Senior forward Megan Smith of the women’s basketball team has been selected as the Giant Eagle RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week for March 7, 2018. In a vote of league Northeast Conference head coaches, Smith was named to the All-NEC First Team Wednesday morning, becoming the sixth player in program history earn All-NEC accolades three times in a career. It’s been a season of milestones for Smith, a native of Barrie, Ontario, who joined the RMU 1,000-Point Club in 2017-18 and became just the fourth student-athlete in school history to eclipse career totals of 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists. One of two Colonials to start every game this season, Smith is averaging 9.1 points and 6.1 rebounds entering the 2018 NEC Tournament.
