Through nine games, the men's collegiate soccer player who leads the nation in assists with seven, had just one assist all last season.
Giving his teammates the opportunity to score wasn't graduate student Owen Smith's job when he played for Oakland University for four years when he scored 13 goals.
Has he ever changed around his game for Western Michigan University in 2024.
Smith has seven assists, and he isn't zeroing in on just one or two teammates. The New Zealander's seven assists have gone to six different players. And he has scored one goal this season, too.