Layne Ferrell

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Franklin
Hometown:
Franklin, Ohio

2021-22: Started all 29 games for Akron en route to averaging 6.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals per contest...shot nearly 42 percent (.418) from the field, while going 28-for-87 from beyond the arc for a .322 shooting mark...surpassed double digits in scoring seven times, including tallying a season-best 18 points versus Ball State (Jan. 15)...posted 15 points and a season-high nine rebounds at Central Michigan (Jan. 29) on the strength of going 6-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc...added nine rebounds against Western Michigan (Feb. 2)...ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 24 rejections...collected two or more blocks in six tilts, including a season-high three versus Bowling Green (Jan. 8)...drained a three pointer in 17 contests, including hitting three triples against Ball State (Jan. 15), Northern Illinois (Jan. 24) and Central Michigan (Jan. 29)...tallied a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio...ranked 13th in the MAC in blocked shots (0.8)...rated 13th in league-only affairs in blocked shots (0.8) and 21st in three point percentage (.355).

2021-22 ACCOLADES: Garnered Academic All-MAC honors.

2020-21: Appeared in 21 games making four starts … Led team in FG percentage shooting .575 percent and 3-point FG percentage at .462 percent … averaged 5.5 points per game, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists … scored double-figures in five games … recorded a career-high 25 points against Ohio shooting a career-best 4-of-7 from beyond the arc … led team with 18 total blocks.

2019-20: Redshirted during her freshman campaign during the 2019-20 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named a four-time All-South Western Buckeye League First-Team selection at Franklin High School, earning first-team All-State in 2019, and was named the SWBL Player of the Year and Division II District Player of the Year...in her career, scored 1,974 career points...as a senior (2018-19), averaged 20.6 points per game to lead the Wildcats to a 22-5 overall record and a program-best regional runner-up finish...in the SWBL, led the league in scoring, second in rebounds (9.8 reb/game), and third in blocks (2.0 bpg)...in 2018, Ferrell helped lead her team to a sectional and district championship on the strength nearly averaging a double-double with 23.5 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per tilt...averaged double-figures in all three seasons while improving each year; 15.3 ppg (2016), 20.0 ppg (2017), and 23.5 ppg (2018)...as a sophomore, recorded a career-best 4.8 blocks per game.

Personal: Daughter of Randy and Missy Ferrell...majoring in sport management.