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Ariel Smith Named Canada West Second Team All-Star
Second Year WVB Player Ariel Smith Named Canada West All-Star..
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the Canada West Universities Athletic Association are pleased to announce that women's volleyball player Ariel Smith has been named to the Canada West Women's Volleyball Second All-Star Team.
Ariel Smith, 5’9” ls/rs recently completed her second season with the upstart Women’s Volleyball Team. She led the team in kills (218), placed second in points (238) and third in defensive digs (261). Smith placed 7th in the Canada West Conference in defensive digs with 3.29 digs per game. She recorded a season high 18 kills on two occasions (Jan 16 at Saskatchewan and Jan 22 vs Trinity Western) and a season high 25 defensive digs against the Regina Cougars on February 6, 2010. Smith was named the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Challenge Female Player of the Game in October and was named the University of Winnipeg’s Female Athlete of the Month for January, 2010. As well Ariel was the Female Player of the Week on three occasions.
“As a second year veteran on a very young team she once again showed her maturity and drive to become better everyday in the gym! Her consistency as a primary passer along with her natural defensive read makes her a key component in our team's stability! At the net she continues to excel and is improving all the time! Definitely a leader on and off the court, Ariel has the ability to put the team on her shoulders to get the job done", added Head Coach Diane Scott
