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Fundamentally sound post
player who has battled a myriad of injuries ... As a sophomore: Played in
the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury … finished
with 14 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal … scored
eight points and grabbed three rebounds in collegiate debut, a 79-60 win at
Green Mountain on Nov. 18 ... played season-high 17 minutes at Assumption on
Dec. 3 ... named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Scholar) ...
As a freshman: Received a medical redshirt due to a foot injury ... recorded
highest GPA (3.82) on the team ... tallest native Vermonter to play for the
Purple Knights since fellow Essex High graduate Kelly Borch ‘99 (6-foot-1)
... first SMC player to ever don No. 00 ... High School: Played four years
of varsity basketball at Essex High School under Jean Robinson, Vermont's
winningest high school basketball coach ... led Essex in defensive rebounds
as a senior despite missing time due to mononucleosis and a knee injury …
served as captain and won sportsmanship award as a senior ... named to the
all-tournament team at a holiday tournament as a junior … Burlington Free
Press All-State Honorable Mention as a junior … led team to second place in
Division I in the state as a sophomore and junior … AAU team won state crown
four times (fifth, seventh, eighth and 10th grades) ... AAU team was New
England champion during her eighth grade year ... team went undefeated as
the first Vermont team to win the New England Championship … Catholic Youth
Organization state champs from sixth to eighth grade … played softball as a
freshman and junior at Essex ... member of the National Honor Society as a
senior ... ranked fourth in her senior class of 360 ... received all A's
while placing on the honor roll during all 16 quarters of high school ...
was recommended to attend National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at
Villanova University in 2001 ... Personal: Chandler Marie Smalling ... born
December 13, 1983 ... daughter of Kent and Carla Smalling ... father played
professional baseball for the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins ...
double-majoring in business and accounting. |