HARROGATE, Tenn. -- As the end of the year approaches, the Lincoln Memorial University athletics department is counting down the top 20 moments of 2015. Softball's Samantha Smith (Knoxville, Tenn.) nabs the No. 2 spot in the countdown with a nearly perfect performance in the South Atlantic Conference tournament.
 
For all that it lacked in longevity, the Lincoln Memorial-Anderson rivalry was filled with drama well before the seventh-seeded Lady Railsplitters and second-seeded Trojans opened up the 2015 SAC Championship on April 23 in Hartsville, S.C.
 
On paper, the game set up to be a slugfest, as the Trojans entered that contest as the 28th-ranked offense in the country, but Smith completely neutralized that high-octane attack by tossing the Lady Railsplitters' first no-hitter since 2011.
 
Smith put up back-to-back scoreless innings before the LMU offense exploded in the top of the third behind a solo home run from Emilee Solomon and a grand slam from Megan Tice.
 
The Lady Railsplitters brought the run-rule into effect with two runs in the top of the fourth and another tally in the top of the fifth, and then Smith slammed the door on the Trojans by striking out the side in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Smith - who notched the program's first no-hitter since Cierra Mudd blanked Glenville State in March, 2011 - finished with six strikeouts. Two walks and a hit-by-pitch were the only base runners to reach against Smith, who led the Lady Railsplitters to their first SAC tournament victory since 2013.
 
The Knoxville, Tenn. native would later earn SAC Championship All-Tournament team honors, as she completed the Lady Railsplitters' run by allowing just three earned runs in 21 innings.
 
A recap of the Lady Railsplitters' 8-0 triumph over Anderson, click here.
 
The top 20 moments of 2015 countdown wraps up on Thursday with moment No. 1. 

Relive the top 20 moments of 2015
No. 20 - Senior Day Surprise
No. 19 - Doubles Dominance
No. 18 - SAC Cross Country Championship Comes to Town
No. 17 - Elliott Shines in SAC Track and Field Championship
No. 16 - Baseball Takes Two from Carson-Newman in Dramatic Fashion
No. 15 - Vasilyeva Wins 10th Straight Singles Match
No. 14 - 4x400 Relay Team Takes Second in SAC Championship
No. 13 - Volleyball Sweeps Carson-Newman Behind Electric Mary Mars Crowd
No. 12 - Elliott's Big Day at Furman Classic
No. 11 - Women's Lacrosse Notches First Win
No. 10 - Lowe Slams Three Home Runs
No. 9 - Men's Lacrosse Wins Big in Home Debut
No. 8 - Railsplitters Clinch 3rd Straight SAC Title in Dominant Fashion
No. 7 - Lady Railsplitters Beat No. 20 Carson-Newman on Last-Second Jumper
No. 6 - Galyon Grabs SAC Player of the Year Honor
No. 5 - Lindsay Davis Wins SAC Championship
No. 4 - Men's Basketball Hosts NCAA Tournament, Blasts North Greenville
No. 3 - Railsplitters Beat Bears in 4OT Thriller