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Jersey Number 21
Arissa Smith
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ridge Point HS
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
Bio
Honors and Awards
2024 AVCA South All-Region Honorable Mention
2024 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week - Nov. 4
2024 (Sophomore): Saw massive jump in production as she played in all 25 matches and saw action in 87 sets with 23 starts...Led the Bulldogs with 102 total blocks on the season... Helped lead State to victory at Texas A&M on November 3 with nine total blocks and five digs, earning her SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors...Earned a season-best of 14 kills at Ole Miss on November 17...Averaged 1.17 blocks per set, a team-best and sixth-most in the SEC...Finished the season with 176 kills, 44 digs, and 239 points...Collected five-plus total blocks in eight matches…Fourth among all players in the Southeastern Conference with a .391 hitting percentage.
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in two matches and saw action in two sets … Earned her first kill against Northwestern State (Aug. 26), totaled three kills in the match … Made her SEC debut at Missouri (Nov. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ridge Point High School under head coach Lauryn Bailey … Was a vital part in helping her team become four-time District Champions (2019-22) … In 2019 and 2021 helped her team become state semi-finalists … Claimed 520 kills and 400 blocks ... Individually was a three-time 20-6A All-District, 20-6A district block leader and on the AVCA Phenom Watch list ... Was a three-time team block leader and was PrepVolleyball.com's top 100 list three times ... Individually earned a spot on the AVCA All-Region Team and AVCA All-American honorable mention in 2022 ... Earned second team and honorable mention honors … Was named Ridge Point Team MVP, First Team All-District, Big D Media All-State and All-District Blocker of the Year ... Earned John Turner Classic All Tournament and NISD All Tournament Team honors ... Selected to the GHVCA Team pre and post season, while also being selected to the Houston Chronicle All Houston pre and post season team ... Academically, graduated Magna Cum Laude, named THSCA Academic Alll State, earned academic excellence from 2019-21 and academic all-district four times. Played for the Houston Juniors Volleyball under head coach Steve Williams … Helped the team double qualify for the GJNC nationals ... Led the team in blocks and hitting percentage for entire career.
PERSONAL: Born Arissa Renee Smith on September 16, 2004 in Missouri City, Texas … Daughter of Wade and Chareta Smith, Wade played college football for Memphis then was drafted by the Miami Dolphins, while Chareta played basketball at Memphis … Has three younger sisters, Aaliyah, Arielle and Ashlyn.
2024 AVCA South All-Region Honorable Mention
2024 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week - Nov. 4
2024 (Sophomore): Saw massive jump in production as she played in all 25 matches and saw action in 87 sets with 23 starts...Led the Bulldogs with 102 total blocks on the season... Helped lead State to victory at Texas A&M on November 3 with nine total blocks and five digs, earning her SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors...Earned a season-best of 14 kills at Ole Miss on November 17...Averaged 1.17 blocks per set, a team-best and sixth-most in the SEC...Finished the season with 176 kills, 44 digs, and 239 points...Collected five-plus total blocks in eight matches…Fourth among all players in the Southeastern Conference with a .391 hitting percentage.
2023 (Freshman): Appeared in two matches and saw action in two sets … Earned her first kill against Northwestern State (Aug. 26), totaled three kills in the match … Made her SEC debut at Missouri (Nov. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ridge Point High School under head coach Lauryn Bailey … Was a vital part in helping her team become four-time District Champions (2019-22) … In 2019 and 2021 helped her team become state semi-finalists … Claimed 520 kills and 400 blocks ... Individually was a three-time 20-6A All-District, 20-6A district block leader and on the AVCA Phenom Watch list ... Was a three-time team block leader and was PrepVolleyball.com's top 100 list three times ... Individually earned a spot on the AVCA All-Region Team and AVCA All-American honorable mention in 2022 ... Earned second team and honorable mention honors … Was named Ridge Point Team MVP, First Team All-District, Big D Media All-State and All-District Blocker of the Year ... Earned John Turner Classic All Tournament and NISD All Tournament Team honors ... Selected to the GHVCA Team pre and post season, while also being selected to the Houston Chronicle All Houston pre and post season team ... Academically, graduated Magna Cum Laude, named THSCA Academic Alll State, earned academic excellence from 2019-21 and academic all-district four times. Played for the Houston Juniors Volleyball under head coach Steve Williams … Helped the team double qualify for the GJNC nationals ... Led the team in blocks and hitting percentage for entire career.
PERSONAL: Born Arissa Renee Smith on September 16, 2004 in Missouri City, Texas … Daughter of Wade and Chareta Smith, Wade played college football for Memphis then was drafted by the Miami Dolphins, while Chareta played basketball at Memphis … Has three younger sisters, Aaliyah, Arielle and Ashlyn.
Rice vs. Central Arkansas Highlights
Sunday, August 31
Volleyball Exhibition vs. Houston Post-Match Press Conference
Sunday, August 24
VB Thea Carter Kick Save vs. Wichita State
Monday, August 18
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
