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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Erik Schelkun

34 JaVonna Layfield

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ballard
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.

Biography

2017-18 (Senior)
• Named Second Team All-Conference
Named A-10 Co-Player Of The Week 11/13/2018
• Named MVP and All- Tournament team at Maine Tip-Off Tournament
Received the Defend, Rebound, Run Award
• Posted the second most rebounds and points in the same game with 24 and eight respectively in the win at La Salle (12/31/17)
• Recorded 20 points, 22 rebounds against Harvard, first 20-20 game in the Division I era by a Flyer
• Posted second-straight double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds against Tulane
• Totaled 19 points, nine rebounds, and four steals in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/25/17)
• Recorded another double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds against JMU (12/17/17)
• Was just two assists shy of recording a triple-double with 12 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists vs St. Bonaventure (1/10/18)
• Totaled 15 points and 21 rebounds in the win over Saint Louis (1/14/18)
• Recorded a career-high 26 points in the win at Fordham (1/17/18) to go with 13 rebounds
• Had another double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds in the win over Duquesne (1/31/18)
• Third straight double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds at UMass (2/7/18) and moved into the Top 10 in Dayton history in rebounding
• Broke single season record for rebounds with 378, passing Hall of Famer Ann Meyers who set the previous mark in 1976-77
• Recorded 19 double-doubles on the season
• Averaged 12 ppg to go along with a team high 12.9 rebounds per game
• Ranked third in the A-10 and fourth in the NCAA in rebounds per game
• Shot 52.7 percent from the field

2016-17 (Junior)
Started the season opener, recording 10 rebounds, seven points, and a career-high four assists against Quinnipiac (11/13/16)
Posted 14 points at Wisconsin (11/16/16), to go with three steals and seven rebounds 
Scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win at Princeton 
Recorded three assists in 23 minutes at No. 2 UConn (11/22/16) 
Had five points and five rebounds in the win over Morgan State (12/2/16) 
Recorded her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs Toledo (12/9/16) 
Tied a career high with 12 rebounds and had career highs with six free throws made and eight attempted vs Old Dominion (12/21/16) 
Recorded 18 points, going 6-of-6 from the field in the win over Liberty (12/28/16) 
Named to Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team 
Recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win over UMass (12/31/16) 
Had her second straight double-double with 11 points and 11 boards at St. Bonaventure (1/4/16) 
Recorded 15 points and hit 6-of-6 free throws in the win at Duquesne (1/10/17)  
Had a career-high 13 rebounds in the win at RV Saint Louis (1/15/17) 
Posted another double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Saint Joseph’s (1/21/17) 
Had a career-high 20 points in the win at VCU (2/4/17) 
Totaled 15 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in the A-10 Tournament Championship vs Duquesne (3/5/17)

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Made 28 appearances including 3 starts for the Flyers
• Averaged 20.4 minutes per game along with 4.8 points per game
• Led the team with 36 steals adding 10 blocks

• Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Led the team in steals last season with 36  
• Scored a season and career-high of 14 points on 4-6 shooting against Western Kentucky University 

2014-15 (Freshman)
• First career start against Providence on Nov. 26
• Career-high eight rebounds at Wright State on Dec. 3
• Swatted a career-high two blocks against Toledo on Dec. 10
• On the stregth of 5-of-6 shooting, scored a career-high 11 points in Dayton's 79-41 win over Richmond on Feb. 11


High School Accomplishments
• 2014 Miss Kentucky Basketball finalist
• KABC Region 7 Player of the Year
• Selected to 12-player Kentucky All-Star senior basketball team
• Averaged 17.3 points (while shooting 55.8 FG%), 9.8 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 1.7 blocks and 1.5 assists as a senior at Ballard
• First-team member of The Courier-Journal’s All-State basketball team
• Finished her career with 1,227 points and more than 500 rebounds despite missing parts of her sophomore and junior seasons with knee injuries
• 2014 All-Star team at the USJN (U.S. Junior National) Battle of the Programs in Chicago
• Scored a game-high 17 points in the 2014 Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches’ East-West girls’ basketball all-star game
• Had 21 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and three steals to lead Ballard to the Seventh Regional Final with a 58-31 victory over Male
• Had 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots in the Seventh Regional Final vs. Sacred Heart
• The Louisville Courier Journal’s Jody Demling put together his list of top basketball players in the class of 2014. She was listed at No. 4 and Demling remarked Layfield is a ridiculous athlete
• Played AAU ball with Louisville FOCUS

Personal
• Daughter of Shanneca O'Bannon and James Layfield, Sr.
• One brother: James
• Born February 24, 1996 (Louisville, Ky.)
• Majoring in Sociology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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  • 34

    2015-16Sophomore

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    5'11"
    34
  • 34

    2016-17Junior

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    5'11"
    34
  • 34

    2017-18Senior

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    5'11"
    34