Cassie Smith
#6Position: D Ht.: 5-4
Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C.
Previous School: Byrnes HS
Eligibility: Sr. Major: Education
2011: Started 18 matches for Newberry… scored three goals… recorded six assists… All-SAC second team… NSCAA All-Southeast Region Third Team… D2ADA Academic Achievement Award… SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… SAC All-Tournament Team...
2010: Started all 19 matches for Newberry… played most minutes on team (1725)… scored Newberry’s first goal of the season against Limestone (9/9)… recorded one assist… Columbus State Cougar Invitational All-Tournament team… All-South Atlantic Conference second team… SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2009: Was a starter in all 20 matches... playing time added up to 1848 minutes... scored one goal, her career first, against Lincoln-Memorial (10/13), a game winner...
High School: Played four years for coach Kingsley Emerson at Byrnes High School... named to all-region team... named MVP two times... named to all-star team... Club: played on CESA 90 Premier team... helped team to three state championships...
Personal: Born on Dec. 6, 1990... daughter of Doug and Laura Smith... favorite movie is Matilda… favorite television show is Pretty Little Liars… favorite book is Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult… favorite athlete is United States striker Alex Morgan… enjoys eating homemade chicken noodle soup… favorite quote is, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”…
