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Women's Volleyball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Payton Richardson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
2018: Started 26 matches and played in 93 sets ... finished career ranked fourth all-time in total blocks per set (0.92) … posted the fourth-most total blocks (112) and blocks per set (1.20) in a single-season … tied the Frost Arena record for solo blocks in a match with six in win over Western Illinois (10/12) … led the league in blocks per set in overall matches and was third in league-only matches (1.17) … hit higher than .300 in eight matches … collected five-or-more block assists in seven matches … registered five-or-more total blocks in 10 matches … tied a career high with three solo blocks twice against Western Illinois (10/12 and 11/11) ... recorded a career-best three solo blocks at Oral Roberts (10/9) ... tied a career high with six digs and added a set assist in win over North Florida (9/18) ... named The Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (9/10) after registering a career high with a school-record 12 block assists in win over Eastern Illinois (9/8) ... recorded a season-high 23 attack attempts against EIU … recorded a season-high eight kills vs. Seattle U (8/30).
2017: Started 26 of 27 matches and played in 84 sets … finished season fourth in kills per set (1.40) and led the team in block assists (42) ... hit higher than .300 in 11 matches, including eight Summit League matches ... collected three-or-more total blocks nine times and two-or-more block assists 12 times ... posted career bests in kills (11), attack attempts (31), service aces (1) and solo blocks (2) vs. Appalachian State (9/8) ... recorded a career high in block assists (4) and tied a personal best in total blocks (4) at Western Illinois (10/6) ... logged a personal-best six digs vs. Grand Canyon (9/15) ... tied career high with a set assist at UIC (9/13).
Before SDSU: Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at Kentucky State ... named to the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) second-team all-league team … two-time SIAC All-Tournament honoree … helped Thorobreds to third SIAC regular-season and tournament titles and to the 2016 NCAA Division II Tournament … team posted a 21-18 overall and 10-3 SIAC records … ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.262) in the SIAC … averaged 2.20 kills and 0.51 blocks per set … collected 301 kills, 20 solo and 50 block assists … recorded 13 matches with 10-or-more kills … helped team to the 2015 NCAA Tournament after winning the SIAC regular-season and tournament titles … ranked fifth in hitting percentage (.308) … recorded a league-leading .800 (13-1-15) single-match hitting percentage against Central State … collected eight total blocks, including seven solo stops at Albany State in 2015. ... Set the school record for blocks in a season (169) and a career (235) at Ann Arbor Huron High School … helped the River Rat’s to back-to-back district championships … also a member of the track team and cheerleading squad.
2017: Started 26 of 27 matches and played in 84 sets … finished season fourth in kills per set (1.40) and led the team in block assists (42) ... hit higher than .300 in 11 matches, including eight Summit League matches ... collected three-or-more total blocks nine times and two-or-more block assists 12 times ... posted career bests in kills (11), attack attempts (31), service aces (1) and solo blocks (2) vs. Appalachian State (9/8) ... recorded a career high in block assists (4) and tied a personal best in total blocks (4) at Western Illinois (10/6) ... logged a personal-best six digs vs. Grand Canyon (9/15) ... tied career high with a set assist at UIC (9/13).
Before SDSU: Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at Kentucky State ... named to the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) second-team all-league team … two-time SIAC All-Tournament honoree … helped Thorobreds to third SIAC regular-season and tournament titles and to the 2016 NCAA Division II Tournament … team posted a 21-18 overall and 10-3 SIAC records … ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.262) in the SIAC … averaged 2.20 kills and 0.51 blocks per set … collected 301 kills, 20 solo and 50 block assists … recorded 13 matches with 10-or-more kills … helped team to the 2015 NCAA Tournament after winning the SIAC regular-season and tournament titles … ranked fifth in hitting percentage (.308) … recorded a league-leading .800 (13-1-15) single-match hitting percentage against Central State … collected eight total blocks, including seven solo stops at Albany State in 2015. ... Set the school record for blocks in a season (169) and a career (235) at Ann Arbor Huron High School … helped the River Rat’s to back-to-back district championships … also a member of the track team and cheerleading squad.
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