Payton Schwantz

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas

Honors: All-ACC (2020) ... All-ACC Freshman Team (2017) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2020) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

2021: Played in 25 matches as a graduate student … Battled injuries throughout the season … Knocked down 55 kills, eight aces and 134 digs … Finished her career ranked 11th in program history in sets played (450) … Ranked sixth in program history in matches played (128) … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom.

2020-21: Saw action in 19 of Duke’s contests this year … One of Duke’s top six-rotation players … Ranked third on the team with 160 kills for a .217 hitting percentage … Added 152 total digs to rank third on the team … Notched 23 blocks at the net and seven aces … Became the 26th Blue Devil to reach the 1,000-dig plateau on March 22 … Registered a double-double four times … Tallied a season-high 16 kills to hit an impressive .500 against North Carolina (Oct. 11) … Named to the All-ACC Team and All-ACC Academic Team.

2019: Saw action in 26 of Duke’s contest as a six-rotation player … Ended the season ranked second on the team with 214 kills … Registered a 2.49 kill/set average … Added 14 service aces … Tallied a whopping 266 digs to rank second on the team behind the libero … Racked up double-digit kills in 12 matches including a season-high 15 versus Notre Dame … Added 14 matches with double-digit digs, including three with 20+ … Featured a season-high 23 digs in Duke’s five-set victory over NC State … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018: Played in all six rotations for the Blue Devils … Led the team with 10 double-double performances … Registered 301 kills, averaging 3.04 kills-per-set … Ranked third on the team with 246 digs and 2.48 digs-per-set as a sophomore … Totaled a season-high 22 kills and 18 digs versus Notre Dame … One of the top Blue Devils on serve receive … Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Stats): Earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors ... Named to the 2017 Duke Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Earned a spot of the Fight in the Fort at TCU All-Tournament Team ... Tabbed ACC Freshman of the Week Sept. 11 after leading Duke to the Fight in the Fort at TCU title ... Named to the 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Played in all 31 matches ... Ranked second on the team with 350 kills and a 2.92 kills-per-set average ... Became the first Duke freshman with 350-plus kills since Rachael Moss in 2006 ... Recorded double-digit kills in 23 of Duke’s 31 matches ... Totaled a season-high 19 kills Oct. 15 versus Florida State ... Hit over .300 10 times.

High School: Four-year high school letterwinner … Played two seasons at Trinity Christian Academy and two seasons at Frisco High School … 2016 district Co-MVP and team MVP … Two-time all-state selection and first team academic all-district honoree … Earned second team Dallas Morning News Sports Day All-Area accolades as a senior … Collected Max Preps Player of the Match distinction 10 times during her high school career … Tabbed No. 83 on PrepVolleyball.com's list of Top 100 Senior Aces … Led Trinity Christian Academy to the TAPPS District 1 – 5A regional finals as a sophomore and state semifinals as a freshman … Voted Team MVP, District 1 – 5A Newcomer of the Year, first team all-district and first-team all-state her freshman season … Also played for Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV) … Team ranked No. 1 in the country … Led club squad to the USA Volleyball Nationals 17 Open Nationals Championship … Collected USA Volleyball MVP and All-Tournament honors at the national championship … Club team won or medaled in every tournament played … Toured Europe with TAV 18 Black … Member of the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society and National French Honor Society.

Personal: Born Payton K. Schwantz Feb. 11, 1999 … Daughter of Randy and Lori Schwantz … Has three older sisters (Kendall, Hunter and Reagan) … Sister Kendall played basketball at Samford University … Sister Hunter was a member of the Oklahoma University rowing team.

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