#22 Valerie Smith
 Forward     6' 1"     Junior     
 Owosso, Mich.

2003-04: Played in and started 27 games for the Cardinals...averaged 27.1 minutes per game...was first on the team and fourth in the GLIAC in rebounds per game (8.8) and third on the team in points per game (12.6)...second on the team in blocks (61)...led the team in three-point field goals (51) and three-point field goal percentage (.362)...was fourth in the GLIAC in three-point field goals...was fourth in the GLIAC in blocks per game (2.26)...recorded eight double-doubles...scored in double-figures 17 times...reached double-figures in rebounds eleven times...scored a season-high 26 points against Ferris State (Dec. 13)...pulled down a season-high 19rebounds against Cornerstone (Nov. 22)...recorded a season-high five assists against Northern Michigan (Jan. 31)...blocked a season-high nine shots against Michigan Tech (Jan. 29)...led the team in blocked shots 14 times...Pre-SVSU: A transfer from Northwood University…played in 24 games and started five games for the Timberwolves in 2002-03…averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game...Prep – A graduate of Owosso High School where she played for head coach David Venne…named first team All-Mid Michigan “A” conference as a junior and senior…named to the Argus Press All-Area Team as a junior and senior…received Academic All-State honors as a junior and senior…named team captain and team MVP as a senior…three-year varsity letterwinner…also a standout on the softball diamond…named first team All-Mid Michigan “A” conference for three years in softball…a member of the National Honor Society...Personal: An elementary education major...born 8-13-84.