2014 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
* First Team All-MEC (2013, 2014)
* Second Team All-WVIAC (2012)
* AVCA All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention (2013) Career At Fairmont State- Became just the second player in Fairmont State volleyball history to record over 2,000 career digs
- Second all-time with 2,071 career digs (Morgan Walls, 2,204)
- Also finished in a tie for eighth place in career aces with 129 (Tabbie Bias)
- Her 638 digs as a junior are the fourth most in a single season at FSU
- Also owns the fifth highest single-season total for digs with 634 as a sophomore
As A Senior (2014)- Earned first team All-MEC honors for the second-consecutive year
- Ranked third in the Mountain East Conference in digs per set (4.57)
- Appeared in all 31 matches and played in 103 sets as the libero for the Falcons
- Recorded a team-high 471 digs on the season
- Also chipped in seven kills, 68 assists and 35 service aces
- Recorded double-figure digs in 28 of 31 matches
- Filled the stat sheet with 18 digs, five assists and three aces vs. Le Moyne (9/7)
- Recorded a season-high 23 digs against Cladwell (9/12)
- Tallied 20 digs at home against UVa-Wise (9/20)
- Had 10 digs and a season-high six assists at Alderson Broaddus (9/23)
- Chipped in 21 digs at home vs. Urbana (9/27)
- Recorded three-straight performances with at least 20 digs by recording 22 in a five-set match over West Liberty (10/4)
- Followed up that match with 22 digs vs. Cal (10/7) and 23 at the University of Charleston (10/10)
- Racked up 18 digs, five assists and four aces vs. Shepherd (10/28)
- Opened up the MEC Tournament with 21 digs against West Liberty (11/13)
- Tallied 14 digs, three assists and three aces in the semifinals vs. Shepherd (11/14)
As A Junior (2013)- First team All-MEC
- AVAC All-Atlantic Region honorable mention
- Started in every match as the libero for the Falcons
- Was first in the MEC and 30th in the country in digs with 638 as a junior
- Recorded the fourth-most digs in a single-season after passing her 2012 total of 634
- Had 20-or-more digs in 14 matches
- Also tallied 64 assists and 16 aces
- Recorded 39 digs and five assists in a pair of victories on the opening day of the Falcon Fest Tournament (9/6)
- Tallied 30 digs vs. Pitt-Johnstown (9/7)
- Had 28 digs in a three-set victory over Edinboro (9/21)
- Recorded a season-high 33 digs in a five-set loss at Cal (10/1)
- Chipped in 25 digs at Urbana (10/5)
- Had 22 digs and five assists against Shepherd at home (10/8)
- Tallied 21 digs in a five-set match against Wheeling Jesuit (10/15)
- Had 20 digs vs. WV State (10/19) and WV Wesleyan (10/25)
- Tallied 22 digs in back-to-back matches against Urbana (11/1) and Notre Dame (11/2)
- Chipped in 25 digs at West Liberty (11/12)
- Had 48 digs and seven assists in the MEC Tournament (11/23)
As A Sophomore (2012)- Second team All-WVIAC selection
- Recorded 634 digs on the year, the fourth-most in a single season at Fairmont State
- Finished second in the WVIAC in digs
- Started in all 33 matches as the libero for the Falcons
- Third on the team with 57 assists and second on the squad with 37 aces
- 30 digs and three aces against King College (8/31)
- 25 digs and five aces vs. America Int’l (9/7)
- Tallied 27 digs at Clarion (9/8)
- Totaled 29 digs and six assists at Davis & Elkins (9/12)
- Recorded 29 digs and four assists in a loss to Slippery Rock (9/15)
- Season-high 35 digs in a five-set victory at UPJ (9/26)
- 25 digs at Shippensburg (9/29)
- Posted 17 digs and four assists vs. Ohio Valley (10/12)
- Totaled 22 digs at Ursuline (10/13)
- Finished with five aces and 15 digs in a five-set victory over WV State (10/19)
- Recorded 25 digs vs. Seton Hill (10/31)
- Tallied 32 digs in a five-set conference victory at West Liberty (11/6)
- Recorded 20 digs and nine assists in WVIAC Tournament
As A Freshman (2011)- Saw action in all 36 matches as a freshman
- Third on the team in total digs (328)
- Led the team with 41 service aces
- Registered 23 assists and four kills on the year
- 16 matches with double-digit digs
- Recorded 10 digs against Mercyhurst (9/2)
- Came up with 19 digs in win over Pitt-Johnstown (9/3)
- Tallied two aces and 10 digs vs. Shippensburg (9/10)
- 11 digs and two aces vs. Davis & Elkins (9/14)
- Tallied 13 digs against Ohio Valley (9/16)
- Finished with 13 digs, four aces and one kill in a win over Urbana (9/17)
- Served up four aces against Glenville State (9/23)
- Season-high 20 digs against Pitt-Johnstown (9/28)
- 17 digs and a kill vs. Shepherd (10/5)
- Registered 10 digs to go with four aces against IUP (10/11)
- Had a kill and season-high five aces against Rio Grande (10/29)
- 12 digs in five-set win over Notre Dame (10/29)
- Tallied 16 digs in season finale win over Concord (11/5)
Tiff Smathers’ Single Match HighsAssists: 8 vs. Davis & Elkins (11/15/12)
Aces: 5 (three times)
Digs: 35 vs. Pitt-Johnstown (9/26/12)
Before Fairmont State- Four-time all-conference player for coach Shari Campbell at Clarion Area
- Two-time all-state selection and three-time all-area pick
- Helped the Bobcats to four-straight Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference championships
- Tallied 372 digs and 45 aces to help Clarion Area advance to the state finals as a senior
Personal- Tiffany Marie Smathers
- Daughter of Cindy and Jeff Smathers
- Birthday is April 29
- One of two children
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