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Smith, Dasia
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Jersey Number 8
Dasia Smith
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Prev school:
- Stafford HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023: Patriot Invite All-Tournament Team...
2022: C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2020: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2023 (Graduate Student)
Started in all 30 matches and 109 sets... Tabbed to the Patriot Invite All-Tournament Team... Set a career-high in digs with five versus Mercer and in service aces earning two against Kent State... Recorded 12 kills versus WKU (11/09)... Tallied seven total blocks against Sam Houston (10/07)... Six matches of hitting at a .350 or more clip with a minimum of 15 attempts... Second in total blocks (70.0) and blocks per set (0.64)... Fifth in kills (195), kills per set (1.79), points (237.5) and points per set (2.18)... Finished the season with a .357 hitting percentage...
2022 (Senior)
Started in 25 matches this season and played in a total of 29 matches and 99 sets… Recorded a career-best four service aces in a win over Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Had a career-high three digs twice this season (11/06 at UNT, 09/07 at EKU)… Recorded a season-best eight blocks and nine kills (9-1-13) on a .615 hitting percentage in a win over Nevada (08/27)… Second on the team in hitting percentage (.360), total blocks (82.0), and blocks per set (0.83)… First on the team with 71 block assists… Fourth on the team with 237.5 total points and 2.40 points per set… Had seven matches with five or more blocks this season… Finished the 2022 season tied for sixth in career solo blocks during the 25-point era (25)...
2021 (Junior)
Started in 20 matches and played in 80 sets... Led the Blue Raiders with a .317 attack percentage... Had a career-high nine blocks against Old Dominion (11/05)... Second on the team with 53.0 blocks, third with 145 kills, and fourth with 175.5 points... Had the two most efficient attack games for a middle blocker in C-USA play going 13 of 19 (.684) against Old Dominion (11/05) and 12 of 18 (.667) against Charlotte (09/24)... Ninth highest hitting percentage in in-conference play at a .349 clip... Recorded a block in 18 of 20 matches including four or more blocks in six matches...
2020 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 16 matches and 64 sets, starting every match... Led the team in blocks with 51 and fourth on the team in kills with 108... Career-high 15 kills versus Old Dominion (2/21)... Earned a career-high two digs against Marshall (3/7)... Notched a career-high eight blocks against Florida Atlantic (3/26)...
2019 (Freshman)
Posted four starts as a freshman out of 20 matches and 32 sets... Started and played all four sets in the Blue Raider’s first match of the season against Saint Louis (8/30), when she recorded her first three career kills... Finished the season with 25 total kills and a .149 hitting percentage... Recorded a career-best eight kills against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first home match of the season (9/22)... Tallied a career-high two blocks against Alabama A&M (9/17)...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Three-year varsity letter-winner at Stafford High School in Houston, Texas... Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2017... Played club volleyball with the Houston Juniors for six years...
Personal
2023: Patriot Invite All-Tournament Team...
2022: C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2021: C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...
2020: C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll...
2023 (Graduate Student)
Started in all 30 matches and 109 sets... Tabbed to the Patriot Invite All-Tournament Team... Set a career-high in digs with five versus Mercer and in service aces earning two against Kent State... Recorded 12 kills versus WKU (11/09)... Tallied seven total blocks against Sam Houston (10/07)... Six matches of hitting at a .350 or more clip with a minimum of 15 attempts... Second in total blocks (70.0) and blocks per set (0.64)... Fifth in kills (195), kills per set (1.79), points (237.5) and points per set (2.18)... Finished the season with a .357 hitting percentage...
2022 (Senior)
Started in 25 matches this season and played in a total of 29 matches and 99 sets… Recorded a career-best four service aces in a win over Florida Atlantic (10/30)… Had a career-high three digs twice this season (11/06 at UNT, 09/07 at EKU)… Recorded a season-best eight blocks and nine kills (9-1-13) on a .615 hitting percentage in a win over Nevada (08/27)… Second on the team in hitting percentage (.360), total blocks (82.0), and blocks per set (0.83)… First on the team with 71 block assists… Fourth on the team with 237.5 total points and 2.40 points per set… Had seven matches with five or more blocks this season… Finished the 2022 season tied for sixth in career solo blocks during the 25-point era (25)...
2021 (Junior)
Started in 20 matches and played in 80 sets... Led the Blue Raiders with a .317 attack percentage... Had a career-high nine blocks against Old Dominion (11/05)... Second on the team with 53.0 blocks, third with 145 kills, and fourth with 175.5 points... Had the two most efficient attack games for a middle blocker in C-USA play going 13 of 19 (.684) against Old Dominion (11/05) and 12 of 18 (.667) against Charlotte (09/24)... Ninth highest hitting percentage in in-conference play at a .349 clip... Recorded a block in 18 of 20 matches including four or more blocks in six matches...
2020 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 16 matches and 64 sets, starting every match... Led the team in blocks with 51 and fourth on the team in kills with 108... Career-high 15 kills versus Old Dominion (2/21)... Earned a career-high two digs against Marshall (3/7)... Notched a career-high eight blocks against Florida Atlantic (3/26)...
2019 (Freshman)
Posted four starts as a freshman out of 20 matches and 32 sets... Started and played all four sets in the Blue Raider’s first match of the season against Saint Louis (8/30), when she recorded her first three career kills... Finished the season with 25 total kills and a .149 hitting percentage... Recorded a career-best eight kills against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first home match of the season (9/22)... Tallied a career-high two blocks against Alabama A&M (9/17)...
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Three-year varsity letter-winner at Stafford High School in Houston, Texas... Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2017... Played club volleyball with the Houston Juniors for six years...
Personal
- Birthday: Aug. 16, 2001
- Daughter of Derek Smith and Stacey Pope
Middle Made Moments with senior setter Caroline Macander
Saturday, September 06
Middle Made Moments with Head Coach Alexa Keckler
Saturday, September 06
Season Preview – MTSU Volleyball 2025
Thursday, August 28
2025 MTSU Women's Volleyball Blue & White Game
Monday, August 18
