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Taylor Skala is named to 2025 GLVC Hall of Fame class

Taylor Skala is the first RU student-athlete named to the GLVC Hall of Fame
Former Rockhurst University dual sport standout Taylor Skala (Sares) has been elected for induction to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame, it was announced by the Conference office Wednesday (March 19).

Taylor is the first Rockhurst student-athlete named to the GLVC Hall of Fame. Former Rockhurst women's volleyball coach Tracy Rietzke was named to the GLVC Hall of Fame in 2023.

Joining Taylor in the GLVC's Class of 2025 inductees include Lewis women's basketball player Mary Moskal (Buckley), Quincy's men's soccer player Chris Garavaglia, and women's soccer player Rebecca Fleming, and Bellarmine men's basketball coach Scott Davenport.

The GLVC Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be honored at the Enterprise/GLVC Spring Awards Reception at the Drury Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 20.
 
Taylor was a three-time All-GLVC First Team honoree in women's soccer and a three-time All-Defensive Team in women's basketball from 2011-2015. She helped lead the women's soccer team to 53 wins as well as three NCAA Regional Tournament appearances. She holds the school career record for goals (48) and points (108).

In 2011, Taylor was named the GLVC women's soccer Freshman of the Year on top an All-GLVC First Team nod and a Daktronics All-Region First Team selection and NSCAA All-Region Second Team honor. She followed up her impressive freshman season by claiming another All-GLVC First Team honor in 2012 while also being named to the Daktronics All-Region First Team and NSCAA All-Region Second Team on top of being named a Capital One Academic All-American Third Team honoree.

In 2013, Taylor was named to the All-GLVC Second Team in soccer and the NSCAA All-Region Third Team. 2014 was the most fruitful of her seasons, being named to the NSCAA and Daktronics All-American Third Team, Capital One Academic All-American First Team, and in conference being named the GLVC Offensive Player of the Year and an All-GLVC First Team nod.

During her time on the hardwood Taylor accumulated 223 steals, en route to being named to the GLVC All-Defensive Team three times in 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2014-15.

Outside of the playing field Taylor was involved with SAAC, the Tri Beta Biological Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma Athletic Honor Society, and the Relay for Life Fundraising Committee. She was named as a finalist of the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award as well as winning the 2014 GLVC Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award. She also spent part of 2014 volunteering to assist doctors with medical procedures in the Dominican Republic.

The 2025 GLVC Hall of Fame Class will be the 22nd class to be inducted since the establishment of the honor in 2002. With the inclusion of the Class of 2025 in May, the GLVC Hall of Fame membership will expand to 99 former administrators, coaches, and student-athletes.
 
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