Career Notes: Finished her career as the program record-holder for 3-point volume — 3s in a game (9), season (109) and career (262) as well as consecutive games with a 3 (27)... Added the Horizon League single-season 3-pointers record as well... Her 262 career 3-pointers were the sixth most in Horizon League history.
2018-19 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team... Set school records for 3-pointers in a game, season and career during the season, and also set the Horizon League single-season record for 3-pointers... Led the team with 417 points and 13.0 points per game... Made 136 field goals, 109 of which were 3-pointers, and 36 free throws... Shot 38.2 percent overall, 37.5 percent from 3-point range and 70.6 percent from the free-throw line... Added 93 rebounds, 40 assists, 26 steals and nine blocks... Averaged 12.7 points and made 58 3-pointers against league opponents... Ranked ninth in the country in total 3-pointers made, 10th in 3-pointers per game and 11th in 3-point field goal attempts... Ranked fifth in the Horizon League in scoring, and led the conference in 3-pointers and 3-point field-goal percentage... Made 48 more 3s than any other player in the league... Named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Dec. 10 and March 4... Set the YSU record for 3s in a game when she made nine on Dec. 1, 2018, at Canisius... Was 9-for-14 from 3-point range, including 6-for-8 in the second half, to break the previous record of eight that she shared with two other players... Broke the previous record for 3s in a season when she made her 90th at Northern Kentucky on Feb. 22, 2019... Passed the previous Horizon League mark on March 6, 2019, when she made her 98th 3 of the season in the opening round of the conference tournament against Milwaukee... Became YSU’s career record holder when she made her 210th on Jan. 5, 2019, versus IUPUI... Went 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the third period in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament... Made her 100th triple of the season during the game... Became the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 career points on Feb. 24 at Wright State... Scored in double figures 20 times... Made at least five 3-pointers in 12 different games.
2017-18 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 16 games, 11 of which she started... Started the first 11 games of the season before a foot injury limited her to seven minutes over the final 21 games of the season... Totaled 106 points, 22 rebounds, 15 assists and 12 steals... Averaged 6.6 points and 1.4 rebounds... At the time of her injury, she was averaging 10.6 points and led the team with 25 3-pointers... Finished the season with 25 3s, which still ranked fifth on the squad... Broke the school record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer with 27... Made at least one 3 in every game from Dec. 31, 2016, through Dec. 16, 2017... The streak stopped when she exited with an injury just three minutes into the game against Penn State Beaver... The previous record of 23 was set by Dianne Rappach in 1990-91... Made five 3s, scored a team-high 15 points and scored her 600th career at Robert Morris... Scored a season-high 19 points while making five 3-pointers at Saint Francis U (12/9)... Set season highs with four steals and six rebounds against Northern Arizona (12/16).
2016-17 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 28 games and started 18 at guard while emerging as one of the premier shooters in the Horizon League... Led the Horizon League with 85 3-pointers overall and 61 during league play... Set a new school record for 3s per game with 3.0 per contest... Her 85 total 3s were the third-most in school history behind Nikki Arbanas' 89 in 2015-16 and Heather Karner's 87 in 2007-08... Smolinski played six fewer games than Arbanas and three fewer than Karner... Led the Penguins with 12.5 points per game and tied for the team lead with 349 total points... Became the first guard to lead the team in scoring average since Karner in 2007-08... Added 87 rebounds, 31 assists and 26 steals for averages of 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals... Averaged 15.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in conference play... Shot an efficient 39.7 percent from beyond the arc, which ranked fourth in the conference... Shot 43.3 percent from long distance in conference play... Ranked seventh in the league in scoring during conference play... Averaged three 3s per game overall and 3.8 3s in league play... Made 14 more 3s than any other player in league play despite missing 11 quarters with an injury... On the national level, ranked 19th in Division I in 3s per game and 40th in total 3s... Ended the season on an absolute tear... From Jan. 14 through the end of YSU's season on March 3, she made 63 3-pointers in 15 games... That was more than any other player in the country during that span... Tied a single-game school record by making eight 3-pointers against Cleveland State on Jan. 16, and she made at least five 3s in a game six times... Concluded the season by making six 3s against Valparaiso, which was the most ever by a Penguin in the conference tournament... Was the only player to post two 30-point games during league play, scoring 30 against Cleveland State (1/16) and Northern Kentucky (2/16)... Made seven 3s against NKU... Scored in double figures 18 times, 14 of which came against league opponents... Made multiple 3-pointers in 21 of her 28 games, including 12 straight from Jan. 14 through Feb. 18... Grabbed six rebounds four times... Had three assists four times.
2015-16 (Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in all 34 games to tie a school record and made 19 starts... Made 15 of those starts consecutively from Nov. 24 through Jan. 23... Also started the final four games of the regular season before being hampered by an injury in the Horizon League Tournament and the WBI... Scored 189 points with 56 rebounds and 30 assists for averages of 5.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists... Averaged 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in conference play... Made 43 3-pointers, which ranked fourth on the team and was the third-most ever by a YSU freshman... Reached double figures in scoring five times... Made multiple 3-pointers 10 times... Scored a career-best 22 points while making six 3-pointers in the win over Kent State (12/12)... Made four 3s and scored 16 points at Niagara in the second game of her career (11/17)... Also made four 3s in a 13-point effort at Milwaukee (2/13)... Grabbed a career-best six rebounds at Northern Kentucky (3/3)... Posted a career-best four assists at UIC (1/21)... Had two steals twice.
High School: Named First-Team All-Ohio and the Northeast Lakes District Player of the Year at Division I as a senior... Set school records for 3-pointers in a career (200), season (79) and game (6) as well as varsity games played (97)... Finished second in North Royalton history with 1,269 career points... Named the school's Outstanding Female Athlete... Averaged 15.1 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals in leading North Royalton to a 25-2 record as a senior... The Bears finished No. 1 in the final regular season cleveland.com girls basketball top 25...Named a Plain Dealer All-Star First-Team selection... Was named team MVP... Had 17 points in the district title game against Berea-Midpark... Scored 16 points in the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games... Recorded her 1,000th career point on Dec. 26 against Padua... Averaged 14 points while earning Special Mention All-Ohio and First-Team All-District honors as a junior... The Plain Dealer listed her among the top 10 Cleveland-area players to watch heading into her senior year, and writers suggested she was the most complete player in the area... Was an Honorable Mention All-Ohio selection as a sophomore when she averaged 13.5 points.
Personal: Major is special education... Parents are Robert and Rachel... Has a brother (Tyler)... Recipient of the 2018-19 Robert O. Zimmer Athletic Scholarship.
