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Smith named America East Player of the Year
3/4/2026 12:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Three Black Bears collect six postseason honors
ORONO, Maine – Adrianna Smith has been named the America East Player of the Year as announced by the league on Wednesday afternoon. She becomes the 11th America East Women's Basketball student-athlete, and sixth from Maine, to earn Player of the Year honors twice in a career.
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Smith's Player of the Year honor highlights a list of accolades collected by three Black Bears. In addition to her Player of the Year honor, Smith was named to the America East all-conference first team, the all-defensive team, and the all-academic squad.
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Asta Blauenfeldt earned her first career all-conference honor with a selection to the league's third team while Lala Woods rounded out the award winners with a spot on the all-rookie team.
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Smith is the conference leader in scoring (22.2), rebounding (10.3), and assists per game (4.8) and is currently the only student-athlete in the country who is averaging 20.0+ points, 10.0+ rebounds, and 4.0+ assists. At the conclusion of the regular season, Smith ranked 12th in the country with 17 double-doubles with her 55-career double-doubles ranking as the most in the America East since 1994. Smith, who registered double-digit scoring in 28 of Maine's 29 games, recorded 20 or more points 19 times including reaching 30 or more points four times. On Nov. 29, Smith registered a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists against Saint Francis. Recently, Smith recorded her 1,000th career rebound to become the first America East student-athlete, male or female, to record 1,000+ points, 1,000+ rebounds, and 400+ assists. Smith also ranked inside the top-10 of America East leaders in both steals (4th – 1.7) and blocks (8th-0.8).
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Additionally, Smith compiled a 3.79 undergraduate grade point average as a kinesiology & physical education (exercise science) major with a food science major, and currently maintains a 3.93 GPA in pursuit of her Master's in business administration.
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Blauenfeldt finished the regular season with a career-high 11.7 points and a career-best 58 made three-pointers. The senior guard ranked third in the conference in three-point percentage (37.7) and sixth in triples made per game (2.0). Blauenfeldt concluded the regular season with 19 double-figure scoring performances and posted five performances of four or more made triples including a career-high six against UMass Lowell on a career-high 26-point night.
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Woods, who started the final 14 games of the 18 she appeared in this season, averaged 8.7 points with a 30.2 percent clip from downtown while hitting 17-of-18 free throws. The freshman guard concluded the regular season on a three-game double-figure scoring streak including a career-high 18 point showing with four triples in Maine's regular season finale victory over Binghamton. In total, Woods posted five double-digit scoring performances and hit two or more triples in eight of her 18 outings.
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Smith, Blauenfeldt, and Woods begin postseason play when they host New Hampshire in America East quarterfinal action on March 5 at 6 p.m.
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Smith's Player of the Year honor highlights a list of accolades collected by three Black Bears. In addition to her Player of the Year honor, Smith was named to the America East all-conference first team, the all-defensive team, and the all-academic squad.
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Asta Blauenfeldt earned her first career all-conference honor with a selection to the league's third team while Lala Woods rounded out the award winners with a spot on the all-rookie team.
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Smith is the conference leader in scoring (22.2), rebounding (10.3), and assists per game (4.8) and is currently the only student-athlete in the country who is averaging 20.0+ points, 10.0+ rebounds, and 4.0+ assists. At the conclusion of the regular season, Smith ranked 12th in the country with 17 double-doubles with her 55-career double-doubles ranking as the most in the America East since 1994. Smith, who registered double-digit scoring in 28 of Maine's 29 games, recorded 20 or more points 19 times including reaching 30 or more points four times. On Nov. 29, Smith registered a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists against Saint Francis. Recently, Smith recorded her 1,000th career rebound to become the first America East student-athlete, male or female, to record 1,000+ points, 1,000+ rebounds, and 400+ assists. Smith also ranked inside the top-10 of America East leaders in both steals (4th – 1.7) and blocks (8th-0.8).
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Additionally, Smith compiled a 3.79 undergraduate grade point average as a kinesiology & physical education (exercise science) major with a food science major, and currently maintains a 3.93 GPA in pursuit of her Master's in business administration.
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Blauenfeldt finished the regular season with a career-high 11.7 points and a career-best 58 made three-pointers. The senior guard ranked third in the conference in three-point percentage (37.7) and sixth in triples made per game (2.0). Blauenfeldt concluded the regular season with 19 double-figure scoring performances and posted five performances of four or more made triples including a career-high six against UMass Lowell on a career-high 26-point night.
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Woods, who started the final 14 games of the 18 she appeared in this season, averaged 8.7 points with a 30.2 percent clip from downtown while hitting 17-of-18 free throws. The freshman guard concluded the regular season on a three-game double-figure scoring streak including a career-high 18 point showing with four triples in Maine's regular season finale victory over Binghamton. In total, Woods posted five double-digit scoring performances and hit two or more triples in eight of her 18 outings.
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Smith, Blauenfeldt, and Woods begin postseason play when they host New Hampshire in America East quarterfinal action on March 5 at 6 p.m.
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