The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Soccer Roster
Roster
Abby Smith
- Position:
- GK
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Plano West
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
SENIOR (2015)
National finalist for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award … First-Team All-Big 12 Conference ... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... ESPNW Player of the Week (Week #9 - Oct. 21) … CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll #9 (Oct. 21) … Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 6, Oct. 19) … Unanimous choice to Big 12 Preseason Team … Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team choice … No. 13 in Top Drawer Soccer’s Top 100 National Player rankings … Honorable mention choice for Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Aug. 21-23) … Goal against Miami (FL) was No. 10 in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Aug. 23 … Selected to the Charleston Nike Classic All-Tournament Team ... Led the Big 12 Conference in total saves (96) and saves-per-match (5.33) … Broke the school career shutout record (30th shutout) by making two saves in a 3-0 blanking of Montana (Oct. 30) ... Picked up numerous honors for her 10-save, one-assist effort (on the match winner at 109:39) in the 2-1 (2OT) upset road win at #17 Texas Tech (Oct. 16) ... Tied the school career shutout record after blanking TCU on Oct. 11 (three stops), 3-0 ... Earned her fourth shutout of the campaign by stopping six shots, including a pair of 1-v-1 situations in the 0-0 (2OT) tie at Oklahoma State (Oct. 4) ... Allowed just two goals, despite facing the most shots of her career (31), and made 10 saves in the 2-0 loss at No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 25) … Picked up her third shutout of the season by making four stops in a 0-0 (2OT) tie with Little Rock (Sept. 20) … Registered five stops, including a pair of them on virtually point-blank 1-v-1 chances, in the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Made a career-high 11 stops, including a near miraculous diving save on a MacKenzie Carda shot, to help lead Texas to a 2-1 upset at No. 14 UCLA (Sept. 6) … Her eight stops were key in preserving a second shutout of the season in the 0-0 (2OT) tie with No. 18 Ohio State (Aug. 30) … Made seven strong saves and forced a UNC stop on a second-half, midfield-length free kick during Texas’ 2-0 loss to the No. 5 Tarheels (Aug. 28) … Scored her third career goal and first match-winner on a 90-plus-yard punt at 60:57 of the 1-0 win over Miami (FL) (Aug. 23) while also making three saves for her 25th career shutout.
JUNIOR (2014)
Was named first-team All-Big 12 by the league's coaches and first-team NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Central Region ... Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Sept. 2 … No. 31 in the 2014 Top Drawer Soccer midseason national rankings and No. 3 in the 2014 Top Drawer Soccer Big 12 Conference rankings (preseason) … Preseason first team All-Big 12 choice by CollegeSportsMadness.com … Smith recorded nine shutouts in 2014, tying Dianna Pfenninger (2008) for the most in a single season in UT history and giving her 24 for her illustrious career to rate second in Texas history (29 is the record) … Played 2055 of 2157 possible minutes between the pipes during the season … Until forced to briefly leave during the first half of the match at TCU (Oct. 17), Smith had been in net for 46 consecutive Texas matches dating back to Sept. 14, 2012, versus Fresno State, a stretch of 4331:49 … Finished with a 0.92 GAA and led the Big 12 Conference with 98 saves … Made one stop to blank Rice (Nov. 14) in the first NCAA tournament action of her collegiate career ... Shutout No. 9 West Virginia in the Big 12 semifinals while facing a career-high 24 shots during a 0-0 (2OT) tie (Nov. 7) … Set a new career-high with 10 saves in the 2-1 loss to Oklahoma State (Oct. 31) ... Made seven stops while facing 18 total shots in shutting out #6 Texas Tech, 1-0 (OT) … Tied her career-high by making eight saves during the 2-0 win at Texas State (Sept. 21) … Scored her second career goal on a 45-yard blast from near midfield at 24:58 to open the scoring in UT’s 2-2 (2OT) tie with Arizona State in Waipahu, Hi., back on Aug. 22 … Recorded nine shots during the season with six successfully directed on frame … Was named a preseason fourth-team All-American by CollegeSportsMadness.com … Chosen as the goalkeeper on the preseason All-Big 12 Conference Team (unanimous choice) … Chosen to the Outrigger Resorts Shootout All-Tournament Team.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Started and played all 20 matches in goal as a sophomore for the Longhorns (all 1840 possible minutes), posting a 12-6-2 overall record, a 0.78 goals-against-average (third-lowest in program history) and 72 saves between the pipes with eight shutouts … Smith also scored her first career goal while registering 10 total shots and six on frame … Was tabbed as a NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Central Region Second Team selection and a second team Big 12 Conference choice … Picked up her second career nod as the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after beating Samford (Sept. 6) and Illinois State (Sept. 8) and making a game-saving penalty kick stop in the 87th minute of the latter contest against the Redbirds … Posted a streak of three consecutive shutouts (Sept. 20-27) during victories over Texas State, UTSA and TCU, a shutout skein of 360:34 … Made a season-high seven saves in both a 2-0 win at Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 25) and a 1-0 loss at No. 12 Texas Tech (Nov. 1) … Tallied her first career goal and points by blasting home a 50-yard free kick during the 64th minute and made four saves in an eventual 1-1 tie against USF (Aug. 25) … Posted her eighth career shutout and first of the 2013 campaign in a 2-0 blanking of Georgia (Aug. 23).
FRESHMAN (2012)
A Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference honoree who stepped into the starting role upon her return from the U.S. Women[apos]s U-20 National Team ... one of three unanimous selections to the league[apos]s all-newcomer squad ... started the final 12 matches of the campaign and played 1,151:58, allowing just eight goals and tallying 34 saves ... tied Jamie Strong (1994) for the Texas freshman record for shutouts with seven ... established the program rookie mark for lowest goals-against average at 0.63, besting Alex Gagarin[apos]s 0.89 GAA in 2001 ... stood second in the Big 12 in overall GAA and held the best save percentage at .810 ... in Big 12 action, allowed just five goals and recorded 28 saves while tying for the league lead with four shutouts ... anchored a defense that tied for the Big 12 lead in fewest goals allowed (five) during regular-season league games ... placed second in goals against average during league matches at 0.61 ... tabbed as the Soccer America Goalkeeper of the Week following 1-0 blanking of No. 22 Oklahoma State (Oct. 5) ... victory was the Longhorns[apos] first against a top-25 opponent since Oct. 22, 2010 ... made debut against Fresno State and blanked the Bulldogs, becoming the first rookie to post a shutout in her first appearance since Dianna Pfenninger versus SMU on Aug. 26, 2005.
U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
Traveled to La Manga, Spain, and Fredrikstad and Sarpsbog, Norway, with the U.S. U-23 Women's National Teamin the summer of 2015 in winning the La Manga and Four Nations Tournaments, respectively ... Member of the U.S. Women[apos]s U-20 National Team (USWNT) for head coach Steve Swanson ... squad claimed the 2012 U-20 Women[apos]s World Cup championship on Sept. 8 with a 1-0 victory over Germany ... one of only three pre-college players named to the USWNT ... did not experience any game action while at the 2012 FIFA World Cup ... took part in the March 2012 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Qualifying Tournament in Panama City, Panama ... selected to travel with the U-20 club to La Manga, Spain, for the Four Nations Tournament Feb. 3-15 ... earned invitation after participating in the 2012 U-20 World Cup Summer Camp in January ... made appearances at the 2011 U-18 National Team Camp and the U-17 Dallas Cup game (USA vs. Brazil) ... participated in U-15 and U-17 National Team Camps from 2008-10 ... went on first international trip with the U.S. Women[apos]s National Team in December 2009, going to Argentina with the U-17 squad.
CLUB
Played for the Dallas Texans 94 Red Soccer Club with fellow signees Lindsey Meyer and Kelsey Shimmick since 2005 ... squad spent the majority of the 2011-12 season ranked No. 1 nationally in the ESPNHS Elite Clubs National League standings ... a four-year captain for the Texans ... helped team to the US Youth Soccer (USYS) Region III championship in 2009 ... lifted Texans to the Nike Cup and Gothia Cup championships in 2008 ... participated in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2005-10 and was a member of the Region III ODP Team ... named the 2009 USYS ODP National Championship Golden Glove winner ... earned a place on the adidas Elite Soccer Program Camp All-Star Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, and was ranked by the publication as the 13th-best player in the country and the second-best player in Texas ... the No. 5 prospect nationally, according to ESPNHS ... a three-year varsity starter who graduated a semester early, allowing for full travel with the U.S. Women’s National Team ... teammate of current Longhorn junior Whitney Jaynes ... a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Youth All-America selection in 2010 and 2011 as well as a 2010 Parade Magazine All-America honoree ... as a sophomore, named the District 8-5A Goalkeeper of the Year ... earned District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year and Dallas Morning News SportsDay Newcomer of the Year honors following rookie campaign.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 4, 1993, to Mitchell and Beth Smith ... Mitchell ran track and cross country at Baylor, earning a letter in 1983 ... major is phsyical, culture, & sports... Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012-2015) ... says she chose Texas for the environment ... says her parents are the people who have inspired her the most because they have always supported her and pushed her to be the best ... lists the Miami Heat as her favorite professional sports team ... played soccer in elementary school and chose to pursue it over gymnastics.
