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University of the Pacific

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

24 Liz Smith

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • High School IMG Academy
  • Major Communication

Biography

2024-25 (Graduate)
Named to both the WCC All-Conference Second Team and WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention Team... Started all 34 games for the Tigers this season... Averaged 14.1 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game and 3.5 assists per game in 34.6 minutes per game played... Scored in double figures in 29 of her 34 appearances this season and was highlighted by a career-high 30 points against Saint Mary's (12/28/24) and 24 against Northern Arizona (11/17/24)... Registered her first career double-double against Oregon State (10 pts, 11 ast) (12/5/24) to help notch Pacific's first ever win over the Beavers... Swiped seven steals against San Francisco (1/18/25) and led the team with 86 steals during the season... Became Pacific's first 1500 career point scorer since 2002 against Washington State (3/9/25)... Also reached the 400 rebound mark, the 300 assist mark and became Pacific's all-time leader in both free throws made and minutes played... 

2023-24 (Senior)
Appeared and started in 28 games. Shot .361 from the field, .246 at the three-point line and .845 from the free throw line. Fourth leading scorer with 11.9 points per game. Averaged 3.5 rebound, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Registered 18 double-figure and three 20+ point performances. Scored season-high 24 points against UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 8). Notched 1,000th career point against San Francisco in the WCC quarterfinals (Mar. 9). Grabbed season-high eight rebounds at Pepperdine (Feb. 22) and against Cal Poly in the first round of the WNIT (Mar. 21). Matched career-high seven assists against Cal State Bakersfield (Nov. 12). Registered career-high five steals at Pepperdine (Feb. 22) and three blocks against Yale (Nov. 20). Earned 200th career assist at LMU (Feb. 24). 

2022-23 (Junior)
Liz Smith was named to the All-WCC First Team. Smith started 29 games this season for the black and orange. She scored in bunches, scoring 10+ points in 25 games this season. Smith was sixth in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 39.7% from three. In addition, she set career bests in points (28), steals (4), assists (5), rebounds (9), free throws (12), threes (6), and minutes played (40, 6th in the WCC). Smith led the team in scoring at 13.7 points per game. She was ranked 4th in the WCC for free throws, shooting 82 percent from the line. She reached 500 career points with a 21-point performance against Gonzaga.

2021-2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 24 games, starting 20. Averaged 10.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Scored double figures 13 times during the season. Tallied a career-best 24 points, hitting 12 out of 15 free throws against Weber State on December 21. Had a career-best seven rebounds in season opener against William Jessup on November 11. 

2020-21 (Freshman)
Came off the bench in 19 of the 22 games, averaging 10.5 minutes per game. Averaged 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest. Hit 11 three-pointers on the year, hitting 35.5 percent of her bonus attempts. Scored a career-best seven points at Gonzaga. Had a career-best five rebounds off the bench in the home contest against Portland.

Prior to Pacific
Joined the Orange and Black after four years at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Tallied 1000+ points, 250+ assists and 200+ steals with the Ascenders. Was also named the team's Most Improved Player in 2018. McDonalds All-American candidate in 2020. Daughter of Jennifer Thibeaux, a former gymnast, and Kevin Smith, a three-time Super bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020-21Freshman

    PG
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Sophomore

    G
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2022-23Junior

    G
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2023-24Senior

    G
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2024-25Graduate Student

    G
    5'9"
    24