Brittany Smith

Photo by: Luke Lu

Photo by: Aaron Cornia

Position:
Right Side Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
The First Academy
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.

At Princeton — 2018: had four kills, four blocks and three digs as reserve rightside hitter … had three kills and two blocks against Temple … had a kill in Senior Day win over Dartmouth. 2017: played in four sets and recorded two kills and a dig during Ivy League championship season … both kills came in victory over Bryant. 2016: recorded 10 kills and three digs during Ivy championship season … had seven kills and a digs in 3-1 win over Seton Hall. 2015: recorded 67 kills, 24 digs and 13 blocks to help Princeton win the Ivy League championship; Tigers became first team in league history to win title after 0-3 start … averaged 1.3 kills per set at the opposite position … best match of the season was an 11-kill, five-dig performance in a 3-2 win at Brown; also hit .476 in the match … hit .538 and had eight kills in victory over Columbia … recorded at least four kills in eight matches.

Before Princeton — led The First Academy to two state championships and one other final; led the team in points in both championship wins … selected to the Florida state all-star team as a senior … earned bronze medal and all-tournament team honors at 2014 USA Volleyball High Performance Women’s International Team Championships … two-time district MVP and two-time First-Team All-Central Florida selection … team Offensive Player of the Year honoree twice; averaged double-digit kills three different seasons … recognized among top national sophomores by Prepvolleyball.com (2012) … six-time Junior Olympics competitor … 2015 Humanities AP Scholar Bowl winner and scholarship recipient … AP Scholar with Distinction … member of MENSA International … Florida Young Scholar award recipient … member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal — born Sept. 27, 1996 … daughter of David and Maryanne Smith … has two older brothers, Christopher and Nicholas, and an older sister Jennifer … both grandfather and uncle attended Yale; uncle played both football and baseball … enjoys reading, the beach and riding roller coasters … considering studying political science, public policy and finance at Princeton.