#20 Lexi Smith Season 2017-18
Defense
Class
Junior
Hometown
Summit, N.J.
High School
Oak Knoll
HONORS
2019 AAC All-Academic Team
2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HIGHS:
Goals: 1 vs UConn (4/14/19)
Assists: None
Points: 1 vs UConn (4/14/19)
Ground Balls: 3 at Cincinnati (4/20/19)
Draw Controls: 1 (twice) last vs Villanova (3/18/18)
Caused Turnovers: 1 (15 times)
Redshirt Senior (2019):
- Played in 15 games making one final start on senior day for the Commodores
- Scored her first collegiate goal against UConn
- Caused eight turnovers
- Hauled in 12 12 ground balls as well
Senior (2018):
- One of Vanderbilt’s four team captains
- Missed the season with an injury.
Junior (2017):
- Started in nine games and played in all 15 for the Commodores during her junior campaign
- Started in all four games the Dores held opponents to fewer than 10 goals
- Tallied eight caused turnovers, six ground balls and two draw controls during the year
- Named to the 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore (2016):
- Started all 16 games last season on the Commodore backline
- Tallied career-highs in ground balls (10), draw controls (four) and caused turnovers (six)
- Named to the 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman (2015):
- Played in 12 games, making two starts
- Finished season with five ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover
- Made first career start against Penn State
- Named to First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
- Four-year letter winner and starter for coaches Elizabeth Brodbeck and Tara Nolan at Oak Knoll High School
- Helped the Royals win back-to-back Prep A and State Sectional championships, along with the State Group One Championship in 2012-13
- Named an Under Armour All-American in 2012 and 2013
- Named an Academic All-American in 2013
- Named a two-time All-State selection by the Star-Ledger
- Earned team’s defensive player of the year in 2013 and named Team MVP in 2014
- Team captain in 2014
- Two-time selection to Star-Ledger’s Prep A All-Star Team and All-Union Team
- Played club lacrosse for coach Andrew Hubschman at Building Blocks Lacrosse
Personal:
- Alexandra Ransom Smith
- Prefers to be called Lexi
- Born Dec. 11, 1995, in Memphis, Tenn
- Daughter of Peter and Susan Smith
- Peter is a doctor
- Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Caroline
- Ryan played lacrosse at Notre Dame
- Majoring in Humand and Organizational Development