Alex Smith (lacrosse)
| Alex Smith | |
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| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
August 8, 1984 Timonium, Maryland |
| Position | Midfield/Faceoff |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 pounds (84 kg) |
| NCAA team | University of Delaware |
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MLL Team F. Teams |
Baltimore Bayhawks Rochester Rattlers |
| Nationality | United States |
| NLL Draft | 32nd overall, 2007 Boston Blazers |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | AS11, Moose, The Scientist |
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Alexander Frederick Smith (born August 8, 1984) is known for his skills on the lacrosse field as a face-off specialist, at the University of Delaware, and professionally for the Chesapeake Bayhawks. He is an owner operator of the Atlas Restaurant Group, which operates several establishments in Harbor East, including a Häagen-Dazs ice cream franchise, Harbor East Deli, Ouzo Bay, Azumi & Loch Bar. Smith also conducts face-off camps through his company, FOGO Lacrosse. He is widely considered one of the great face-off specialists of all time.
Alex Smith was born in the city of Timonium, Maryland, August 8, 1984, to Dr. Frederick G. Smith and Dr. Vanessa K. Smith, and is the oldest of three sons. He graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland, located in Baltimore, where he was a three-year starting midfielder. Boys' Latin finished with an overall record of 52-10 during Smith's time there. His sophomore year, Boys' Latin finished 2nd in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Smith led Boys' Latin to the MIAA championship as a junior, helping the team to a #2 national ranking. His personal honors that year included First Team All-State, and the Groundball Award. While also participating in the Bay State Team. His Senior year, in 2003, Boys' Latin repeated the 2nd-place finish in the MIAA of '01, but Alex earned First Team All-State honors, The Groundball Award, and Gelston Cup Award, for contributions to lacrosse. In the classroom, Smith was president of the student body and the Speech and Debate Society.
Alex Smith is arguably one of the best Face-off specialists of all-time in the NCAA. He holds multiple NCAA face-off records.. On February 14, 2004, Smith began his NCAA career against Saint Joseph's University, at Finnesey Field. He scored one goal, with exactly ten minutes left in the fourth quarter, and went 9 of 13 from the face-off. He would be named CAA Co-Rookie of the Year and second team All-CAA. He started 13 of 16 games and finished ranked second in the CAA and sixth in the NCAA in face-off percentage. He scooped up 105 groundballs to rank second in the CAA and fourth in the NCAA. Smith went on to score a goal in the final three games of the season versus Sacred Heart, Denver, and Villanova in the CAA semifinals, finishing the 2004 campaign by being named to the CAA All-Tournament team.
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