Soni Smith came to Cumberland College, now University of the Cumberlands, from Taylor High School in Pierson, FL. She attended Cumberland from 1980-84.
Smith's accomplishments are among the best of all the athletes at Cumberland:
-Most points in a season - 610 points (81-82)
-Most Free Throw attempts in a season - 218 (81-82)
-17 25+ point games
-10th all-time career assists leader - 327
-6th all-time career field goal percentage leader - .541 [799-1478]
-1st all-time career free throws made - 415
-1st all-time career free throws attempted - 646
-Most Points in a career - 2015
-Highest scoring average in a career - 19.9 ppg
-Most field goals attempted in a career - 1474
-Most field goals made in a career - 799
-Highest field goal percentage in a career - .541
-Most free throws attempted in a career - 646
-Most free throws made in a career - 415
Included in her best accomplishments is being named Cumberland's first ever NAIA women's national player-of-the-week in her sophomore year. That week, Smith scored a total of 59 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and handed out 7 assists in just two games. The only other Cumberland athlete to receive this honor was men's basketball player, Larry Gorman in the 1976-77 season.
