SEATTLE (July 28) ­ Michelle Skyles has joined the women's basketball coaching staff at Seattle Pacific University after serving in a similar capacity at Eastern Washington last season.

Skyles was a teammate of new SPU head coach Julie van Beek at Northwest Nazarene University. Skyles and van Beek are natives of Nampa, Id.

Prior to joining the Eastern Washington staff, Skyles capped a brilliant prep coaching career by taking Jerome to the Idaho 4A title and a 25-0 record in 2004. In 10 years at Jerome, she had a record of 190-61.