CAREER
• Appeared in 92 games with five starts
• Averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game
• Career 41% shooter from the field, 47.6% inside the arc
• Reached double figures in 17 career games
• Hit a 3-pointer in 28 career games with eight multi-triple outings
• Tallied three or more steals in four games
• Posted 9.0 points and 2.2 rebounds and shooting 43% over six career postseason games
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• Appeared in 32 games with one start
• Averaged 3.8 points, 1.5 rebounds over 12.6 minutes per game
• Shot 42.1% from inside the arc
• Posted 10.3 points, and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field in three games of the WNIT
• Went 6-of-10 from the field for a regular-season high 13 points against Florida (Nov. 20)
• Notched a season-high 15 points in 19 minutes against Duquesne in the WNIT (March 28)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Appeared in all 30 games with three starts
• Averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19 minutes per game
• Scored in double digits in nine games
• Shot 45.5% from the field
• Finished second on the team with 17 blocks
• Set season-long career highs in nearly every statistical category
• Kept Purdue’s season alive and boosted NCAA Tournament chances with a game-winning three in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament against Wisconsin (March 2)
• Matched career high with 16 points in the season opener against Marshall (Nov. 10) and in the Big Ten Tournament against Iowa (March 3)
• Tallied five straight games in double figures during Big Ten play against Penn State, Michigan, Northwestern, Nebraska and Minnesota
• Blocked a trio of shots against Indiana (Feb. 5)
• Dished out four assists twice against SIUE (Nov. 17) and Nebraska (Jan. 18)
• Played in 30 games, starting one
• Averaged 4.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 15.8 minutes per game
• Hit double figures in five games and knocked down a triple in 10 outings
• Recorded at least three steals in three games
• Opened career with 11 points and four steals at Western Kentucky on Nov. 10
• Made first career start on the road at Maryland, scoring five points, on Dec. 8
• Tallied a career-high 16 points off the bench on 6-of-8 shooting and 4-of-4 3-pointers against Nebraska on Jan. 30
HIGH SCHOOL
• Named 2021 Indiana Miss Basketball, 10th honoree to play for Purdue
• Tabbed as a preseason favorite for the 2021 Indiana Miss Basketball by the Indy Star
• No. 42 player in the nation, No. 13 guard and a 4-star recruit by Prospect Nation
• Ranked No. 49 player in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana by MaxPreps
• Three-year letterwinner at Lawrence North High School and head coach Chris Giffin
• Opened the 2020-21 season by scoring her 1,000th career point in early November
• Started all 59 games over the last two seasons
• Averaged 14.7 points per game and 37% from distance as a junior to lead Lawrence North to a 25-4 record against the toughest schedule in the state
• Won the 2020 IHSAA State Championship, playing all 32 minutes and dropping 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting with five 3-pointers
• The state championship was the Wildcats' first in program history, and came at the expense of Madison Layden's Northwestern squad
• Led the Wildcats to back-to-back IHSAA Championship Games, as well as sectional and regional titles
• Five 3-pointers in both of her championship appearances,
• Named First Team Prep Girl Hoops 4A All-State, IBCA Supreme 15 All-State, MIC All-Conference, All-Marion County as a junior
• Garnered Core-6 Junior Indiana All Star and First Team Indy Star Super Preps Team honors
• Invited to the IBCA Top-100 Workout in 2020, 2019 and 2018
• Totaled 16.1 points per game and 39% from 3-point range as a sophomore, taking the Wildcats to the state title game
• Led the team in steals with 3.7 per game, a school record in 2018-19
• Notched First Team IBCA Underclassmen All-State, Indy Star Super Preps Team, All-MIC, All-Marion County for the 2018-19 season
• Played in all 24 games as a freshman, averaged 6.9 points per game and a 35% clip from behind the arc
• Honorable Mention IBCA Underclassmen All-State
• Played AAU for the Nike Lady Gym Rats – EBYL Silver
• Landed on the honor roll every semester since her freshman year
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Jayla Lynn Smith
• Major: Organizational Leadership
• Birthday: Dec. 16, 2002
• City Born: Munster, Ind.
• Parents: Jay and Aiesha Smith
• Sibling: Juneus "JR" Smith