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2008-09 Outlook
Earned valuable experience last season and started an impressive 11 games as a rookie...will be called upon to take an even larger role this season.
Freshman Season(2007-08)
Shayla Scott played in 28 games during the season and started 11...she suffered an ankle injury during the season that hampered her playing time...scored nine points on 4 of 6 shooting against Connecticut...returned from an injury that kept her out four games to score nine points in 17 minutes in win at DePaul...earned her first career double-double against Ohio with 12 points and 10 rebounds...scored 10 points and added three assists and two blocks in win at Mount St. Mary's in 26 minutes...grabbed nine rebounds in win over Arizona...earned a start in her first career game scoring nine points and adding eight rebounds in 30 minutes.
High School
Shayla Scott entered Pitt ranked as the No. 145th overall and 27th best forward in the country by the All-Star Girls Report...named to the fab five WPIAL QUAD A in her junior season and was a second team WPIAL QUAD A honoree in her sophomore year...Scott is a three-time third team all-state honoree and has earned numerous player of the week honors by the Post-Gazette...as a freshman, Scott was named the Eat `n Park Hospitality Group Freshman Player of the Year...as a sophomore she was named to the AAU National Championship All-America team...as a junior 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 and second leading scorer in Pitt women's basketball history, and Rod Scott...has one brother Tyler (13)...Niece of current Pitt Assistant AD and former Pitt women's basketball coach Kirk Bruce...graduated high school with honors...plans to major in education or business/sports management.
