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SHAYLA SCOTT 25 6-1 • Jr. • Guard Monroeville, Pa. Gateway HS 2009-10 OUTLOOK Will show her versatility as both a prominent post player as well as a shooter who can step behind the arc and bury the jumper...will be seen in more of a leadership role with the departure of All-American Shavonte Zellous. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Shayla Scott started in all 33 games for the Panthers during her sophomore phomore seasea ea-son...averaged 8.7 points per game and a team-high 6.7 reboundss per game... game me... notched five double-doubles on the year...set career-high numberss in everyy stastatistical category, including rebounds with 18 against Notre Dame...went ..wen e t 5-for-9 5-ffor-9 59 and added six rebounds in Pitt ’s 86-57 dismantling of No. 8 Maryland...hit land nd.. ...h .hit two tw wo wo key three pointers in overtime to seal a victory over Rutgers on the hee road...was road...w was 4-of-6 from the field and finished with 11 points against Montanaa in the NCAA NCAA First Round game. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Shayla Scott played in 28 games during the season and started 11...she ..s . he suff suffered ereed an ankle injury during the season that hampered her playing time...scored ....s .score r d nine re nin ni ne ne points on 4-of-6 shooting against Connecticut...returned from an injury jury that thatt kept th kep ept her out four games to score nine points in 17 minutes in win at DePaul...earned ul...eearneed her her he first career double-double against Ohio with 12 points and 10 rebounds...scored und ds....ssco coreed 10 points and added three assists and two blocks in win at Mount St. t. Mary’s Marryy’’s in in 26 26 minutes...grabbed nine rebounds in win over Arizona...earned a start art in in her heer fi h firrst rst rs career game scoring nine points and adding eight rebounds in 30 minutes. minute t ss.. te HIGH SCHOOL Shayla Scott enters Pitt ranked as the No. 145th overall and 27th best forward forrward rd in in the tth he country by the All-Star Girls Report...named to the fab five WPIAL Q QUAD her UA AD A in nh eerr er sophomore so oph phom omo orre junior season and was a second team WPIAL QUAD A honoree in her ned d numerous numero ero er ou u uss year...Scott is a three-time third team all-state honoree and has earned player of the week honors by the Post-Gazette...as a freshman, Scott tt was was named naame n med the Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Freshman Player of the Year...as a sophomore sop opho homo more mor re m....as a junior jun jun niio or she was named to the AAU National Championship All-America team...as a e. am Scott averaged 15.8 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game. PERSONAL Shayla Scott is the daughter of Jennifer Bruce Scott, a former player err an and nd se ssecond econ ond nd on ne brother bro other er leading scorer in Pitt women’s basketball history, and Rod Scott…hass one en’ss basketball baskettballl ba Tyler (15)...Niece of current Pitt Associate AD and former Pitt women’s ee (S SA AA AC) and and nd coach Kirk Bruce…member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) d professional prro offes essiional al Blue and Gold society...graduated high school with honors...media and communications major.
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CAREER HIGHS Points: 14 vs. WVSU (12-13-08) Rebounds: 18 vs. Notre Dame (2-3-09) Assists: 4, twice; last vs. Maryland (12-7-08) Assists: 4, twice; last vs. Maryland (12-7-08) Steals: 3, twice; last vs. DePaul (3-8-09) Blocks: 4 vs. Syracuse (1-9-08) FG Made: 6 at Syracuse (1-24-09) FG Attempted: 14 at Rutgers (2-10-09) 3-pt. FG Made: 3, three times last vs. Louisville (3-9-09) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 7, twice; last vs. Louisville (3-9-09) FT Made: 7 vs. Wagner (12-16-08) FT Attempted: 8 vs. Wagner (12-16-08) Minutes: 40 at Rutgers (2-10-09)