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3 Karrie Smith
Karrie Smith
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Edgerton, Ohio
  • High School:
    Fairview
  • Position:
    SG
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    6.7
  • fg %
    29.6
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    85.7
  • reb/g
    1.6
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Junior (2023-24): Returned to basketball for the first time since high school ... Was the second highest leading scorer on the team averaging 6.7 per game ... Started first career collegiate game in the season opener against Ohio Wesleyan on 11/8 and finished with 11 points to lead the team ... That 11-point performance was one of six double digit scoring efforts ... Started the season with back-to-back double digit scoring outputs (11 in each game) with the second coming in the first road game at Heidelberg on 11/12 ... Poured in a season and career-high 21 points at home against Anderson on 1/17 ... Led the team in steals with 41 and finished second on the team in free throw percentage (86) ... Finished second on the team with 30 made three-pointers...Named Academic All-HCAC

High School: Fairview (Sherwood, Ohio) Class of 2021...Class Valedictorian and three-sport athlete with 11 varsity letters...Earned three letters in basketball and four each in cross country and track...Multiple athletic accolades including team most improved player in 2019-20 and best defensive player in 2021...Named Second Team in the Green Meadows Conference in 2020-21 and GMC Scholar-Athlete in 2020-21...Garnered All-District honorable mention and District Academic Achievement Award in 2020-21...Part of Lady Apaches GMC championship in 2021 and went on to win two sectional titles and two district runner-up finishes

Personal: Daughter of Janet and Jeff Smith...One of three children, all to attend Defiance College...Older sister Katelyn was a 2022 DC grad and ran cross country...Younger brother, Jeffrey, is a member of the DC men's basketball team...Majoring in environmental science with a minor in environmental science...Transferred from Northwest State Community College

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41
  Total Conference
Games 24 17
Games started 14 9
Minutes 546 395
Minutes per game 22.8 23.2
FG 53-179 37-125
FG Pct 29.6 29.6
3PT 30-120 20-81
3PT Pct 25.0 24.7
FT 24-28 19-21
FT Pct 85.7 90.5
Off rebounds 10 8
Def rebounds 29 20
Total rebounds 39 28
Rebounds per game 1.6 1.6
Personal fouls 51 38
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 17 13
Turnovers 49 39
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.3
Steals 41 31
Blocks 0 0
Points 160 113
Points per game 6.7 6.6
Points per 40 min 11.7 11.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 26 4-6 66.7 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 11
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 26 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 25 3-12 25.0 1-10 10.0 1-1 100.0 8
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 20 0-8 0.0 0-7 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 1 19 5-9 55.6 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 14
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 21 0-10 0.0 0-6 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 12 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 14 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 14 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 14 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 23 3-9 33.3 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 34 2-10 20.0 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 6
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 24 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 16 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 1 22 3-9 33.3 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 38 5-15 33.3 3-11 27.3 8-9 88.9 21
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 25 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 37 3-10 30.0 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 11
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 22 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 29 6-10 60.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 14
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 20 2-7 28.6 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 20 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 19 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 - 22 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 18 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 26 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 26 0 2 2 0 3 3 0
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 25 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 20 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 1 19 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 21 0 0 0 2 4 3 0
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 12 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 14 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 14 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 23 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 34 1 3 4 0 6 2 0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 24 2 4 6 3 2 3 0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 16 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 1 22 0 1 1 1 3 4 0
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 38 1 2 3 4 4 2 0
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 25 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 37 0 2 2 0 4 4 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 22 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 29 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 20 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 20 0 1 1 0 3 2 0
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 - 22 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 18 2 1 3 0 1 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 1 0 0.5
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 4 0 0.0
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 2 0 -
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 1 0 -
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 1 3 0 0.0
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 1 0 0.5
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - - - -
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 4 0 0.3
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 1 - -
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 1 0 -
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 2 0 -
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 2 0 1.5
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 3 0 -
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 1 0 0.2
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 4 0 0.5
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 1 0 -
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 2 0 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 24 22.8 2.2-7.5 1.2-5.0 1.0-1.2 6.7
Total 24 22.8 2.2-7.5 1.2-5.0 1.0-1.2 6.7

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 24 14 546 53-179 29.6 30-120 25.0 24-28 85.7 160
Total 24 14 546 53-179 29.6 30-120 25.0 24-28 85.7 160

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 24 546 22.8 3.9-13.1 2.2-8.8 25.0 1.8-2.1 11.7
Total 24 546 22.8 3.9-13.1 2.2-8.8 25.0 1.8-2.1 11.7

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 24 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.0
Total 24 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2023-24 24 14 10 29 39 17 49 41 0
Total 24 14 10 29 39 17 49 41 0

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 24 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.0
Total 24 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 22.8 2.2-7.5 1.2-5.0 1.0-1.2 6.7
Conference 17 23.2 2.2-7.4 1.2-4.8 1.1-1.2 6.6
Exhibition 1 14.0 1.0-8.0 0.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 2.0
Location            
Home 13 23.1 2.5-8.0 1.3-5.2 1.0-1.2 7.4
Away 11 22.4 1.8-6.8 1.2-4.8 1.0-1.1 5.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 24 22.8 2.2-7.5 1.2-5.0 1.0-1.2 6.7
Month            
November 6 22.8 2.7-8.5 1.7-6.0 0.5-0.8 7.5
December 4 15.8 1.0-6.0 1.0-4.8 0.5-0.5 3.5
January 9 27.4 2.8-8.4 1.4-5.4 1.4-1.7 8.4
February 5 19.8 1.6-5.6 0.6-3.2 1.2-1.2 5.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 14 546 53-179 29.6 30-120 25.0 24-28 85.7 160
Conference 17 9 395 37-125 29.6 20-81 24.7 19-21 90.5 113
Exhibition 1 - 14 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Location                    
Home 13 7 300 33-104 31.7 17-67 25.4 13-16 81.3 96
Away 11 7 246 20-75 26.7 13-53 24.5 11-12 91.7 64
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 24 14 546 53-179 29.6 30-120 25.0 24-28 85.7 160
Month                    
November 6 5 137 16-51 31.4 10-36 27.8 3-5 60.0 45
December 4 1 63 4-24 16.7 4-19 21.1 2-2 100.0 14
January 9 7 247 25-76 32.9 13-49 26.5 13-15 86.7 76
February 5 1 99 8-28 28.6 3-16 18.8 6-6 100.0 25

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 546 22.8 3.9-13.1 2.2-8.8 25.0 1.8-2.1 11.7
Conference 17 395 23.2 3.7-12.7 2.0-8.2 24.7 1.9-2.1 11.4
Exhibition 1 14 14.0 2.9-22.9 0.0-14.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 5.7
Location                
Home 13 300 23.1 4.4-13.9 2.3-8.9 25.4 1.7-2.1 12.8
Away 11 246 22.4 3.3-12.2 2.1-8.6 24.5 1.8-2.0 10.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 24 546 22.8 3.9-13.1 2.2-8.8 25.0 1.8-2.1 11.7
Month                
November 6 137 22.8 4.7-14.9 2.9-10.5 27.8 0.9-1.5 13.1
December 4 63 15.8 2.5-15.2 2.5-12.1 21.1 1.3-1.3 8.9
January 9 247 27.4 4.0-12.3 2.1-7.9 26.5 2.1-2.4 12.3
February 5 99 19.8 3.2-11.3 1.2-6.5 18.8 2.4-2.4 10.1

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.0
Conference 17 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.8 2.3 1.8 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.9 1.8 0.0
Away 11 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.2 1.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 24 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 2.0 1.7 0.0
Month                
November 6 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.7 1.7 1.7 0.0
December 4 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.0
January 9 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.2 3.0 2.3 0.0
February 5 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 14 10 29 39 17 49 41 0
Conference 17 9 8 20 28 13 39 31 0
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Location                  
Home 13 7 5 12 17 12 25 24 0
Away 11 7 5 17 22 5 24 17 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 24 14 10 29 39 17 49 41 0
Month                  
November 6 5 2 7 9 4 10 10 0
December 4 1 0 5 5 1 4 4 0
January 9 7 6 13 19 11 27 21 0
February 5 1 2 4 6 1 8 6 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.0
Conference 17 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.3 3.9 3.1 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.6 3.3 3.2 0.0
Away 11 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.8 3.9 2.8 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 24 0.7 2.1 2.9 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.0
Month                
November 6 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.2 2.9 2.9 0.0
December 4 0.0 3.2 3.2 0.6 2.5 2.5 0.0
January 9 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.8 4.4 3.4 0.0
February 5 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.4 3.2 2.4 0.0

Photos

Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Transylvania vs. Defiance

1/20/2024 1:00 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

1/31/2024 7:30 PM EST

Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 6:00 PM EST

Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 6:00 PM EST