Biography
Career Honors:
1st Lion to have 500 points, 100 made three's, 100 made free throws and 100 assists provided in a career. (Set against Northeastern State on January 11th, 2022)
1st in Career Games Played with 148 (2018-23)
Honorable Mention All-MIAA Forward (2022-23)
2x MIAAÂ All-Tournament Team (2022 & 2023)
NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2022-23)
MIAA Academic Excellence Award Winner (2019-20)
3x MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
MIAA newcomer/transfers Academic Excellence Award Winner (2018-19)
MIAA newcomer/transfers Academic Honor Roll (2018-19)
2022-23 - Skiles started in all 36 games for the Lions while being capable of playing as either a guard or forward while averaging 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.8 steals a game in 31.9 minutes ... For the season scored 306 points going 106-for-236 from the field, 59-for-154 from three, 35-for-42 from free throws while grabbing 155 rebounds, dishing out 53 assists, blocking 30 shots and collecting 29 steals ... Shot 44.9 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three and 83.3 percent from free throws.
2021-22 - Skiles started in all 31 games for the Lions while being capable of playing as either a guard or forward... Averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game all new single-season average highs and shot 46-of-122 from three (37.7) and was 55-of-62 (88.7)... Scored 17 points against #21 Missouri Western (Feb. 10th) connecting on two three's and went 7-of-7 from free throws while adding seven rebounds and two blocks... Came away with a double-double against Harding (Nov. 13th) with 10 rebounds and 16 points to go with two steals... Provided four assists against Lincoln (Dec. 18th) to go with eight rebounds and eight points... Blocked two shots against Rogers State (Dec. 11th & Jan. 26th), #21 Missouri Western (Feb. 10th) and Washburn (Mar. 3rd) in the MIAA Tournament... Came away with four steals against Missouri Western (Mar. 5th) in the MIAA Tournament while going 3-of-7 from three and had 13 points... Became the 14th Lion to eclipse 100 career made three's achieving the feat against Northeastern State (Jan. 11th)... Became the 52nd Lion to eclipse 500 career points achieving the feat against Henderson State (Nov. 12th) in the season opener, and was the 52nd Lion to eclipse 100 career made free throws achieving the feat against Central Oklahoma (Dec. 2nd)... Became the 53rd Lion in program history to provide 100 career assist achieving the feat against Lincoln (Dec. 18th)... Had five games this season eclipsing 15 points... Had five games making three or more three's this season including going 5-of-8 against Northeastern State (Jan. 11th)... As a team the Lions ranked in Division II, 8th in fewest turnovers committed per game (12.2), 24th in three's attempted (701), 30th in assist-turnover ratio (1.08), 32nd in three point field goal defense (27.2) and turnover margin (+4.23), 33rd in three's made (221), 34th in fewest turnovers committed (377), 40th in rebounds (1,207), 41st in free throws made (416), 43rd in scoring margin (+10.3), 46th in free throws attempted (574) and 49th in blocks (111)... In the MIAA the Lions were first in blocks per game (3.6), field goal percentage defense (37.2) and turnover margin (+4.23). Second in defensive rebounds per game (27.9), rebounds per game (38.94), three's made and attempted (221-701) and three's made per game (7.1). Third in Blocks (111), offensive rebounds per game (11.0), rebounds (1,207), scoring margin (+10.3), three point field goal defense (27.2) and fewest turnovers committed per game (12.2). Fourth in assist-turnover ratio (1.08), fewest turnovers committed (377), free throws made and attempted (416-574), scoring defense (59.7) and turnovers forced per game (16.39). Fifth in steals (253), Sixth in assists (406), steals per game (13.1) and three point percentage (31.5)... Helped set the team record for made and attempted three's in a single-season going 221-for-701 while tying the single-game records for makes and attempts as well.
2020-21 - Skiles appeared in all 23 games starting in 20 games for the Lions ... On the season averaged a team-high 28.3 minutes per game, 6.3 points a game, shooting 39.7 percent from the field, 35.1 percent from three, 95 percent from the free throw line (19-20), grabbed 2.7 rebounds a game and dished out 1.1 assists per game ... Had 16 points and a season-high five assists in the Lions 96-85 win at home against Rogers State (Dec. 5th) going 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from three ... Against #21 Central Missouri (Feb. 6th) at home had a team leading and season-highs 21 points, three blocks and two steals going 6-of-8 from the field, 5-of-7 from three and 4-of-4 from the free throw line ... Named onto the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, one of four Lions to be honored this season ... In the MIAA ranked 22nd in three-point field goals made (26) and 25th in minutes played (651:14) ... As a team the Lions ranked in Division II, ninth in blocked shots (98) and free throws made (331), 12th in free throws attempted (446), 24th in rebounds (860) and 30th in blocked shots per game. In the MIAA ranked second in blocked shots per game (4.3), defensive rebounds per game (27.5), third in blocked shots, fourth in field goal defensive percentage (38.4), free throws made and sixth in free throws attempted
2019-20 - Appeared in all 28 games for the Lions starting 27 during her second season at Southern where she averaged 28.9 minutes per game … averaged 7.0 points, 1.0 assists, and 0.68 steals per game … registered a season-high 20 points including season-highs of six field goals and four three-pointers on Feb. 8 at Emporia State ... one of just 12 MIAA basketball athletes to earn Academic Excellence Award as she earned a spot on the Academic Honor Roll (4.0 GPA).Â
2018-19 - Appeared in all 30 games while averaging 20.2 minutes throughout her first season Lion … one of eight newcomers/transfers to land on the MIAA Academic Honor roll on top of being one of two players to earn the MIAA Academic Excellence Award as well (4.0 GPA) … closed out her freshman campaign first on the squad in three-point percentage (.435) and third in total field-goal percentage (.467) … poured in a season-high ten points in her first collegiate basketball contest versus Oklahoma Baptist (11/9) and then matched it twice against Tabor College (12/29) and at Fort Hays State (2/28) … had a pair of games where she grabbed a season-high six rebounds in two wins against Oklahoma Panhandle State (11/13) and Rogers State (12/1) … was part of a defensive unit that limited opponents to a three-point field-goal percentage of .309 for sixth in the MIAA … played 23 minutes and scored eight points in her first colligate playoff contest versus Central Oklahoma (3/6).
Prior to Southern - A four-year letter winner at Purdy High School as a forward under head coach Ashley Brown and recorded a double-digit scoring average in every year played while concluding her scholastic career over 1,500 points and 900 rebounds, 300 assists/steals, and 150 blocks ... led the team to four-straight conference championships ... averaged 17.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks, earning her to a first-team Class 2 All-State, All-District, and Ozark 7 All-conference selection to go along in earning most valuable player of the conference as a junior, while also being crowned 4 States Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year and Joplin Globe Girls Basketball Athlete of the Year ...  averaged 15.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.6 steals as a sophomore, earning her first honor on the Class 2 All-State squad as well as landing on her second first team All-district and All-conference squads ... splashed onto the scene as a rookie by averaging 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and three assists, leading to an outstanding accomplishment of earning first team All-district and All-conference honors in her first year on the court in high school ... her offense helped kick start the Eagles to three-straight Ozark 7 Conference championships and the pinnacle of a 25-2 record this past season ... also recorded her 1,000th point during the season ... besides basketball, the Monett native found success during the fall and spring seasons by competing in volleyball and track and field ... during her two seasons (freshman/sophomore) on the volleyball court, Skiles earned earned a Class 1 All-district first team and All-Region honorable mention as a sophomore for her effort on the court, assisting the team towards a district championship ... added value off the court as well by becoming a Class 2 Academic All-State section out of the gate as a freshman ... in track and field, Skiles performed the shot put achieving a personal best 38'1'', while also competing in the discus and 4x1 ... would go on to become an All-State honoree after finishing fourth in the shot-put event in her junior year and earn All-District honors for her effort in the shot put, discus, and 4x1 as a junior and sophomore, while earning All-district in shot put and discus as a freshman.
Personal - Layne is the daughter of Bill and Sarah and will head to MSSU undecided in major.
