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Athletes of the Week

Zach Smith

Zach Smith

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/12/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Guards who stand just 5-11 sometimes get lost in the big world of men's basketball. Hamline junior Zach Smith, however, stood tall last week as the Pipers won a pair of road games to improve to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the MIAC. 

Smith had the eagle eye going on Wednesday when he rattled in 28 points (10-16 field goals, 8-9 free throws) to help the Pipers to a 74-61 win at defending NCAA D-III champion (and No. 21 rated) St. Thomas. It was the Pipers' first win on a UST home floor since the 1979-80 season and it was the home team's worst margin of defeat on their own court in a dozen years. 

The Burnsville, Minn. native kept it up on Saturday at Carleton, scoring 15 points in Hamline's 66-54 victory. He also had five assists, five rebounds and a pair of steals in the game.

Zach leads all MIAC marksmen with 58 field goals made. He stands second in points per game (21.3), average minutes played per game (34.8) and free throws made (45). He also leads HU in helpers with 28 assists and, perhaps more remarkably, is the top defensive rebounder on the team with 35. 

HU has one more assignment before breaking for the holidays. The Pipers host Wis-River Falls on Saturday, December 17 at Hutton Arena. Game time is 3:00 p.m.


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Date Athlete Sport
10/16/2023 Ryder Tomlinson Sterud Men's Soccer
10/9/2023 Elizabeth Lopata Women's Volleyball
10/9/2023 Nate Vogel Men's Soccer
10/2/2023 Jenna Rubbelke Women's Volleyball
10/2/2023 Charlie Wilson Football
9/25/2023 Charlie Wilson Football
9/25/2023 Emily Hillis Women's Soccer
9/18/2023 Faith Johnson Women's Volleyball
9/18/2023 Lucas LiaBraaten Men's Cross Country
9/11/2023 Kaitlyn Kotek Women's Volleyball
9/11/2023 Alejandro Villanueva Football
9/5/2023 Maya Dempsey Women's Soccer
9/5/2023 Ryder Tomlinson Sterud Men's Soccer
5/8/2023 Michael Braun Men's Track & Field
5/8/2023 Gabby Cook Softball
5/1/2023 Mac Enlow Baseball
5/1/2023 Alexandra Maddux Women's Track & Field
4/24/2023 Avery Liebren Baseball
4/24/2023 Maitland Luksan Women's Lacrosse
4/17/2023 Jonah Smallfield Baseball
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