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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah's Kim Smith Named MWC Player of the Year
3/8/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 8, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah sophomore Kim Smith has been named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, sophomore Shona Thorburn is a second-team All-MWC pick and senior Kelsy Stireman was named to the third-team. Senior Carley Marshall has been named honorable mention for the second year in a row.
Smith, who leads Utah in scoring and rebounding, has seven double-doubles on the season. She ranks fourth in the MWC in scoring, rebounding and defensive rebounds, fifth in three-point field goal percentage, three-point field goal average and offensive rebounds, seventh in field goal percentage and 11th in free throw percentage. She was named MWC Player of the Week for Feb. 2-8 and is just 30 points away from 1,000 on her career in just her second season.
Thorburn, a second-team honoree for the second year in a row, leads the team in assists and blocks, and ranks second in both scoring and rebounding. At the conference level, Thorburn ranks third in assist/turnover ratio, fourth in assists, seventh in three-point field goal average, 10th in three-point field goal percentage, 11th in scoring and 14th in rebounding.
Stireman, a four-year starter, leads the team in steals, and ranks second in assists and third in field goal percentage. She currently ranks second in the MWC in steals, and fifth in both assist/turnover ratio and assists. Last Saturday, Stireman scored 15 points and nabbed a season-high-tying seven steals vs. San Diego State.
Marshall leads the team in free throw percentage, and ranks third in scoring and assists, and fourth in both rebounding and field goal percentage. Marshall currently ranks eighth in the MWC in field goal percentage and 20th in rebounding.
The No. 2-seed Utes open the MWC Tournament against seventh-seeded San Diego State at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, March 10, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.
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