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Jennifer Smith enters her third season at the Haven after most recently serving as head coach for Goldey-Beacom College for two seasons. 

Smith looks to continue to turn the women’s basketball program around, after posting a 3-24 mark in 2008-09.  Her career record at the Haven currently stands at 10-43.

She is no stranger to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) having enjoyed a standout basketball career at Millersville University.

In just two seasons with Goldey-Beacom Smith was able to turn the program around leading them to their most wins in school history last year. The team went 18-11 overall and 14-8 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). The 18 wins marked a school record for overall wins in a single season and the 14 conference wins also marked a single-season high.

From the 2005-06 to 2006-07 seasons she guided the Goldey-Beacom Lightning to the third most improved overall record in all of Division II women’s basketball.

From 2002-04 Smith served as an assistant coach with her alma mater at Millersville.

Smith graduated from Millersville in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in speech communication and an athletic coaching minor. She went on to earn a master’s of education in sports management and administration in 2004.

As a player for the Lady Marauders Smith was a four-year varsity letter winner and holds school records for most games played and most three-pointers made in a game.

Smith earned the 2002 Elwood J. Finley award as top senior female student-athlete at MU, which was selected by the universities varsity head coaches. She was captain of the team in 2002 while earning team MVP and the offensive player award.

Millersville advanced to three NCAA Division II National Tournaments while Smith was on the team and she helped lead the squad to PSAC East titles in 2000 and 2002

She was also a NCAA D-II track and field All-American in the javelin in 2000.

While at Goldey-Beacom Smith also served as the school’s sports information director and she helps coach at various basketball camps and clinics.