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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Akaylah Hayes

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Milwaukee King
  • Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.

Biography



Career

Graduates as part of the winningest class in program history, notching an impressive 77 wins in her four years on campus.


2018-19 (Senior) | Game-by-Game
Took a huge step forward as a senior, providing key leadership and making 10 starts while appearing in all 30 games ... averaged 7.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game on the year ... came off the bench and provided a big boost against Wisconsin, Nov. 13, scoring a career-high eight points to go with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals in just 16 minutes ... had a career performance against Columbia Nov. 16, going off with 17 points and adding six rebounds, three blocks, two assists and one steal in just 24 minutes ... hit her second career three-pointer and finished with seven points at Fresno State Nov. 20 ... upped her career high in steals to three at Saint Mary’s Nov. 23 ... hauled in a career-high nine rebounds in the win over UC Riverside one day later ... finished with seven points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals against No. 22 Marquette Nov. 28 ... made her first career start and finished with four points, two rebounds and one steal in a win at North Dakota Dec. 7 ... tied her career high of five field goals, shooting 5-6 from the floor to finish with 10 points, three boards, two assists, two steals and one block at NKU Jan. 3 ... two days later, was big down the stretch with six points and five rebounds at Wright State ... again was clutch down the stretch in a win over YSU, finishing with 11 points, three boards and one block Jan. 10 ... provided the spark off the bench to lead MKE to a big win at Oakland Jan. 18, finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a block ... led MKE to a road win at Detroit Mercy two days later with 14 points on 7-12 shooting to go with nine rebounds and three assists ... led the team with seven rebounds to go with nine points, one block and one steal at CSU Feb. 15 ... had 12 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocks and steals in the win over Detroit Mercy Feb. 21 ... had a career performance in front of a big crowd on Senior Day, going off for game-high 23 points on 9-16 shooting to go with a team-high six rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal ... followed the up by tying her career high with nine rebounds in the win over UIC Feb. 28 ... closed out her impressive senior season with eight points, three rebounds, three steals, one block and one assist in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinal at YSU March 6 ... member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.


2017-18 (Junior) | Game-by-Game
Appeared in 23 games as a junior ... made a big impact in her season debut, finishing with seven points, seven rebounds and two assists in just 11 minutes against Houston Nov. 17 ... had four points, two steals and one block against Loyola Nov. 21 ... made her lone field goal attempt and had a big block in the road win over Northwestern Dec. 3 ... had five points and two rebounds in a career-high 13 minutes at Fort Wayne Dec. 10 ... was a perfect 2-2 from the floor in the road win at Chicago State Dec. 21 ... provided a big spark off the bench in the Jan. 28 win over UIC, finishing with four points, two rebounds and two steals ... returned from injury with two points, four rebounds and an assist in just six minutes against Detroit Mercy Feb. 23 ... provided a spark off the bench in the WNIT Second Round matchup at Indiana, finishing with three rebounds ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.


2016-17 (Sophomore) | Game-by-Game
Appeared in 24 games as a sophomore ... grabbed three rebounds and dished out a pair of assists while netting one of two free throws at Loyola Nov. 20 ... had one point in four minutes against LIU-Brooklyn Nov. 25 ... made the most of her minutes against NDSU, playing solid defense while also record one field goal, one rebound and one assist Dec. 3 ... provided a spark off the bench with one block and one rebound at Illinois State Dec. 7 ... posted career highs in blocks (four) and steals (two) to go with two points and three rebounds against Chicago State Dec. 14 ... scored two points to go with four rebounds, two steals and one block in 12 minutes against Northern Kentucky Dec. 31 ... had two points, two assists and three rebounds in seven minutes at UIC Jan. 5 ... went 1-3 for two points in seven minutes against Detroit Mercy Jan. 13 ... scored four points on 2-2 shooting in just six minutes at NKU Feb. 24 ... again provided a spark off the bench two days later, scoring two points, hauling in four rebounds and forcing one steal at WSU ... hit her first career three pointer and finished with three points and three rebounds in just four minutes in the Horizon League Tournament Quarterfinal against Oakland Mar. 5.

2015-16 (Freshman) | Game-by-Game

Chipped in four points and grabbed three rebounds in the exhibition victory over Tiffin Nov. 13 ... made UWM debut at Miami Nov. 27, grabbing a pair of rebounds and blocking a shot in seven minutes of court time ... scored her first collegiate points at No. 15 Northwestern Dec. 6 ... had four rebounds against Valparaiso Jan. 16 ... one game later, grabbed a pair of rebounds and dished out her first collegiate assists at Wright State ... picked up a steal and a rebound in a win over NKU Feb. 25.

Milwaukee Rufus King High School
Was selected an Honorable Mention Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State member as a senior, helping King to a share of the Milwaukee City-Gold conference title ... was named Gold Division First Team All-Conference after scoring 13.2 points per game ... despite missing time with a knee injury as a junior, was a First-Team All-City Conference member after averaging 13.3 points per game for the Lady Generals ... also an accomplished rebounder, setting the school record with 26 in a game that season ... team's leading scorer as a sophomore, earned Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area honors and helped King to a runner-up finish at state her freshman campaign, contributing 7.6 points per contest.

Personal
Daughter of William and Anesia Hayes ... born Nov. 15, 1996 ... nickname is "Kaylah" ... an information science technolgy major with a business minor  ... chose UWM because it was close to home where she has supporters and friends ... career goal is to own a small business ... most memorable sports experience was going to state as a freshman ... hobbies include sewing, photography and designing.

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Sophomore

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    2017-18Junior

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    2018-19Senior

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