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Career Stats

Major: Health Sciences

2018 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
2018 American Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29)
2018 American Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 1, Oct. 15)
2018 USF Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 American Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 18)
2017 Dolphin Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 Bulldog Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017 USF Invitational All-Tournament Team
2016 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 28)
2016 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 10)
2016 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 3)
2016 USF Classic All-Tournament Team

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2018): Second team all-conference…appeared in all 32 matches and all 129 sets…finished second on the team with 291 kills…finished sixth in The American with a .293 hitting percentage…became the seventh player in program history to record 400 career blocks, currently ranking fifth all-time with 434…named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/29)…led the Bulls with 30 service aces…tallied double-digit kills 13 times…had 13 kills on a .419 hitting percentage against George Washington (9/7)…had 15 kills and five blocks against LIU Brooklyn (9/7)…tallied a career high 21 kills, swinging .439 against Charlotte (9/15)…recorded a career best 10 blocks against SMU (10/26)…had at least one block in every match.  

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in all 30 matches, starting 28 at middle blocker…Named to all-tournament teams in all three of USF’s non-conference tournaments to start the season; USF Invitational (Aug. 25-26), Bulldog Invitational (Sept. 1-2) and the Dolphin Invitational (Sept. 15-16)…Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 18 following the Dolphin Invite, where she averaged 1.27 blocks per set and hit .383…Tallied 233 kills on the season with a team-best .289 hitting percentage, 300 points and 99 blocks…Led USF with 82 block assists and 17 solo blocks…Reached double-digit kills eight times…Set a new career high with 15 kills against Tulsa on Oct. 8…Had eight blocks against Memphis on Oct. 27…Recorded at least five blocks eight times…Finished sixth in The American in hitting efficiency.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016): Three-time weekly honor roll in The American (Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Nov. 28)...USF Classic All-Tournament Team...Appeared in all 32 of the team's matches and all 117 sets...Ranked third in The American in blocks per set (1.06), and eighth in hitting percentage (.321)...Placed third in conference play in blocks per set (1.08), and fifth in hitting percentage (.322)...Led the team in solo blocks (14), block assists (110), total blocks (124), and blocks per set, second in hitting percentage (.321), kills (256), and points (340)...Registered 10 double-digit kill totals and five or more blocks in 10 matches...Eight blocks in the four-set win over Mercer (Aug. 27) and sweep of Charlotte (Aug. 27)...Posted 14 kills in 19 attempts for a career-best .737 hitting percentage in the road sweep at East Carolina (Oct. 1)...Nine blocks in the four-set win over Houston (Oct. 9)...Career-high 10 blocks and season-high 14 kills in five-set match at Tulsa (Nov. 10).

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in 29 matches and 94 sets…Led the team in block solos (26) and total blocks (93), second in block assists (67), fourth in kills (138) and fifth in service aces (16)…Ranked seventh in the AAC in blocks per set (0.99)…Placed sixth in conference play in blocks per set (1.12)…Made her collegiate debut with three kills and one block in the season-opening, three set victory over Alabama A&M (8/28)… Established a career-best nine blocks in the home match against Cincinnati (10/20)…Reached double-figure in kills (11) for the first time in her career and recorded a personal-high four block solos during the five set victory at Houston (11/1)…Set career-highs with 13 kills and a .435 hitting percentage in the 3-1 road upset win at AAC Champion, SMU (11/25).

AS A FRESHMAN AT VIRGINIA TECH (2014): Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Pine Ridge High School, where she was named the News-Journal Player of the Year after her senior season…Totaled 73 kills, 38 digs, three blocks and five aces as a senior…Led the team to the Taylor Volleyball Bash Tournament her senior year…Helped the team to a District Runner-Up Finish in her final season…Competed for Top Select Club team, was tabbed MVP and earned Player of the Week honors…Member of Honor Society and was the Sports Marketing Academy treasurer.

PERSONAL: Born Clara Jane Payne on Feb. 20, 1996 in Sanford, Fla. …Daughter of James Payne and Susan Genest ... Has one sibling, Ryann.