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Jersey Number 29
Payton Woods
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Lake Creek HS (Sam Houston State)
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Texas
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
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2024 (Sophomore)
Played in four sets in three matches...Earned one point and one kill in both wins versus ULM (Sept. 14) and Grambling (Sept. 15)
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2023 (Freshman – Sam Houston State)
Appeared in 14 matches, playing 49 sets with seven starts … Had a total of 157, 175 points and 21 blocks …  Collected 15 kills and a .414 hitting clip to help earn the win versus Nicholls (Aug. 25) … Registered a total of 38 kills in the Louisiana Tech series (Oct. 3-4), garnering 19 kills apiece in each match … Earned a season-high 21 kills and points against UTEP (Oct. 13), while collecting 15 kills the following match against UTEP (Oct. 14) … Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
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Prior to College
High School: Prepped at Lake Creek High School under head coach Taryn Driver … Tallied 1,164 kills, 1,158 digs, 283 aces, 128 blocks and 70 assists for her career ... Holds Lake Creek High School records in career kills, digs and aces … Named 2022 GHCVA Offensive Player of the Year, Vype Houston Player of the Year finalist, Vballrecruiter.com Senior Player of the Year finalist, and AVCA All-Region Team … Selected to the 2022 21-5A All-District First Team, TGCA All-State First Team, All-Greater Houston Second Team … Eanred the 21-5A District Co-Offensive MVP selection … In 2021, earned a spot on the 20-5A All-District First Team, All-Montgomery County First Team and GHCVA Post-Season team (2020-21) … Named the 20-5A District Hitter of the Year and was selected to the All-Montgomery County Second Team … Academically, earned a spot on the 2022 TGCA All-State Academic Team and was named 2019-2020 Academic All-District.
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Club
Played for Houston Skyline under head coach Sean McMury … Was a vital part in helping her team earn third place in the Music City Qualifier … Individually named Offensive MVP in 2023 … Led the team with 333 kills in 2023.
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PersonalÂ
Born Payton Joy Woods on May 7, 2005 in Livingston, New Jersey ... Daughter of Scott and Annie Woods ... Has one brother Logan and one sister Taylor ... Majoring in finance.
2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
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2024 (Sophomore)
Played in four sets in three matches...Earned one point and one kill in both wins versus ULM (Sept. 14) and Grambling (Sept. 15)
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2023 (Freshman – Sam Houston State)
Appeared in 14 matches, playing 49 sets with seven starts … Had a total of 157, 175 points and 21 blocks …  Collected 15 kills and a .414 hitting clip to help earn the win versus Nicholls (Aug. 25) … Registered a total of 38 kills in the Louisiana Tech series (Oct. 3-4), garnering 19 kills apiece in each match … Earned a season-high 21 kills and points against UTEP (Oct. 13), while collecting 15 kills the following match against UTEP (Oct. 14) … Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
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Prior to College
High School: Prepped at Lake Creek High School under head coach Taryn Driver … Tallied 1,164 kills, 1,158 digs, 283 aces, 128 blocks and 70 assists for her career ... Holds Lake Creek High School records in career kills, digs and aces … Named 2022 GHCVA Offensive Player of the Year, Vype Houston Player of the Year finalist, Vballrecruiter.com Senior Player of the Year finalist, and AVCA All-Region Team … Selected to the 2022 21-5A All-District First Team, TGCA All-State First Team, All-Greater Houston Second Team … Eanred the 21-5A District Co-Offensive MVP selection … In 2021, earned a spot on the 20-5A All-District First Team, All-Montgomery County First Team and GHCVA Post-Season team (2020-21) … Named the 20-5A District Hitter of the Year and was selected to the All-Montgomery County Second Team … Academically, earned a spot on the 2022 TGCA All-State Academic Team and was named 2019-2020 Academic All-District.
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Club
Played for Houston Skyline under head coach Sean McMury … Was a vital part in helping her team earn third place in the Music City Qualifier … Individually named Offensive MVP in 2023 … Led the team with 333 kills in 2023.
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PersonalÂ
Born Payton Joy Woods on May 7, 2005 in Livingston, New Jersey ... Daughter of Scott and Annie Woods ... Has one brother Logan and one sister Taylor ... Majoring in finance.
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