Meghan Smart Season 2021

2021 (GR): Played in and started all 18 games in 2021 … Scored a goal against American and recorded assists against JMU, Quinnipiac and Virginia … NFHCA All-Academic honoree

2020-21 (Senior at App State): Named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Mountaineer in program history to receive a Player of the Year honor … Led the Mountaineers and the MAC with a personal-high 12 goals and 28 points … Second in the league in points per game (1.75) and goals per game (.75) … Against Bellarmine, scored five goals, including a hat trick en route to a MAC Offensive Player of the Week honor … Nationally, Smart was 15th in goals per game and 19th in points per contest … Tied for 10th all-time in school history with 26 goals scored.
 
2019 (Junior at App State): Saw action in all 20 games, making 19 starts … Helped power App State to its first 6-0 start in school history with five goals in the first three games of the season … Notched a pair of two-goal performances in victories over Towson and Lafayette … Ranked first in the MAC with five game-winning goals … Ranked in the top 10 in four other MAC statistical categories, including fifth in shots on goal (29), tied for sixth in goals (seven), ninth in shots (44) and ninth in points (16) … Became the first Mountaineer in school history to earn a MAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week award after notching two goals, five shots and four shots on goal in wins over Lafayette and Davidson in September … Ranked first on the team in shots on goal (29) and game-winning goals (five) … Notched the game-winning goal in overtime in a 5-4 victory over Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament … Finished the season with seven goals, two assists, 44 shots and 29 shots on goal … One of 14 Mountaineers selected to the Academic All-MAC Team.
 
2018 (Sophomore at App State): Saw action in 15 games, making 14 starts … Despite missing six games due to injury, she finished tied for third on the team in shots (32) and shots on goal (20) … Finished the season with eight points, three goals and two assists … Tallied a season-high three points in a 4-3 victory over Rider on Sept. 2 … One of 10 Mountaineers selected to the Academic All-MAC Team.
 
2017 (Freshman at App State): Started all 19 games for App State during her freshman campaign … Tallied four total goals … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime victory at VCU … Notched the game-winner in a 3-2 win at Ball State.
 
PRIOR TO ODU: Registered a career 75 goals and 50 assists in high school ... Was a multi-sport athlete lettering in basketball, field hockey and lacrosse for four years ... Earned first-team All-Conference honors for three straight years ... Was a second-team All-South Jersey honoree her sophomore and senior season ... Was crowned the 2016 Field Hockey Group 1 State Champion.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Phil and Julia Smart ... Sister of Matthew and Emily Smart ... Working on her master’s degree in speech-language pathology … Her grandfather played baseball for Gettysburg and her father played basketball at the University of New England.