Sophia Stiles

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Tommy Martino/UM Athletics

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Year:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
G
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Malta, Mont.
Prev School:
Malta HS

2021-22 (senior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Second-team All-Big Sky Conference
A one-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Voted team’s Mary Louise Pope Zimmerman Most Valuable Player
Voted team’s co-Grace Geil Most Improved Player
Played in 29 of 30 games, made 29 starts … Averaged 32.0 minutes
Averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists
Ranked first in the Big Sky in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), fourth in assists
Scored in double figures 17 times including the season’s final 10 games
Scored 29 points in road win at Sacramento State, 27 in home win over Idaho
Posted three double-doubles
Had six games with 10 or more rebounds, one with 10 or more assists
Dished out 11 assists in home win over Sacramento State
Scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, 4 for 4 from 3-point range, in 103-80 home win over Utah State
Ended career with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Northern Arizona in Big Sky tournament

2020-21 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Voted team’s Julie Deming Outstanding Defensive Player
Started all 23 games ... Averaged a team-high 31.0 minutes per game
Averaged 11.7 points, 5.8 rebounds per game
Led team in assists (68) and steals (46)
Shot 38.9 percent from the floor, 81.3 percent at the line
One of two players with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1)
Had 15 double-figure scoring games, two games with more than 20 points
Had first career double-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds in home win over North Dakota
Also had 13-point, 12-rebound double-double in road win at Weber State
Had three double-digit rebounding games
Scored season-high 23 points in road loss at Idaho
Had a stretch of 26 consecutive free throws made
Totaled eight assists in season opener at Utah State, twice had five steals
Tied for fourth in the Big Sky in steals (2.0/g)

2019-20 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Voted team’s Julie Deming Outstanding Defensive Player
Played in 29 of 30 games, getting 29 starts ... Missed one nonconference game due to illness
Played more than 27 minutes per game, second highest on the team
Averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds ... Led the team in steals (46), ranked second in assists (61)
Played entire season with a shoulder injury ... Averaged just five shots per game despite minutes played
Scored a season-high 14 points in home win over Grand Canyon
Totaled 13 points against Cal State Fullerton, 11 against Sacramento State, both road wins
Went 4 for 6 from 3-point range against Cal State Fullerton, half of the eight triples she would hit for the season
Shot 75.6 percent from the free throw line
Grabbed 10 rebounds in home loss to Big Sky champion Montana State
Dished out eight assists in 77-56 win at Eastern Washington
Had at least one steal in 11 of team’s final 12 games ... Thirteen times had multiple steals in a game

2018-19: Redshirt season

2017-18 (freshman season):

Voted team’s Julie Deming Outstanding Defensive Player
Played in 22 of 31 games, getting three starts
Missed the season’s final nine games after suffering a knee injury in home win over North Dakota on Feb. 3
Elevated to starter for final three games played prior to injury
Averaged 7.5 points on 45.1 percent shooting and 3.5 rebounds
Was averaging 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 10 league games prior to injury
Scored 26 points in road win at Southern Utah to come within one of program scoring record for a freshman
Scored 16 points on eight shots in home loss to Big Sky champion Northern Colorado in final full game before injury
Four times scored in double figures, all coming in final seven full games played
Grabbed season-high nine rebounds in road loss at Montana State ... Top six rebounding efforts came in final seven games played
Shot 6 for 10 from 3-point range in last three full games played
Twice handed out five assists and finished fourth on the team with 37 despite missing nearly one-third of the season
Ranked second in steals (28), third in blocks (10) ... Had four blocks in home win over Cal State Fullerton
Averaged more than 32 minutes played in final four full games played

Career Highs
Points: 29 (Sacramento State, 3.4.22)
Rebounds: 12, three times
Assists: 11 (Sacramento State, 12.2.21)
Blocks: 4 (Cal State Fullerton, 12.1.17)
Steals: 5, two times
3FG made: 4, two times
FT made: 8, two times
FT attempted: 12 (Sacramento State, 3.8.21)
Minutes played: 43 (Houston Baptist, 11.26.21)
Double-doubles: 5
Double-figure scoring games: 39
Double-figure rebounding games: 10
Double-figure assists games: 1

Prep: A 2017 graduate of Malta High ... The Gatorade Montana Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... A three-time first-team all-state selection ... Lost four games in four years with the M-ettes ... Played in four Class B state championship games, winning titles as a sophomore and junior on undefeated teams ... Lost in overtime as a freshman, by one as a senior ... MVP of the state tournament as a sophomore ... Scored 1,809 career points ... Part of three teams that combined to win 54 consecutive games ... A nine-time Class B state track and field champion in the hurdles and jumps.

Personal: The daughter of Del and KayDel Stiles ... Has three older brothers, Shade, Jaren and Dane, an older sister, Mercedes, and a younger sister, Chevelle RedEagle ... A psychology major.