UMD Athletics

AS A BULLDOG: 
2017 - Collected her third-straight All-NSIC second team honor ... posted second-best batting numbers among the team in batting average (.345), runs (40), hits (67), home runs (6), runs driven in (41), and slugging percentage (.540) ... was one of four Bulldogs to start all 55 games ... on two occasions recorded back-to-back games with a home run ... was on a tear in the middle of the season, posting four straight multi-hit games ... a lethal .403 hitter with runners in scoring position ... notched a team-high 122 assists and a .982 fielding percentage -- the highest among regular starters with Kalynn Tilton ... was a part of the fielding crew that notched the program single-season record for fielding percentage (.974) in school history ... named to the NSIC All-Academic Team for a second consecutive year.
2016 - Secured All-NSIC second team acclaim for a second straight year ... placed fourth among Bulldogs with a .320 batting average while setting personal highs for runs (36) and fielding percentage (.938) ... closed out the year on a tear -- batted .524 in the postseason while hitting safely in each of the final six games of the season ... was part of the Bulldogs' starting lineup in all 52 games ... turned in the second two-homer afternoon of her career in a 15-3 throttling of Minnesota State-Moorhead on Feb. 22  ... qualified for the NSIC All-Academic Team and was a a NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
2015 - Might have been freshman, but played like a battle-tested collegiate veteran ... joined fellow Bulldog Hannah Schmoll as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II National Freshman of the Year Award Top 10 Finalist ... also was an All-NSIC second team shortstop ... ranked first on the club in slugging percentage (.663-- the highest figure ever turned in by a first-year Bulldog) and fourth in hitting (.349) while establishing UMD single-season marks for both RBIs (57) and doubles (22) ... reigned as the NSIC rookie leader in a host of regular season categories including home runs, doubles, total bases, RBIs and slugging percentage ... belted 11 home runs (the second highest total on the club) and hit .403 with runners in scoring position ... cobbled together a nine-game hitting streak between March 28 and April 4 ... batted a Bulldog-best .403 with runners in scoring position ... was one of just three Bulldogs to start in all 55 games ... received a NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award.
BEFORE UMD: Is a 2014 graduate of Orono High School and played five years under head coach Mike Carter ... captained the Spartans her final two prep seasons ... appeared in the Minnesota State Class AAA three times, including in 2012 when the Spartans placed third ... was named to the AAA State All-Tournament Teams in 2012 and 2013 ... claimed MFCA All-State first team honors  in 2014 after nabbing second team honors the previous two seasons ... selected as a All-Wright County Conference selection from 2011-2014 including a honorable mention pick in 2010 ... was a two-time all-Region 6AAA nominee and landed a spot on Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro team on two occasions ... was a finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year award in 2013 ... also lettered five years in hockey for the Spartans ... excelled in the classroom as well, receiving the Student-Athlete Academic Gold All-Star award in addition to being on a "A" honor roll all four years ... was a member of National Honor Society at Orono High School.
PERSONAL: Born Rebekah Rose Smith in Long Lake, Minn. … is the daughter of Craig and Kathy Smith … has two older brothers (Josh and Jake) … is majoring in environmental science at UMD.