NIU women’s basketball: Amanda Corral, Kelly Smith earn MAC season honors

By Northern Star staff

Women’s basketball senior Amanda Corral and freshman Kelly Smith garnered MAC season honors, the conference announced today.

Corral was named to the All-MAC First Team and Smith was named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team. Corral is the first player since Stephanie Raymond (2006-07) to be named to the All-MAC First Team, and Smith is the first Huskie since Raymond (2003-04) to make the All-Freshman team.

Corral averaged a team-high 16.4 points per game and chipped in 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Her scoring average ranks fourth in the MAC while her 3-point percentage (.422) leads the conference. Corral picked up her only other MAC season honor last year when she made the All-MAC Third Team, averaging 13.5 points per game.

Smith started for the injury-riddled Huskies from the get-go, playing in all 28 games and starting in 14. She averaged nine points (third-best among freshmen) and 4.7 rebounds per game.