JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern women's basketball head coach Ronnie Ressel and his staff announced Thursday the signing of Jayla Yonkers as part of National Signing Day.

Yonkers, a 5-10 point guard and shooting guard from Mountain Home, Arkansas, will join the Lions ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Yonkers has played for four years at Mountain Home High School where she has garnered 623 points, 120 assists, and 160 rebounds over 53 games. She averaged 10.1 points per season as a junior. 

She earned all-conference and all-area honors over both her junior and sophomore seasons. 

As a junior, Yonkers helped lead the Mountain Home Bombers to a final four appearance in the state championships as the team was ranked 14th in the state by MaxPreps. She also was one of the original members of the Iso Basketball Club. 

Besides basketball, Yonkers also played softball through her sophomore season at Mountain Home HS where she earned two letters as an outfielder. 

Yonkers is the second signee for MSSU women's basketball after the announcement of Kayli Atkinson on Wednesday.