2023-24 JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Played in all 35 games… Averaged 5.6 points and 15.3 minutes per game… Shot 42.9% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range… Season and career high 18 points against St. Francis (12/17)… Season and career high four three-point field goals made against Kansas (11/13).
Bucknell (11/7): Went a perfect 5-5 from the field in Lady Lion debut…Tallied 10 points and four rebounds. Navy (11/10): Recorded four points, four rebounds and three assists. Kansas (11/13): Drained all four three-point attempts en route to 14-point performance. vs Oklahoma State (11/20): Scored 10 points…Added four assists and three rebounds. vs USC (11/22): Notched six points and four rebounds. Radford (11/29): Scored nine points. St. Francis (12/17): Dropped 18 points to go along with three assists, three rebounds and two steals. Michigan State (12/30): Recorded eight points and five boards. Maryland (1/28): Made both of her threes in six-point outing…Added four assists, two rebounds and two assists. at Purdue (2/28): Dropped 15 points on an efficient 6-8 from the field (3-4 from beyond the arc). Big Ten Tournament vs. Wisconsin (3/7): Notched eight points, three rebounds and two assists…Recorded three steals and a block on the defensive end. WBIT vs. Belmont (3/25): Tallied 10 points, three assists and two steals.
BEFORE PENN STATE
2021-23 – AT ILLINOIS
Played in 50 games and started 18 for the Fighting Illini…Averaged 5.2 points per game and made 19 three-pointers in her two seasons…Accumulated 11 double-digit scoring performances over the two seasons…Started 13 games during her sophomore season...Averaged 4.5 points in 16.2 minutes per game…Tallied 6.0 points, and 2.3 rebounds during her freshman year...Finished with 55 assists and a 1.2 assists-to-turnover ratio, both team-highs…Served with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a three-star recruit and the 33rd best guard in the 2021 recruiting class by ESPN…Was as the No. 6 recruit in the state of Maryland, including the state's top guard prospect by PrepGirlHoops.com…Averaged 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game…Earned the USA Today High School Sports Award as the 2021 Maryland Girls Basketball Player of the Year…Nominated as a McDonald's All-American and Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year award…Earned first-team IAAM All-Conference honors in 2019-20…IAAM conference scoring champion in 2019-20…Three-year team captain starting as a sophomore...Played one season with Team Takeover out of Washington, D.C., in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in 2020 and four with the Maryland Belles…Named to the McDonogh Honor Roll…Also lettered in track and field.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Steven and Rosa Oden…Has an older sister, Charmaine…Majoring in Kinesiology…Volunteered with Feed My Starving Children, Meals on Wheels, Salvation Army and Roots Farm.
Jayla Oden Season 2024-25
#12Lady Lions Fall at Minnesota in First B1G Road Game
Penn State moves to 9-4 overall, 0-2 in Big Ten Conference play
Lady Lions Set for Nationally Televised Contest at Kansas
Penn State will take on Kansas on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Merkle’s Dominant Showing Powers PSU to 68-51 Win at Providence
Mount Washington, Kentucky, native utilizes 24 points and 18 rebounds to lift Lady Lions to victory
Lady Lions to Play Providence in Mid-Week Non-Conference Matchup
Penn State set to travel to Providence on Wednesday, Dec. 11
Lady Lions Fall to Indiana in Big Ten Opener
Lady Lions move to 8-2 overall while losing first conference match up
Lady Lions Host Indiana in Big Ten Opener
Penn State welcomes the Hoosiers on Saturday, Dec. 7
Merkle Leads Lady Lions to Gritty Overtime Win Against Drexel
Penn State moves to 8-0 for the first time since 1993-94 and break program non-conference home court win streak record
Women’s Basketball Returns to Happy Valley to Host Drexel
The Lady Lions face Drexel on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m.
Murray’s Electric Three-Point Shooting Helps Lady Lions Dominate Georgia, 67-47
Lady Lions rise to 7-0 for the second time in the last three seasons
Merkle’s Double-Double Drives Penn State to 74-59 Win Over Marshall in Orlando
Lady Lions open State Farm WBCA Showcase with sixth-straight victory, rising to 6-0 for second time in last three seasons
Lady Lions Conclude Home Stretch Against Monmouth on Sunday
Women’s basketball will host Monmouth on Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
Complete Team Effort Pushes Lady Lions to Dominant 101-45 Win Over Niagara
Blue & White improve to 4-0, place four student-athletes in double figures
Lady Lions Host Niagara on Thursday Morning
Women’s basketball will face Niagara on Thursday, Nov. 14 for ‘Field Trip Day’
Five in Double Figures Help Lady Lions Erase Early Deficit En Route to 92-83 Win Over Duquesne
Lady Lions rise to 3-0 for fifth consecutive year, Murray stars with 26-point outing
Women’s Basketball Set for Keystone Clash Against Duquesne
Lady Lions welcome the Dukes for their third game in a five-game home stint
Powerful Posts Lift Lady Lions to 89-57 Victory over Canisius
Merkle, Rust and Oden crack double figures as PSU improves to 2-0 for fifth consecutive year
Kieger, Campbell and Oden Represent Penn State at 2024 B1G Women’s Basketball Media Day
Lady Lions featured prominently on the national media stage ahead of the 2024-25 campaign