) … hauled in 23 ground balls, including at least one in every game played this season … scored six points in transition, including four goals.
2021: Co-Captain … Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America First Team … USILA Preseason All-America Second Team … Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year … CAA Preseason All-Conference … First Team All-CAA … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention … USILA All-America Honorable Mention … started in all 14 games as a senior close defenseman … caused 13 turnovers, including three against No. 1 Duke (Feb. 20) … picked up 23 ground balls, with a season-best six against Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 13) in an overtime win … added two points in transition with one goal (at No. 5 Virginia, Feb. 6) and an assist (vs. No. 13 Drexel, May 1).
2020: Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team ... Served as a co-captain … CB30 Award winner … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List … Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year … Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-CAA … Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America First Team … USILA Preseason All-America Second Team … CAA Preseason All-Conference Team … played and started in five games as a junior defenseman … missed one game with a lower body injury … caused three turnovers in his last three appearances … grabbed 11 ground balls including a season-best four against No. 13 Georgetown (March 7) … logged a career-best four points against No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 8) in the season opener with two goals and two assists … took nine shots, putting four on cage … aided the Tigers in clearing at an 85 percent rate, including a perfect 22-for-22 at Hopkins.
2019: USILA Second Team All-American ... First Team All-ECAC ... preseason All-CAA Team (LSM) … NewDay USA Male Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 19) … First Team All-CAA (Defense) … only sophomore to earn CAA First Team honors … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Third Team selection … played and started all 16 games at close defense … led team with 20 caused turnovers … forced Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 15) and Delaware (May 2) into three miscues in each contest … had six games with multiple caused turnovers … explosive player in transition with 10 points on six goals and four assists … tagged No. 7 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 9) for two goals in the season opener … issued three assists against Mount St. Mary’s … more often than not lined up against opponents’ top threat at attack … collected 30 ground balls.
2018: Second Team All-CAA … CAA All-Rookie selection … played in all 15 games as a rookie, primarily as a longstick midfielder … made one start at close defense at Hofstra (March 31) … caused 13 turnovers, including a trio against the Pride … caused two turnovers in his collegiate debut at No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Feb. 10) … grabbed 37 ground balls while lining up on the faceoff wing … scored two goals, including the first of his career at No. 13 Ohio State (March 10) … added another goal against Drexel (April 6), which stood up as a the game-winning tally.
High School: Played at nearby Loyola Blakefield at longstick midfielder and close defense for head coach Ben Rubeor … also played basketball and football for the Dons.
Personal: Full name is Koby Smith … son of Albert and Kristin Smith … has two siblings, Cameron and Bella … mother is a Towson graduate … cousin, Max Wheeler, is a professional skimboarder … most admires his late father … most memorable experiences are summer drives with his father … involved locally in community service … hobbies include skimboarding, basketball and being with family … favorite professional team is the New York Giants … favorite book is The Odyssey … majoring in communications with a minor in electronic media and film.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
Long Stick Midfield
6'0"
205 lbs
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2019Sophomore
Defense
6'0"
205 lbs
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2020Junior
Defense
6'0"
200 lbs
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2021Senior
Defense
6'0"
195 lbs
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2022Fifth Year
Defense
6'0"
195 lbs
