University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Goodwin, Skyler
Jersey Number 11
Skyler Goodwin
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Parkview Baptist
Bio
- 2021 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
- 2018 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2018-19 Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2020-21 Season (Senior)
Ranked second on the team in league play by averaging 11.2 points per contest…Grabbed 102 rebounds, good for an average of 6.0 boards per game…She was one of two Cajuns with more than 100 rebounds, coming in behind Ty’Reona Doucet (121)…Ninety-five of her rebounds were defensive, the 14th most in the Sun Belt…Boasted a 79.8 free throw percentage, the eighth-best in the league…Was also effective from long range, shooting at a 34.4 percent clip (22-for-64)…Averaged 34.7 minutes per contest in league play, the third-highest average among conference performers…Dished out 28 assists, the second most on the team, and blocked four shots, tied for the second most on the team…Opened the year with 12 points, five rebounds and two steals against McNeese State (Dec. 9)…Scored in double figures in eight of her next 12 games…Went off against Arkansas State, scoring a season-high 24 points to go along with six rebounds…Got the final weekend of the regular season off to a good start with 18 points against Little Rock (Feb. 26)…Notched her lone double-double of the year in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game against Troy with 14 points and 10 rebounds…She also added three assists against the Trojans…Finished her Louisiana career with 973 total points and 492 career rebounds…Her 258 made free throws ranks eighth in program history, while her .784 free throw percentage is the best in program history.
2019-20 Season (Junior)
A mainstay for the Louisiana starting five who ranked third on the team in scoring, Goodwin averaged 8.6 points per contest…Started in 24 of her 30 appearances…Led the team in scoring four times and rebounding twice…Posted eight, double-digit scoring performances, including her last four games… Goodwin scored in double figures against both of the Alabama schools, tallying 17 points against South Alabama (Jan. 9) and 10 points at Troy (Jan. 11)…Goodwin went off against Texas State (Jan. 18), recording a season-high 20 points against the Bobcats…The performance marked the second time in her career that she has scored at least 20 points and the first since she notched a career-high 28 points against Georgia Southern on March 6, 2018... She scored 11 points against Georgia State (Feb. 13) and Georgia Southern (Feb. 15)…Goodwin led the team in scoring against Texas State (March 7) with 17 points after posting a team-high 13 points against UTA on March 5…Posted another strong performance in the First Round of the Sun Belt Tournament with 10 points against Georgia Southern on March 10.
2018-19 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 games, making 19 starts...Averaged 29.7 minutes per game...Played a total of 682 minutes to finish 18th in the Sun Belt Conference...Finished fourth on the team in points per game, averaging 7.5 points per game...Averaged 4.9 rebounds per game, second-most on the team...Opened her 2018-19 account scoring a season-high 18 points on 5-for-7 from the field and 8-for-11 from the free throw line...Was 6-for-10 from the free throw line (3-for-8 from the field) to finish with 12 points at Little Rock (Jan. 5)...Recorded first-career double-double at UT Arlington (Jan. 29), scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
2017-18 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 30 games, starting in 23...Led the team in minutes averaging 32.0 minutes per game, playing 960 minutes for the entire season to finish with the 10th highest mpg in the SBC...Led the team in scoring, averaging 9.6 points per game, finishing 22nd in the SBC in scoring...Shot the second best free throw percentage on the team, .763 percent (74-for-97) finished with the 11th best FT percentage in the SBC...Averaged 1.5 steals per game (46 total steals), finishing with the most on the team and 11th highest average in the SBC...Shot 40 percent from the field (96-for-242) and 32 percent from three-point land (23-for-73)...Made first career start in season opener against New Orleans (11/10) scoring 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting...Scored 13 points at Texas A&M (11/12) and 11 points against Niagara (11/25)...Played all 54 minutes of triple-overtime game against McNeese (12/3) scoring 24 points (6-for-12), grabbing five rebounds and creating a career high six steals...Put in 12 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field (6-for-6 from the line) against Alcorn State (12/20)...Scored 17 points against Coastal Carolina (1/6)...Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Georgia Southern (2/10)...Netted 14 points (5-for-12) while grabbing seven rebounds against UT Arlington (2/17)...Averaged 17.7 points per game during the SBC Women's Basketball Championships...Scored career-high 28 points (10-for-16), missing a double-double by one rebound (nine) while playing 52 minutes in triple-overtime game against Georgia Southern (3/6) in Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Championships First Round game...Shot 50 percent from the field (4-for-8) scoring 15 points agianst UTA (3/8) in SBC Women's Basketball Championships Quarterfinals game...Finished SBC Women's Basketball Championships scoring 10 points, grabbing four rebounds, against Texas State (3/10) in semifinals.
High School
She helped lead her team to a state title in 2017 while at Parkview Baptist High School...That same 2016-17 season saw her team finish with a 29-4 record...Her team won the district title in the 2015-16 season...She averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds per game...Received all-state honors one year and all-district, all-metro honors two years in a row...She played AAU basketball with the Lady Legends of New Orleans and the Baton Rouge Lady Tigers.
Personal
Born on Sep. 30, 1998 in Marion, Ind....Daughter of Lashawn Goodwin and Gary Dukes...Has six siblings three older brothers (Lil Gary, Chad, Marquis) and three older sisters (Cassandra, Cierra, Gaynelle)...She was on the honor roll and graduated high school with a 4.0...Has the goal of becoming a veterinarian...Her declared major is biology.
- 2018 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
- 2018-19 Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2020-21 Season (Senior)
Ranked second on the team in league play by averaging 11.2 points per contest…Grabbed 102 rebounds, good for an average of 6.0 boards per game…She was one of two Cajuns with more than 100 rebounds, coming in behind Ty’Reona Doucet (121)…Ninety-five of her rebounds were defensive, the 14th most in the Sun Belt…Boasted a 79.8 free throw percentage, the eighth-best in the league…Was also effective from long range, shooting at a 34.4 percent clip (22-for-64)…Averaged 34.7 minutes per contest in league play, the third-highest average among conference performers…Dished out 28 assists, the second most on the team, and blocked four shots, tied for the second most on the team…Opened the year with 12 points, five rebounds and two steals against McNeese State (Dec. 9)…Scored in double figures in eight of her next 12 games…Went off against Arkansas State, scoring a season-high 24 points to go along with six rebounds…Got the final weekend of the regular season off to a good start with 18 points against Little Rock (Feb. 26)…Notched her lone double-double of the year in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game against Troy with 14 points and 10 rebounds…She also added three assists against the Trojans…Finished her Louisiana career with 973 total points and 492 career rebounds…Her 258 made free throws ranks eighth in program history, while her .784 free throw percentage is the best in program history.
2019-20 Season (Junior)
A mainstay for the Louisiana starting five who ranked third on the team in scoring, Goodwin averaged 8.6 points per contest…Started in 24 of her 30 appearances…Led the team in scoring four times and rebounding twice…Posted eight, double-digit scoring performances, including her last four games… Goodwin scored in double figures against both of the Alabama schools, tallying 17 points against South Alabama (Jan. 9) and 10 points at Troy (Jan. 11)…Goodwin went off against Texas State (Jan. 18), recording a season-high 20 points against the Bobcats…The performance marked the second time in her career that she has scored at least 20 points and the first since she notched a career-high 28 points against Georgia Southern on March 6, 2018... She scored 11 points against Georgia State (Feb. 13) and Georgia Southern (Feb. 15)…Goodwin led the team in scoring against Texas State (March 7) with 17 points after posting a team-high 13 points against UTA on March 5…Posted another strong performance in the First Round of the Sun Belt Tournament with 10 points against Georgia Southern on March 10.
2018-19 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 games, making 19 starts...Averaged 29.7 minutes per game...Played a total of 682 minutes to finish 18th in the Sun Belt Conference...Finished fourth on the team in points per game, averaging 7.5 points per game...Averaged 4.9 rebounds per game, second-most on the team...Opened her 2018-19 account scoring a season-high 18 points on 5-for-7 from the field and 8-for-11 from the free throw line...Was 6-for-10 from the free throw line (3-for-8 from the field) to finish with 12 points at Little Rock (Jan. 5)...Recorded first-career double-double at UT Arlington (Jan. 29), scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
2017-18 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 30 games, starting in 23...Led the team in minutes averaging 32.0 minutes per game, playing 960 minutes for the entire season to finish with the 10th highest mpg in the SBC...Led the team in scoring, averaging 9.6 points per game, finishing 22nd in the SBC in scoring...Shot the second best free throw percentage on the team, .763 percent (74-for-97) finished with the 11th best FT percentage in the SBC...Averaged 1.5 steals per game (46 total steals), finishing with the most on the team and 11th highest average in the SBC...Shot 40 percent from the field (96-for-242) and 32 percent from three-point land (23-for-73)...Made first career start in season opener against New Orleans (11/10) scoring 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting...Scored 13 points at Texas A&M (11/12) and 11 points against Niagara (11/25)...Played all 54 minutes of triple-overtime game against McNeese (12/3) scoring 24 points (6-for-12), grabbing five rebounds and creating a career high six steals...Put in 12 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field (6-for-6 from the line) against Alcorn State (12/20)...Scored 17 points against Coastal Carolina (1/6)...Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Georgia Southern (2/10)...Netted 14 points (5-for-12) while grabbing seven rebounds against UT Arlington (2/17)...Averaged 17.7 points per game during the SBC Women's Basketball Championships...Scored career-high 28 points (10-for-16), missing a double-double by one rebound (nine) while playing 52 minutes in triple-overtime game against Georgia Southern (3/6) in Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Championships First Round game...Shot 50 percent from the field (4-for-8) scoring 15 points agianst UTA (3/8) in SBC Women's Basketball Championships Quarterfinals game...Finished SBC Women's Basketball Championships scoring 10 points, grabbing four rebounds, against Texas State (3/10) in semifinals.
High School
She helped lead her team to a state title in 2017 while at Parkview Baptist High School...That same 2016-17 season saw her team finish with a 29-4 record...Her team won the district title in the 2015-16 season...She averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds per game...Received all-state honors one year and all-district, all-metro honors two years in a row...She played AAU basketball with the Lady Legends of New Orleans and the Baton Rouge Lady Tigers.
Personal
Born on Sep. 30, 1998 in Marion, Ind....Daughter of Lashawn Goodwin and Gary Dukes...Has six siblings three older brothers (Lil Gary, Chad, Marquis) and three older sisters (Cassandra, Cierra, Gaynelle)...She was on the honor roll and graduated high school with a 4.0...Has the goal of becoming a veterinarian...Her declared major is biology.
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