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25 Liz Skotowski

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mt. Vernon
  • Hometown Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Biography

SENIOR (2015-16): 2016 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll... Appeared in 29 games and started four contests this season... made first start of the seaosn in a victory over Denver, scoring nine points on 3-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc in a season-high 18 minutes... tallied a season-best 12 points in a nonconference contest against Towson... ends her career seventh in career 3-point field goal percentage (.379) eighth all-time in made 3-point field goals (106), and 10th in attempted 3-point field goals (280).

JUNIOR (2014-15): 2015 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll, Distinguished Scholar... played in all 30 games, 21 starts... season-high 11 points against South Dakota State... hit 32-of-85 from 3-point range on the season, 11th-best percentage on the season leaderboards for The Summit League... season-high four rebounds against Milwaukee... 

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Liz Skotowski played in all 30 games, making 12 starts... averaged 6.1 points per game... her overall 3-point shooting of 37.2 percent (54-of-145) ranked seventh in the Summit League, while her 45.8 percent (27-of-59) mark during league play ranked third... her 54 3-pointers rank ninth in program history... heads into her junior season ranked sixth all-time in 3-point percentage at 38.1 percent... earned Western's 10th-ever game with at least six 3-pointers, as she sank 6-of-9 against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 20) en route to a career-high 18 points... also connected on five 3-pointers against Milwaukee (Nov. 17) and Culver-Stockton (Jan. 2)... hit 12-of-14 free throws (85.7 percent)... averaged 21.2 minutes per game.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Saw action in 13 games... went 3-of-4 from 3-point range, scoring a season-high nine points against Chicago State... hit two 3-pointers for six points in the win over Clarke... shot 5-of-10 overall from beyond the arc, and was 6-of-14 from the field... grabbed four rebounds with one assist and two steals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in basketball and three letters won in both cross country and track & field... member of Class 3A State Runner-Up team during her junior year and 2A State Championship team her sophomore year... joined the 1,000 point club... Second Team All-State her senior year... nominated to the McDonalds All-American Team... selected to play in the IBCA All-Star game... averaged 15 points her senior year shooting 93.8 percent from the free throw line and 37.7 percent from 3-point range... earned Academic All-Conference honors... WAMAC Conference Championship team during her junior season... selected to both All-District and All-Conference teams... as a sophomore earned All-Tournament, IGCA Second Team All-State, All-District, First Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference honors... started every game as a freshman and was name Honorable Mention All-Conference... member of the state champion cross country and track & field teams her freshman year... averaged 9.2 points per game while shooting 36% from behind the arc her junior year... during her sophomore year averaged 11.8 points per game and shot 44% from three-point range... averaged 6.3 points per game as a freshman... played for coach Bob Kintzel.

PERSONAL: Born September 19, 1993 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... named to the Mt. Vernon HS Honor Society... volunteered time as a Salvation Army bell ringer... No. 1 sports highlight was winning the state title her sophomore year... her parents have been a major influence, "They have always been there for me."... favorite professional team is the Chicago Bulls... favorite musician is Taylor Swift... daughter of Rich and Cathy Skotowski.

MAJOR: Exercise Science

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

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    2013-14Sophomore

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    2014-15Junior

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    2015-16Senior

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