Honors |
All-WIAC Honorable Mention (2022) |
WIAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of Oct. 10-16, 2022) |
Pointer Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023) |
Papa John's Invite All-Tournament Team (2023) |
Pointer Invitational I All-Tournament Team (2021) |
2023: Played in 32 matches and 119 sets…Led the team with 95 blocks…Third on the team with 238 kills…Added 29 digs and 4 assists…Posted at least one block in each of the first nine appearances of the season, culminating with seven against UW-River Falls (Sept. 20)…Registered three-straight matches with double-figure kills from Sept. 15 to Sept. 22…Logged at least one block in each of the final 22 matches of the season, including a season-high nine versus Saint Benedict (Nov. 4)…Recorded a season-high 14 kills against Wheaton (Oct. 28)…Had three-straight matches with 10 or more kills from Nov. 4 to Nov. 16.
2022: Started all 34 matches and played all 129 sets…Fourth in the conference with a team-best 104 blocks…Second on the team with 294 kills…Added 54 digs, nine aces and seven assists…Had 12 kills in back-to-back matches against Lakeland (Sept. 7) and versus Millikin (Sept. 9)…Posted two stretches of four-straight double-digit kills matches from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16 and again from Sept. 24 to Sept. 30…Racked up a season-high 17 kills in win over Concordia (Wis.) (Sept. 24)…Notched a season-best eight blocks against UW-Eau Claire (Oct. 14)…Recorded a season-high five digs versus Wartburg (Oct. 29)…Served up two aces, a season-best, against Bethel (Sept. 2)…Named to the All-WIAC honorable mention team after the season…Earned WIAC Defensive Player of the Week laurels in October.
2021: Appeared in all 34 matches with 109 sets played…Led the team with 92 blocks, sixth-best in the conference…Added 200 kills, 37 digs, nine service aces and two assists…Had five kills, a block and a dig in collegiate debut versus Bethel (Sept. 3)…Posted six blocks in a win over Pacific (Sept. 4), a season high that she also attained against Elmhurst (Oct. 9)…Notched double-dig kills in three-straight matches from Sept. 22 to Sept. 24…Racked up a season-best 13 kills twice against Chicago (Sept. 24) and again versus Carthage (Oct. 30)…Had streaks of 14 and 13 matches recording at least one block during the season…Registered a season-best four digs on four occasions.
High School: Nineteen combined letters in volleyball, basketball, softball, track and drill…All-district nod junior and senior years…First-team all-conference as a junior and senior…Second-team all-conference as a sophomore…All-district in basketball senior year…Two-time all-conference in basketball and softball.
Personal: Psychology major…Parents Donna and Mike…Sibling Payton.