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2023 Volleyball Roster

5 Emily Payne

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • High School Rancho Cucamonga HS
  • Previous School Orange Coast College

Biography

  2023   Junior | Cal Poly Pomona
  • Made CPP debut vs. West Virginia State (9/1) during Hawai'i Challenge at The Shark Tank in Honolulu, Hawai'i
  • Played in 97 of the Broncos' 106 sets
  • Ranked fourth on the team with 235 digs
  • Had the third-most receptions on the team with 454 and a .934 reception percentage
  • Recorded 11 service aces
  • Ranked fourth on the team in assists with 44
  • CCAA All-Academic

  2022   Sophomore | Orange Coast College
  • Appeared in 27 matches (93 sets) for Pirates and averaged 5.60 digs per set
  • Produced 521 digs, 88 assists, 33 aces and two kills on two attacks
  • Season-high 30 digs vs. Santa Barbara (11/26)
  • Collected 20-plus digs 13 other times and reached double digits on a total of 25 occasions
  • Season-high five aces vs. Glendale (9/9)
  • Holds the all-time career digs record with 1,081
  • Ranked first in the CCCAA in digs
  • Named First Team All-State
  • Named MVP

  2021   Freshman | Orange Coast College
  • Appeared in 26 matches (95 sets) at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa
  • Averaged 5.78 digs per set
  • Wound up with 549 digs, 54 assists, 29 aces and three kills on four attempts
  • Season-high 37 digs at Mt. SAC (11/23)
  • Five total matches with 30-plus digs, 14 with 20 or more, and 24 in double figures
  • Team Captain
  • Named MVP

High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Rancho Cucamonga High School
  • 4x Baseline League Champions
  • Played club volleyball for Forza 1 Volleyball

Personal
  • An Early Childhood Studies major
  • Daughter of Scott and Lisa Payne
  • Aspires to work at an elementary school
  • Favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls
  • Favorite movie is Cheaper by the Dozen
  • Favorite music artists are Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, and Tyler Childers
  • Favorite pro sports teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Favorite pro athletes are Mickey Mantle and Mookie Betts
  • Pickleball enthusiast
  • Professional uno player
  • Tourist of baseball stadiums

Statistics

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