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Smith completed her 12th season at the helm in the fall of 2025, leading the program turnaround since coming back to her alma mater in 2014.

After winning just four games in her first two seasons, the Cougars have averaged 8.67 wins per season, and qualified for the NEWMAC Tournament in 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023. 

This past season saw Gabriella Herivaux and Georgia Louis earn NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, with Louis also earning spots on the All-NEWMAC First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team, and the NEWISA All-New England First Team. Camilla Daigle was also named to the All-NEWMAC Second Team, while six players earned CSC Academic All-District honors and 14 were named to the NEWMAC All-Academic Team.

In 2024, Ashlee Samuel and Georgia Louis each earned spots on the All-NEWMAC Second Team, with four players also earning CSC Academic All-District honors and 13 being named to the NEWMAC All-Academic Team. Isabel Echeverry, Samuel, and Anabella White were each invited to the NEWISA Senior Bowl.

In 2023, the Cougars reached the NEWMAC Postseason for a third straight year, the first time the program had accomplished that feat since the 2004 through 2009 seasons. Ashlee Samuel was named to the All-NEWMAC Second Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team, while Jamie Stern earned a spot in the NEWISA Senior Bowl.

In 2022, the Cougars advanced to the NEWMAC Championship Game for the first time in program history. They finished in second place with a conference record of 6-2-2 and an overall record of 12-6-2, and ended the season ranked 4^th in NCAA Region 2.  For the second straight season, the Cougars had 3 All-Conference players, including the NEWMAC Player of the Year, Jamie Joseph, and 2 United Soccer Coaches All-Region players in Joseph and Jayme Brown. Joseph also earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America team.

Prior to arriving at Clark, Smith spent four years as the head women's soccer coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. where she guided the Greyhounds to four straight Landmark Conference Tournament appearances, including a berth in the Landmark Championship Game in 2012. During that 2012 season, Smith was named Landmark Coach of the Year, while two of her student-athletes garnered the league's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards, respectively. Her program saw eight student-athletes earn a combined 13 All-Conference citations during her tenure, including six First-Team selections.

Prior to Moravian, Smith spent nine years as an assistant coach at Tufts University. During her time with the Jumbos, Smith helped lead them to three NCAA Tournament berths, including a trip to the Final Four in 2005 and more than 80 victories.

Smith was a four-year letter winner with the Cougars appearing in 68 of 76 games from 1997-00. She was part of the 1998 team that won a school-record 17 games and garnered the school's lone NCAA Tournament bid. A 2001 Clark University graduate with a degree in psychology and a minor in education, Smith also holds a master's degree in physical education from Bridgewater State and an Advanced National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.

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