| Born: | 04/25/1989 |
| Height: | 6-4 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Santa Maria, Calif. |
| High School: | Righetti HS |
| Position: | 2M |
UC SANTA BARBARA
2009: Played in 27 games for the Gauchos...Was
third on the team with 35 goals scored an ranked 25th in the MPSF
with an average of 1.30 goals per game...Had 10 multiple-goal
contests including four games with a hat trick or more...Opened the
season with eight goals at the Triton Invite including a hat trick
against UC San Diego (Sept. 5) and a season-high four goals in the
8-7 win over Pepperdine (Sept. 6)...Posted a hat trick in another
one-goal win over Pepperdine (Sept. 20)...Tallied three goals in
the 9-8 overtime victory over Concordia (Oct. 4) opening a
four-game scoring streak that ended with one of the Gauchos' three
goals against USC (Oct. 10)...Longest streak of the season was five
games with a goal beginning with a pair in a 9-7 win at UC San
Diego (Oct. 16) and ending with a goal in the Oct. 30 victory at
Santa Clara...Scored seven goals during that streak...Had goals in
seven of the last eight games of the year, including a pair in the
9-8 loss to Pepperdine (Nov. 21)...Led the team with 54 earned
penalties or ejections...Tallied seven steals, six field blocks and
two assists. 2008: Played in all 27 of the
Gauchos' games during his first year in the blue and gold...Tallied
a total of 21 goals and scored four in his first game against Cal
Lutheran (Sept. 6) at the UCSD Triton Invitational...Had six
multi-goal games...Earned 38 penalties or ejections, good for
second on the team...Tallied one steal and one field block.
2007: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Righetti High School where he was named the 2006 CIF
Division IV Player of the Year and Third Team All-American his
senior season...He led his team to four consecutive PAC-7 league
championships and earned four All-PAC-7 accolades...He set
Righetti's single season and career scoring records with 150 and
420 goals, respectively...He earned league MVP honors following
both his junior and senior campaigns and was a three-time All-CIF
pick...He also earned MVP honors at the Villa Park Tournament in
2005...Also a standout swimmer, he earned four all-league honors in
the sport.
NATIONAL/CLUB
Played with the Pepperdine Waves Club Team...Helped the Waves to
the 2005 National Age Group Championship for which he received
all-tournament team honors...Earned National Junior Olympics
All-Tournament honors as well in 2005...Was selected to the Coastal
California Zone Team in 2004-05 and 2007...A 2004 member of the
United States National Cadet Team.
PERSONAL
Noah Smith was born on April 25, 1989 in Santa Maria,
Calif....Parents are Scott and Debra Smith...Intends to major in
business while at UCSB...List surfing and music as his interests
outside of water polo.