Smith enrolled at Seton Hall as a student-athlete . She played for the Seton Hall Pirates from 1997 through 1999 . In her first year at Seton Hall in 1997 , Smith set scoring records for the Big East Conference and became the first athlete in any sport to be the conference 's ( Offensive ) Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the same season . In the following two seasons , she was the leading scorer not only in the Big East , but in the whole of NCAA Division I , and was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in both years . At the end of her university career , the school retired her number 6 shirt , she became the first Seton Hall athlete in any sport other than basketball to have a number retired . In her three years at Seton Hall , she set school records with 76 goals and 174 points while playing in just 51 matches
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Kelly Smith