2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2023 Season: Second Team All-CAA ... Appeared and started in all 30 matches ... played in 105 sets ... led the CAA in total blocks with 124 total blocks ... finished second in the conference in blocks per set averaging 1.18 ... had a season-best nine total blocks in the season opener against South Carolina (Aug. 25) ... accumulated the fourth highest amount of kills on the team with 162 ... finished with double-digit kills in three matches with a season-best 11 kills against Delaware (Sep. 24) ... ranked ninth in the CAA in hitting percentage with a .322 mark ... finished ten matches with a .500 or higher hitting percentage.
2022 Season: Second Team All-CAA … CAA All-Tournament Team … appeared and started in all 31 matches this season … one of five Tigers that saw time in all 109 sets … totaled 164 kills at a .362 hit percentage, which ranks 10th highest for a single season in program history … averaged 1.5 kills per set … accumulated 129 blocks to rank 14th in program history for single season blocks and second on the team … averaged 1.18 blocks per set … earned her first double-double with a career-best 15 kills and ten blocks against Chicago State (Oct. 23).
Fall 2021: Played in seven matches this fall, making her season debut against Loyola Maryland (Sept. 3) … logged nine kills as a middle blocker with 10 total blocks … scored a season-best six blocks against FAU (Sept. 10) at the Tiger Invitational … had another six kills against Lehigh (Sept. 10) … hit .667 against the Mountain Hawks with nine swings and no errors … averaged just shy of a block per set.
Spring 2021: Saw time in all seven matches as a rookie middle blocker … played in 20 sets this spring … made her first appearance as a Tiger in Towson’s season opener at Stony Brook (Feb. 20) … posted 22 total blocks, including two solo blocks and 20 assisted stops … averaged 1.10 blocks per set as a freshman … logged 16 kills and had a career-best .429 hitting percentage against Delaware (March 7).
High School: Played middle hitter at Lakeview Centennial (9th &10th) and Cherry Hill East (11th & 12th) high schools … named Olympic Conference Girls Volleyball Player of the Year … earned All-Division, All-Conference, All-Group IV and All-State honors.
Personal: Name is Aayinde Smith (pronounced: Eye Yin Day) … daughter of Billy Smith … her brother, Zhaire Smith, plays for the Philadelphia 76ers .... favorite things are God, music, clothing, french fries and sports.
Career Highs (Single Match)
Aces: 1, Eight Times (Most Recently vs. Elon (Nov. 5, 2023)
Kills: 15 vs. Chicago State (Oct. 23, 2022)
Digs: 3, Two Times (Most Recently vs. Delaware (Sept. 24, 2023)
Blocks: 10 vs. Chicago State (Oct. 23, 2022
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Middle Blocker
5'11"
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2021Sophomore
Middle Blocker
5'11"
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2022Junior
Middle Blocker
6'0"
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2023Senior
Middle Blocker
6'0"
