Valparaiso women’s basketball signee Layla Gold (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) has been named an Indiana All-Star, one of just 13 players in the Hoosier State to earn the distinction. Gold and her Indiana All-Star teammates will take on the Kentucky All-Stars in a two-game series June 9-10.

Gold, a 6-0 guard/forward, enjoyed another standout season with the Fighting Irish, earning All-State accolades from the IBCA and ICGSA. She averaged 22 points and nine rebounds per game for Cathedral, posting 12 double-doubles while shooting 78% from the foul line and 37% from the 3-point line.

Gold, who surpassed the 1,000-point milestone for her high school career as a junior, closed her prep career with 1,565 career points and 525 rebounds. A two-time member of the Indy Star Super Team, Gold was named to the All-City Team and the All-City Tournament First Team each of the last two seasons as well.

Gold becomes the first Valpo signee since 2017 to earn the prestigious Indiana All-Star honor. Fellow incoming freshmen Nevaeh Jackson and Saniya Jackson, both out of Fort Wayne Northrop H.S., were both ICGSA First Team All-State selections alongside Gold, while Saniya Jackson also joined Gold as an IBCA Large School All-State selection.