The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019 Soccer Roster
Roster
Kailey Smith
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- El Toro
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Calif.
- Major:
- Sport Management
JUNIOR (2020-21)
Played a total of 130 minutes over 10 matches during the COVID-19 split campaign ... Played 27 minutes off the bench at Iowa State (Oct. 16) ... Added to the 7-0 rout of Kansas State (Oct. 9) by scoring just her second career goal at the 88:24 mark ... Registered a single shot during the 1-0 “Red River Rivalry” win over Oklahoma (Sept. 25).
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in 19 matches with 11 starts, playing 1,019 total minutes ... Scored one goal and dished three assists for five total points on 17 shots (five on goal) ... Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes of the 0-0 (2OT) tie in the Big 12 Quarterfinal against TCU (Nov. 3) ... Picked up an assist on a deflected shot that turned into Cydney Billups’ tying goal at 76:52 of the 2-1 (2OT) loss to West Virginia (Oct. 6) ... Registered a career-high two helpers during the 8-0 rout of Grambling State (Sept. 22) ... Scored her first career goal and match-winner by tickling the twine just 46 seconds into the 3-0 blanking of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Sept. 8) ... Played all 90 minutes in matches at Colorado (Sept. 1) and Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 6).
FRESHMAN (2018)
Earned 79 total minutes of action over seven matches ... Came off the bench for six-or-less minutes of playing time at No. 16 West Virginia (Oct. 7), Oklahoma (Oct. 12) and Kansas State (Oct. 21) ... Saw her first career Big 12 action with 16 minutes at TCU (Sept. 30) ... Fired her first career shot and shot on goal over 18 minutes during the 3-0 victory over Northern Colorado (Sept. 16) ... Received 18 minutes of time off the bench in the 4-0 rout of Houston Baptist (Sept. 9) ... Earned the first 13 minutes of her playing career as a sub during Texas’ 3-0, season-opening victory at Rice (Aug. 17).
CLUB/INTERNATIONAL
Smith participated in numerous stints over 2014-15 at the U.S. Soccer Training Centers in Irvine, Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo, Calif., and spent time on the U.S. Soccer U-14 Youth National Team roster from Nov. 1-8, 2014, and Aug. 23-30, 2014 in Orlando, Fla. … Club-wise, Smith was an id2 00’ National Team selection (July 2015), participated in the 2015 Nike National Training Camp powered by ECNL/id2 in Portland, Ore. (July 28-Aug. 1, 2015), was an id2 Training Camp attendee in Casa Grande, Ariz., and was a 2016 & 2017 So Cal ECNL PDP selection … She was a part of the 00’ Girls Region IV ODP Regional (Jan. 2016 & 2017) and National Championship teams (Feb. 2016 & 2017) … Smith was a Best XI First Team selection at the 2016 ODP National Championships and a U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV ODP National Camp choice (July 2017).
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as a four-star recruit, the No. 12 prospect in Southern California, the No. 26 overall midfielder and as the No. 73 national prospect in the Final Spring 2018 Girls IMG Academy National Top 150 rankings by Top Drawer Soccer, Smith totaled 11 goals and seven assists for 25 points in 33 matches played (31 starts) during an abbreviated career at El Toro H.S. ... Was on the Dean's List with a 4.0 GPA during all four years of her high school career.
PERSONAL
Born on June 24, 2000 … Parents are Rob and Bethany Smith …Has a brother, Skyler, and a sister, Taylor … Both her parents were collegiate athletes at Cal Poly SLO with her father playing football from 1990-93 and her mother participating in track & diving from 1993-98 … Dealt with her first major injury after suffering an ACL tear in July 2017 … Has a bulldog named “Butterscotch” and a cat named “Mochi” … Lists winning four regional and two national ODP championships as her most memorable moments in sports.
