| Abby Smith |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Plano, Texas
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| High School:
Plano West
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
GK
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| Experience:
Fr.-HS
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HONORS & AWARDS
· 2012 All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2012 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
· 2012 TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Team of the Season First Team goalkeeper
· Oct. 12, 2012, Soccer America Goalkeeper of the Week
· Oct. 7, 2012, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
· Sept. 27, 2012, Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
FRESHMAN (2012)
A Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference honoree who stepped into the starting role upon her return from the U.S. Women's U-20 National Team ... one of three unanimous selections to the league'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'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' 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
Member of the U.S. Women's U-20 National Team (USWNT) for head coach Steve Swanson ... squad claimed the 2012 U-20 Women'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'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 sophomore 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 undecided ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012) ... 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.
