Skeens Named HC of Wheeling University Women’s Basketball

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In 2018, she became Ross County’s All-Time leading scorer… today, Ella Skeens is leading her own program after being named Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball Program at Wheeling University.

“I’m incredibly honored and humbled” Skeens said in a release by the University based in Wheeling, West Virginia.

The Southeastern High School alumnus spent last season as an assistant coach with the WU Cardinals following a season as a graduate assistant in 2023-24.

WU Athletic Director Carrie Hanna said Skeens “indisputably ensures the highest standards of excellence and continuity for the Wheeling University Women’s Basketball program’s growth and success moving forward.”

Skeens transferred to the University of Rio Grande after stops at the University of Dayton and Ball State. In her two seasons with the Red Storm, Skeens averaged 20.8 points per game over 68 games finishing with 1,487 points including 50 scored in a game against Asbury College in 2023. She was named the River States Conference Most Valuable Player in 2023.

Skeens takes over a program that finished 17-12 overall in 2024-25, finishing third ins the Mountain East Conference behind champion Fairmont State and West Virginia Wesleyan.