Skyleigh Thompson

Montana beat North Dakota 4-0 at South Campus Stadium on Sept. 12, 2024 in Missoula, Mont.

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Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Mo

Photo by: John Sieber via UM Athletics

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Year:
Junior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Kalispell, Mont.
Previous School:
Flathead HS

2024 (senior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 15 of 19 matches, made 10 starts
Limited late in the season with an injury
Totaled 833 minutes (55.5/g)
Took 32 shots, put 12 on goal
Twice took five shots
Put three shots on goal in road match at Washington State
Played 82 minutes at Fresno State

2023 (junior season):

Second-team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American
First-team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
First-team United Soccer Coaches All-West Region
Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP
First-team All-Big Sky Conference
One-time Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week
Voted team's Offensive MVP
Started all 19 matches, played more than 65 minutes per game
Led team with 16 points on six goals, four assists
Had three goals and three assists in eight league matches
Led team in shots (51) and shots on goal (22)
Went 2 for 2 on penalty kicks
Scored two goals in 4-0 home win over Miami (Ohio)
Scored game-winning goal in 2-0 home win over Sacramento State that clinched Big Sky title
Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 road win at Northern Colorado

2022 (sophomore season):

UM President’s Award winner
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 20 matches, made 18 starts
Averaged more than 65 minutes per match
One of team’s six players who scored multiple goals
Totaled two goals, one assist … Tied for fifth on team with five points
Took a team-high 36 shots, put 12 on goal
Scored game-tying goal in 81st minute in 2-2 home draw with Wyoming
Scored game-winning goal in 62nd minute in 2-1 road win at Sacramento State
Assisted on Delaney Lou Schorr’s game-winning goal in 3-0 home win over North Dakota State
Took five shots against the Bison, two times totaled four shots
Played all 90 minutes against Wyoming and Weber State

2021 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 20 matches, made 10 starts … Started the season’s final eight matches
Averaged 41 minutes for the season, 54 minutes over the season’s final nine matches
Ranked fifth on team in scoring with seven points
Totaled three goals, one assist
Tied for third with 24 shots, put 12 on goal
Scored first collegiate goal in 6-0 home win over Texas Southern
Scored both of Montana’s goals in 2-0 road win at Eastern Washington
Took four shots at Eastern Washington, put three on goal
Assisted on Taylor Stoeger’s first of two goals in 2-1 home win over Weber State

Career Highs
Goals: 2, two times
Assists: 1, six times
Points: 4, two times
Shots: 5, seven times
Shots on goal: 3, two times
Minutes: 90, two times

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Flathead High ... A four-time all-state selection ... Totaled 53 career goals, 20 assists ... The FHS student-body president as a senior ... Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal: The daughter of Shannon Robinson-Dutton and Jeff Thompson ... Has an older sister, Shayenn, and younger twin brothers Gunnar and Anders ... A finance major.