SMITH RECEIVES INVITATION TO WNBA COMBINES

GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Furman senior forward Jackie Smith, a two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year selection, was one of 70 players invited to the WNBA combines slated for April 12-15 in Chicago, Ill.

Smith received word of her invitation late Tuesday and left for Chicago early Wednesday morning. The three day session will lead up to the WNBA draft, slated for Tuesday, April 25. Currently, Rushia Brown is the only former Lady Paladin playing in the WNBA. Brown is in her third year with the Cleveland Rockers.