Coach Smith will be entering her third season as the Bears' head women's lacrosse coach.  Erika is a  2005 graduate of Bridgewater State where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education with a concentration in teaching.  She was also a three-sport athlete competing on the varsity field hockey and women's lacrosse teams as well as the club ice hockey team.  

Smith was a four-year starter on the women's lacrosse team from 2001 to 2004 captaining the squad during her senior season.  She recorded 88 goals and 43 assists for 131 points in 63 games, was named a New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) All-Star three times, and earned NEWLA Defensive Player of the Year honors during her sophomore season of 2002.  She was also a four-year starter and three-year captain on the BSC field hockey team from 2000-2003.  She amassed 13 goals and 16 assists for a total of 42 points in 66 games and was named to both the MASCAC and Little East All-Conference Teams in each of her final three seasons. In 2004, Erika was selected as the Bridgewater State College Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Prior to coaching at BSC, Smith was an assistant field hockey coach at Bridgewater-Raynham High School during the fall of 2004, and she was also the head women's lacrosse coach at Oliver Ames High School in Easton during the 2005 season.  Erika has also worked at the South Shore Lacrosse Camp in Weymouth over the last three years.  

A native of Raynham, Massachusetts, Smith is currently a Physical Education teacher at Brockton High School.  She also just recently received her Master's of Science degree in Physical Education.