WAYNE, N.J. – William Paterson senior forward
April Smith (Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional) added to her growing list of awards this season when she was named to the five-member D3hoops.com National Team of the Week on Jan. 19.
The Nov. 21, Jan. 2 and Jan. 16 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Player of the Week as well as the Jan. 3 ECAC Metro Region Player of the Week, Smith averaged 25.0 points and 14.0 rebounds in two contests last week. She posted 16 points, two assists, a pair of steals and a game-best 12 rebounds during a 59-54 win against Rutgers-Newark Jan. 11, and scored a career-high 34 points, adding 16 rebounds and three blocks for her 12th double-double of the season Jan. 14 at No. 23 Kean.
Smith leads all of Division III with 12 double-doubles, and ranks 12th in scoring (20.2 ppg) and rebounding (12.2 rpg).
No. 8/9 William Paterson (16-1, 6-1 NJAC) will host Rutgers-Camden Saturday, Jan. 21, at 1:00 p.m.