Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Connor Smith started all 13 of his games in goal during his first two seasons at Rutgers-Camden before missing the 2022 campaign with an injury. He returned to play in one game in 2023.
 
For his career, Smith posted a 1.87 goals-against average and a .707 save percentage, while notching two shutouts and a 4-7-3 record. In 14 career games (all starts), he made 65 saves.
 
Academics: Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll student for the 2020 Fall, 2022 Spring, 2022 Fall and 2023 Fall semesters.
 
Soccer 2023: Appeared in one game, starting and playing all 90 minutes against 11th-ranked Montclair State University (Oct. 21)…Faced 27 shots and made nine saves, while allowing all five goals in a 5-0 Raptor loss.
 
Soccer 2022: Injured, did not play.
 
Soccer 2021: Started all 11 of his games in goal…Played 1010:08 minutes…Posted a 4-5-2 record with two shutouts…Faced 118 shots and made 44 saves…Allowed 18 goals…Posted a 1.60 goals-against average and a .710 save percentage…Captured New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 7…Earned a berth on the Cialella Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 11-12)…Opened the season making three saves in a 3-0 shutout over Arcadia (Sept. 2)…Played the entire 110 minutes, made six saves and earned a shutout in an overtime 0-0 deadlock against New York University (Sept. 4)…Made five saves while earning a 3-2 win over Catholic University (Sept. 11)…Allowed four goals and made one save in 66:59 minutes during a 4-1 loss to Cortland (Sept. 12)…Faced 16 shots and made three saves while playing all 110 minutes in a 1-1 overtime tie at Cabrini (Sept. 15)…Made four saves in a 2-0 loss against Montclair State (Sept. 18)…Faced a season-high 17 shots and made six saves in a 2-1 loss at Kean (Sept. 25)…Dropped a 2-0 decision against Stockton (Sept. 29), making one save and facing six shots…Made his season high of nine saves during a 3-2 win at William Paterson (Oct. 2), facing 16 shots…Faced 12 shots and made five saves during a 2-1 overtime win over Ramapo (Oct. 9), playing all 93:09 minutes…Lost a 2-1 decision at The College of New Jersey (Oct. 13), facing 10 shots and making one save.
 
Soccer 2020: Started two of the Scarlet Raptors’ seven games during the short season…Played 200 minutes…Faced 28 shots, made 12 saves and allowed four goals for a 1.80 goals-against average…Had a .750 save percentage…Posted a 0-1-1 record…Played all 110 minutes and earned a 1-1 tie in the season opener against Ramapo (March 10), which eventually won the New Jersey Athletic Conference title…Faced 16 shots and made eight saves in that game, while allowing only one goal…Started and played all 90 minutes in a 3-2 loss to William Paterson (March 13), facing 12 shots, allowing three goals and making four saves.
 
High School:  Soccer letterman for Coach Ryan Brazuk at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School…Third Team All-Conference as a junior…Earned academic honors during the spring of his freshman and sophomore years and during the fall of his junior and senior years…Graduated in 2020.
 
Club Team: Penn Fusion Soccer Academy
 
Personal: Born February 24, 2002…Hobbies include soccer, biking and FIFA…Finance major at Rutgers-Camden who plans become a financial advisor…Connor is the son of Craig and Candice Smith of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.