Payton Evenstad

Photo by: Rob Goldberg Jr. Photo

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Fairibault
Hometown:
Fairibault, Minn.

2024 (Senior): Played in a team-high 103 sets ... Led team with 555 assists and averaged 5.39 assists per set ... Recorded 10 digs in two matches (North Texas and South Florida) ... Recorded a season-high three kills vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 25) ... Named to the American All-Academic Team.

2023 (Junior): Played in all but two sets ... Slotted second on the squad in assists (569) and assists per set (4.91) ... Notched double-digit assists in all but three matches ... Posted four double-doubles ... Produced a double-double of 11 assists and 10 digs in the NIVC First Round sweep of The Citadel - the first postseason match in program history ... Collected seven total blocks in the two-match series with Florida Atlantic.

2022 (Sophomore): Led the squad in total assists (620), assists per set (5.08), total aces (36) and aces per set (0.30) ... Ranked 10th in the American Athletic Conference in assists per set ... Tallied seven double-doubles ... Notched 20 assists and seven digs in the season opener - a four-set win over Furman ... Recorded two kills, four digs and 13 assists in ECU's sweep of Norfolk State ... Registered 15 assists and five digs in the narrow five-set loss to East Tennessee State ...Tallied a career-high 45 assists, five digs and four blocks in the Pirates' 3-2 loss to Notre Dame ... Racked up a personal-best six blocks in ECU's road sweep of Old Dominion ... Posted 20 assists and three aces in the 3-1 win over Mercer at the Virginia Tournament ... Produced her first double-double of the season at Tulsa, finishing the match with 30 assists and 12 digs ... Collected 17 assists, seven digs and four aces against Tulane to help ECU record its first American Athletic Conference victory of the campaign ... Registered 25 assists and 13 digs in the Pirates' five-set win at Temple ... Bagged 23 assists and 13 digs to guide East Carolina to a four-set home win over Tulsa - just the third victory over the Golden Hurricane in program history ... Logged 27 assists and 12 digs in ECU's five-set triumph at Memphis.

2021 (Freshman): Played in 20 matches with four starts … Made her collegiate debut against Wofford (Sept. 3), posting 21 assists, three digs and three block assists … Led the team in assists per set (5.08) and ranked second in total assists (381) while adding 130 digs (1.73 per set) … Garnered double-doubles versus Houston (Oct. 24), at Memphis (Oct. 29), at SMU (Oct. 31) and Wichita State (Nov. 21) … Tallied a career-high 35 assists in the season finale at Temple (Nov. 27) … Racked up a personal-best 14 digs at SMU.

High School: Ranked the No. 7 recruit in the state of Minnesota by Prep Dig ... Named to the 2019 Big 9 Conference First Team ... Garnered a spot on the 2018 Faribault Daily News All-Area Team ... Played club volleyball for Northern Lights.