2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Ainsley Smith #17 S

  • Position:
    Setter
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    North Pole High School
  • Hometown:
    North Pole, Alaska

Summary

Biography

Season Personal-Bests:
Kills: 41 (2024)
Assists: 869 (2024)
Aces: 32 (2022, 2023)
Digs: 281 (2024)
Blocks: 29 (2024)

Single-Game Career-Highs:
Kills: 7 (Sept. 5, 2024 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills)
Assists: 56 (Sept. 19, 2024 at Western Washington)
Aces: 5 (3x Most Recent: Oct. 16, 2025 vs. Northwest Nazarene)
Digs: 17 (Nov. 2, 2024 vs. Seattle Pacific)
Blocks: 4 (6x, Most Recent: Oct. 26, 2024 at Western Oregon)


#NookNotes
- 2025 GNAC Champion
- 2025 NCAA West Regional Semifinalist
- 2025 CSC Academic All-Region
- 3x GNAC All-Academic Selection (2023, 2024, 2025)


2025 | Redshirt Senior
Smith played in 97 sets across 27 matches, making nine starts ... She finished the season with 552 assists for an average of 5.69 per set. Both totals led the team this season ... Smith finished the year with 195 digs, good for 2.01 digs per set ... Her digs total ranked fifth on the team, she was one of six Nanooks to have 100+ digs this season ... Smith added 35 total kills, 25 service aces and seven total blocks ... This season she had a season-high 38 assists on Oct. 9 at Simon Fraser, a four-set match in Burnaby ... She finished the year with four 30+ assist matches alongside eight double-double performances, all coming through assist-digs ... Smith was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-Region Team as well as the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team ... 2025 GNAC Champion

2024 | Redshirt Junior
Played in 110 sets across 28 matches, making 26 starts ... Led the GNAC in assists with 869 for an average of 7.90 per set ... Finished second on the team in digs with 281, averaging 2.55 per set ... Posted a career-high 41 kills for 0.37 kills per set ... Posted 28 aces for 0.25 per set while tallying 29 total blocks on one solo and 28 assists for 0.26 per set ... Logged 14 double-doubles during the season ... Set a career-high in assists with 56 in a five-set win at Western Washington on Sept. 19 ... Cracked the 50-assist mark one other time during the season, posting 51 at Azusa Pacific on Sept. 7 ... Collected a career-high 17 digs in a five-set victory vs. Seattle Pacific on Nov. 2 ... Posted seven kills against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Sept. 5 for a career-high ... Had four total blocks on three occasions during the season, reaching the mark in matches against Cal State Dominguez Hills, Azusa Pacific and Western Oregon (Oct. 26) ... Named GNAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

2023 | Redshirt Sophomore
Played in 31 matches and played in 110 sets ... Started in 26 of the 31 matches ... Led the Nanooks in assists with 646 and an average of 5.87 assists per set ... Had 32 service aces on the season for an average of 0.29 aces per set ... Smith posted 222 digs on the year for an average of 2.02 per set ... Had 18 block assists and 1 block solo for 19 total blocks ... Smith posted a career-high 53 assists against Hawaii Hilo ... Her 16 digs against Western Washington on Sept. 23, 2023 gave her a new career-high as well ... Recorded five aces on Sept. 2, 2023 versus Florida Tech

2022 | Redshirt Freshman
Played in all 30 matches and did not miss a set, playing in all 115 sets ... Started in 24 of the 30 matches ... Led the Nanooks in assists with 629 and an average of 5.47 assists per set ... Had 32 service aces on the season for an average of 0.28 aces per set ... Smith posted 174 digs on the year for an average of 1.51 per set ... Had one block assist and block solo for two total blocks ... Smith posted a career-high 40 assists on the final day of the year against Western Oregon ... She had a career-high two kills on Aug. 26, 2022 against Emmanuel (Ga.) ... Her 13 digs against Chaminade on Aug. 19, 2022 gave her a new career-high as well ... Recorded five aces on Aug. 19, 2022 against Chaminade

2021 | Redshirt
Redshirt season.

Prior to Alaska

North Pole High School
Played volleyball at North Pole High School.

Personal
Daughter of Richard and Rebecca Smith ... Two siblings, McKenna and Braeden ... Sister McKenna also plays for the Nanooks volleyball team ... Studying biological sciences

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    9
  • 9

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    9
  • 17

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Setter
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Setter
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Setter
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Setter
    5'10"
    17