Courtesy of NIU's Sport Information Department
CLEVELAND - Following her double-double performance in NIU women's basketball's first postseason appearance since 1995, junior Kelly Smith was named the Mid-American Conference's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
With a 3.764-grade point average in biological sciences, the Hartland, Wis., native was the only member of the women's basketball team to receive the honor this season and NIU's second of the season, joining track and field's Hope Schmelzle. Smith was selected as MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in 2015-16. Smith was selected as MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in 2015-16.