Awards
- Academic All-WAC (2022)
2024 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 97 sets and all 27 matches... Recorded 243 kills, averaging 2.51 kills per set... Collected 17 assists, 37 aces, 260 digs and 27.0 blocks... Ranked fourth in the WAC with .38 aces per set... Posted a career best five aces and a season high 18 kills against CSUN... Went 17 matches with at least one ace, opened the season with five match streak with one or more aces... Posted seven double-doubles in digs and kills... Averaged 2.68 digs per set, posted season high 18 digs against Grand Canyon.
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 96 sets, playing in all 27 matches with 25 starts... set new career-highs in kills (122), aces (31), aces per set (.32), digs (254), digs per set (2.65), total blocks (24) and points (166.0)... led the Redhawks in aces and aces per set... marked two double-doubles this season... posted a new career-high in kills (20) to go along with 10 digs against Tarleton (Oct. 26)... recorded a new career-high in digs (20) to go along with 15 kills in a five set win over Abilene Christian (Oct. 28)... marked 12 contests with double-digit dig performances.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 59 sets, playing 17 matches with 16 starts... finished the season with 136 digs, 83 kills, 23 total blocks and 12 service aces... posted first career double-double performance against Utah Tech, recording 16 digs and 12 kills, both of which are career-bests... logged five double-digit dig performances... had 12 digs and five kills against Utah Valley (Sept. 24)... had 11 digs and six kills against Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 13).
CLUB: Played one season for Fenerbahce Terrazzo (2021-22) after being apart of Eczacibasi for two years (2019-21).
Merima Smajlovic was born July 9 in Bosnia and Herzegovina... parents are Alma and Samir... has one sibling, Meliha.