As A Blue Hen:
Will start on the wing for the Blue Hens • all-conference candidate • enters the season ranked sixth in Delaware history with 176 career steals.

2004-05 Season:
Started in 30 of 31 games for the Blue Hens • scored in double figures in 20 contests • scored a career-high 22 points and posted a career-best eight steals in the victory at Old Dominion (1/9), tying the schol record for steals in a game • recorded a double-double against Stony Brook (11/25) with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds • named to CAA All-Defensive Team • Christmas City Classic All-Tournament Team selection • earned team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award • ranked 15th in NCAA Division I and second in the CAA with 3.2 in steals per game • set the Delaware record for steals in a season with 100 • was third on the team with 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game • ranked seventh in the league with 3.2 assists per game • had 18 points and eight rebounds in the CAA Tournament Championship against Old Dominion (3/12) • had 19 points against George Mason (1/16).

2003-04 Season:
Played in all 29 games, starting 12 in her rookie campaign as Delaware’s fourth leading scorer • scored in double figures on 11 occasions, including a season-high 16 points against George Mason (3/4) • added 14 points and six steals in CAA Tournament semifinal against Old Dominion (3/12) • tallied 10 points and nine rebounds vs. La Salle (12/3) • tied the UD record for steals in a single game with eight against Hofstra (1/15) • played a career-high 40 minutes at Hofstra (2/15), registering nine points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

High School:
The 2003 Delaware State Player of the Year (selected by Gatorade and by Wilmington News Journal) at Polytech High School • earned first team all-state honors as a junior and a senior • had 17 points and 10 rebounds in state title game win over Seaford at Bob Carpenter Center • helped lead Polytech to its first-ever state girl’s basketball title • averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior • averaged 19.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 4.0 steals as a junior when she also earned all-state honors • also ran track and field at Polytech.

Personal:
Tyresa N. Smith • born April 21, 1985 • daughter of Kevin Smith, Sr. and Terry Pauls-Smith • majoring in health & physical education at Delaware.