2018 Soccer Roster
Roster
Rachelle Smith
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pembroke Pines Charter H.S.
- Hometown:
- Pembroke Pines, Fla.
2017 All-SEC Second Team
2018:
· Played entirety of every match at center back until suffering left anterior cruciate ligament tear at No. 3 Florida State
· Underwent surgery Sept. 19 to repair ACL
· Member of Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2017:
· All-SEC second-team selection
· Started on outside back or center back for 23 consecutive matches, playing entirety of 19 matches
· Leads Gators with average of 89.2 minutes per match
· United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region team
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016:
· Appeared in every match, with 16 starts at left outside back
· Played entirety six matches, including overtime win (103 minutes) at Kentucky, overtime win versus Wisconsin (107 minutes) and tie versus Missouri
· Provided assist on Meggie Dougherty Howard’s goal versus Georgia
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015:
· Appeared in 22 matches, with 13 starts at left outside back
· Started final seven matches
· Played entirety of four matches
· First collegiate assist came on Pamela Begic’s goal at Jacksonville
· Also assisted on Brooke Sharp’s goal at Tennessee
· Played entire match at Mississippi State, double-overtime match versus South Carolina and at Georgia
· Member of 2016 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School:
· 2015 TopDrawerSoccer.com Florida-South Winter All-Region selection
· Four-year member of Pembroke Pines Charter School team, which reached the 2015 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 4A championship match
· PPCHS won 2013 FHSAA Class 4A regional titles to make first state semifinal appearance
· Named Pembroke Pines H.S.’s 2011-12 and 2014-15 Defensive Player of the Year and 2013-14 Defensive and Most Valuable Player
· Coached by Carlos Velasquez at PP H.S.
Club:
· Four-year member of Palm Beach Magic Jack 96/ 97 club team, winners of 2014 Under 18 Gator Soccer Showcase, 2012 and 2011 Disney Soccer Showcase and 2012 and 2011 Florida State Cup titles
· 2013 Disney Showcase and 2014 Florida State Cup runner-up
· Coached by Jayson Chung at Magic Jack
· Played seven years at West Pine United, where coached by Wayne Smith
Major:
Received bachelor's degree in Sociology in December of 2018.
| Smith Collegiate Statistics | ||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
| 2015 | 22/13 | 1,167 | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 23/16 | 1,456 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 23/23 | 2,052 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7-7 | 644 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75/59 | 5,319 | 3 | 0 (0) | 3 | 3 |
