Georgia Southern University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Midfielder (2024)
OUTRIGGER Kickoff All-Tournament Team (Aug. 18, 2024)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team (2024)
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List

AS A SENIOR (2024)
Started all 19 matches for the Eagles as a senior ... Tallied a team-leading eight goals to go with three assists for 19 points ... Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference in goals scored per game (0.42) ... Earned second team All-Sun Belt Conference honors as a midfielder ... Began the year by scoring a goal in each of the Eagles' two matches in Hawai'i, against UH and Pepperdine, to earn All-Tournament honors .... Tallied goals in three straight Sun Belt matches from Oct. 13-24 ... Game-winning goals at Marshall (10/6) and against South Alabama (10/18) ... Took 34 shots, 23 on goal ... Played all 90 minutes in nine matches on the season ... Tallied pair of assists vs. Mercer on August 19 ... Earned CSC Academic All-District honors for a second striaght year.

AS A JUNIOR (2023)
Played in 17 matches, starting 16, for the Eagles as a junior ... Tallied a career-high seven goals, tying for second-most on the team ... Took 35 shots, 17 on goal, and logged 1,255 minutes of action ... Tied for fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in goals scored ...  Notched the first goal in the Eagles' season-opening 2-0 victory at UAB on August 17 ... Also notched the game-winning goal in the Eagles' 2-1 win at Miami on August 27, the first win for Georgia Southern over an ACC opponent since 1995 ... Scored goals in three straight matches from Oct. 11-19 (vs. Georgia State, at Southern Miss, vs. Marshall) ... Also tallied goals against North Florida and Old Dominion ... Earned 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team honors.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in all 17 matches, making 16 starts, as a sophomore for the Eagles ... Tallied one goal and delivered a team-best three assists ... Took 25 shots, nine on goal ... Logged 1,296 minutes of action ... Scored a goal in the Eagles' 3-1 win at North Florida on August 25 ... Assisted on the game-tying goal in the Eagles' 1-1 draw with Texas State on September 22 ... Notched assists in back-to-back matches against Coastal Carolina (Oct. 16) and ULM (Oct. 20) ... Took a season-high five shots against Coastal Carolina on October 16.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in all 22 matches, starting seven, for the Eagles as a freshman ... Tallied three assists on the season ... Took 20 shots, four on goal ... Logged a total of 1,256 minutes of action ... Registered her first collegiate point with an assist in the Eagles' 5-1 win at Charleston Southern on August 29 ... Also notched assists against App State (Sept. 19) and at Georgia State (Oct. 24) ... Played all 90 minutes of action in the Eagles' 1-0 win at The Citadel on August 31 ... Took a season-high four shots vs. Jacksonville on August 26 ... Named to the 2022 Dean's List.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Paragon Academy in Covington, Ga. ... Played club for United Futbol Academy.

PERSONAL
Born Smith Frances Cathey on August 5, 2003, in Athens, Ga. ... Hometown is Madison, Ga. ... Daughter of Ryan and Beth Cathey ... Has one sister, Lofton.

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