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Whitney Smetana

Class: Sr.
Hometown: Merrifield, MN
High School: Crosby-Ironton
Height: 6-2
Position: C

Concordia Career:
2006-07:
Named NSIC All-Academic ... played in all 32 games ... averaged 1.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game ... led the team and was second in the NSIC with 41 blocks ... had a season-high eight rebounds on two occasions ... had at least one block in 23 games with season-highs of four blocks on four occasions ... shot 10-12 (.833) from the free throw line ... scored in 13 games ... scored a season-high five points on three occasions ... had multiple blocks in nine games ... had five or more rebounds five times.
2005-06: Named NSIC All-Academic ... played in 31 games ... averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... led team and was second in NSIC with 34 blocked shots  ... had season-best five blocks vs. Augustana ... had at least one blocked shot in 18 games, averaging 1.1 blocks per game for the season ... had season-best nine points with five rebounds vs. Mount Mary College ... had season-high six rebounds vs. MSU Moorhead ... scored at least eight points on three occasions and scored in 16 games ... had three games with at least five rebounds ... shot .463 (19-41) from the field and .765 (13-17) from the free throw line.
2004-05: Played in 28 games and averaged 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... was second in the NSIC with 1.14 blocks per game and led team with 32 blocks ... had season-best 15 points and nine rebounds against Trinity Bible College ... had five blocks against Wayne State ... shot .429 (21-49) from the field.

Crosby-Ironton High School:
A three-time all-area selection and two-time All-Mid-State Conference selection ... was named athlete of the week three times ... earned a varsity letter four years and was a participant in the 2004 MSHSL Tournament ... was a member of the Northern Minnesota All-Star Hoops Series as a senior ... played in Inner City Classic All-Star Game at the Gangelhoff Center ... also a three-time letterwinner in volleyball.

Personal:
Born November 1, 1985 in Waconia, MN ... daughter of Jon Pulsifer and Jennifer Smetana ... has six siblings: Robyn (26), Brandon (24), Elizabeth (14), Takara (17), Dominique (5) and Chris (14) ... is a kinesiology major and coaching minor at CU and would like to pursue a career in professional sports management.

Career Highs

Points 15, vs Trinity Bible College, 1/27/05
Rebounds 9, vs Trinity Bible College, 1/27/05
Assists 2, vs Upper Iowa, 11/18/05
Steals 3, vs NW Missouri State, 11/26/05
Blocks 5, on two occasions


Career Statistics

Field Goal

3-Pt. FG

Free Throws

Rebounding

Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Blk Stl Pts Avg
04-05 28-0 21-49 .429 0-0 .000 11-27 .407 21 31 52 1.9 3 32 4 53 1.9
05-06 31-0 19-41 .463 1-2 .500 13-17 .765 18 45 63 2.0 8 34 5 52 1.7
06-07 32-2 15-47 .319 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 31 64 95 3.0 1 41 7 40 1.3
Totals 91-2 55-137 .401 1-2 .500 34-56 .607 70 140 210 2.3 12 107 16 145 1.6


  

 03 Jamie Jones

 04 Zoraa Quoie

 05 Megan Kirchenwitz

 10 Te'Aira Small

 12 Gwen Young

 15 Mary Schroeder

 20 Kali Olstad

 21 Katie LaViolette

 22 Abby Nielsen

 23 Candace Olstad

 30 Jessica Tewes

 33 Kelly Lund

 44 Amanda Behnke

 45 LaToya Williams

 51 Whitney Smetana