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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

1 Nayo Lear

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Example Sports Academy
  • Hometown South Holland, Ill.
  • Twitter Lear_nayo
  • Instagram Nayolear

Biography

2025-26 (Senior)
• Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

2024-25 (Junior)
• Appeared in all 31 games this season and started in ten of them
• Averaged 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per contest
• Recorded a team-high 11 points and had a season-high seven rebounds in the win over Fordham (2/22/25)
• Posted a season-high 12 points with 5-of-9 shooting at Saint Louis (2/19/25)
• Had eight points and three assists at Duquesne (1/15/25)
• Went 4-of-5 for eight points at No. 16 Duke (11/14/24)
• Recorded season highs of eight points and three rebounds vs Delaware St. (11/8/24)
• Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll


2023-24 (Sophomore)
• Played in 30 games with two starts and averaged 16.6 minutes per game
• Averaged 4.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game
Posted career-highs in games played, assists, and steals
Recorded second double-digit game of the year with 10 points and had four rebounds in A-10 Second Round against Rhode Island (3/7/24)
Had game-high 16 points while setting career highs with eight made field goals and eight assists against Ohio Dominican (12/17/23)
Scored seven points and grabbed two boards in the season opener at No. 2 UConn (11/8/23)

2022-23 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 20 games and started in seven of those games
• Averaged 8.3 points per game and 2.4 assists per game
• Recorded a team-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting at George Washington(1/28/23)
• Scored 17 points on a career-high 6-of-7 from the free throw line against Duquesne (1/25/23), her sixth double-digit scoring game of the year
• Made her first start as a Flyer and had career-highs in assists and steals against Northern Ky. (11/17/22)
• Made her Dayton debut in style with 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the season opener at Providence (11/7/22)

High School
• Graduated from Example Academy in Frankfort, Ill. in 2022
• Earned All-Conference honors three years in a row
• Led team to championship as a senior
• Helped team win Independent Schools Nationals in 2022
• Was four-year varsity letter-winner

Personal
• Daughter of Sean Lear, Candice Gordon and Gilbert Page
• Has two siblings, Nailah and Nilano
• Majoring in criminal justice
• Pronouns: She/Her

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2022-23Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    1
  • 1

    2024-25Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    1
  • 1

    2025-26Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    1