SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Union College sophomore Brooke Smith made history again Tuesday as she became the first player in program history to be named to the NAIA Women's Basketball Division II All-American Team, landing on the Third Team.

The NAIA announced the All-American Team during halftime of the National Championship Game between Northwestern (Iowa) College and the College of the Ozarks (Mo.) Tuesday.

Union has had three players earn NAIA All-American honorable mentions - most recently Chasity Nunn during the 2003-04 season. However, Smith (Pineville, Ky.) is the first Lady Bulldog to make the All-American Team.

In fact, Smith joins Ernest Trosper as the only student-athletes in Union basketball history to make the NAIA All-American Team. The Union men's basketball team has had seven players earn All-American honorable mentions while Trosper making the All-American Team in 1954-55.

Smith had a record-setting season in guiding Union to a share of the Appalachian Athletic Conference reguarl-season championship, the conference tournament title and a berth to the NAIA Division II National Championship Tournament.

The 6-foot forward/center set the single-season records for points (778), field goals made (287) and free throws made (188). On Dec. 29, Smith set the single-game records for points (54) and field goals made (20) in a 127-116 victory over Berea (Ky.) College.

Only a sophomore, Smith ranks fifth on the Lady Bulldogs' all-time scoring list with 1,357 career points and sixth on the all-time rebounding list with 471 boards. She also has 110 career blocked shots to her credit.

With a 22.88 points-per-game average, Smith ended the season ranked third in NAIA Division II in scoring. In addition, she was 10th in field-goal percentage (.558) and 24th in blocked shots per game at 1.912.

This honor is just the latest in a long list of awards Smith has garnered this season. She was named the AAC Player of the Year as well as All-AAC First Team. Smith was also named to the AAC All-Tournament Team, the Academic All-Conference Team, twice named the AAC Player of the Week and once the NAIA Division II Player of the Week.

Union finished the year 25-9 overall, tying the program record for wins. Union landed at No. 25 in the final NAIA Division II Poll, marking the first time in program history it ended the season ranked.

To view the complete NAIA Division II All-American Team, click here.