University of Dayton Athletics

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
• President of Student-Athlete Activity Commitee
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team
• Also earned a spot on the Academic All-Atlantic 10 squad
• R.U.D.Y.S. "Award of Excellence", "4.0 Flyer Award", "Dayton All-Academic Team" Winner

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
• Named the MVP of the UNI Tournament
• Earned mention on A-10 All-Academic Team
• Named to the Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Sept. 19
• Notched season highs with 13 kills and 16 points in a win vs. Ohio
• Posted a season-high eight blocks against St. Louis on Nov. 18
• Finished 5th in A-10 in hitting % with a .350 mark

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Saw action in 31 matches, earning the starting nod 28 times
• Was second on the team and ranked fifth in the A-10 with a .302 hitting percentage
• Averaged 1.04 blocks/set and 1.61 kills/set
• Posted a season-high eight blocks against Davidson on Sept. 30
• Named to the 2022-23 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• Participated in 32 matches, seeing action in 104 sets
• Added 194 kills averaging 1.87 kills/set
• Recorded 14 kills and nine blocks in a win over VCU on Oct. 7
• Named to the 2021-22 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2020 (Freshman)*
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week Feb. 15
• Started in all 16 matches
• Ranked first in the A-10 with a .367 hitting percentage and third with 1.24 blocks/set
• Tallied a season-high 12 kills at Wright State Feb. 16
• Recorded nine assisted blocks against Saint Louis on Feb. 13
• Named to the 2020-21 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• Played her prep career at Cedar Falls High School under head coach Matt Johnson
• Earned 2019 Under Armour All-America Honorable Mention accolades
• Was voted the No. 51 Senior Ace by PrepVB
• Helped lead her team to the Class 5A State Championship Title in both 2017 and 2019
• Earned All-Conference, All-Metro, All-District and All-State honors in 2018 while averaging 2.70 kills/set and 1.15 blocks/set for the Tigers
• Played club ball with Six Pack Volleyball Club

Personal
• Full name: Alayna May Yates
• Parents: Kari and Mike Yates
• Sibling: Fletcher
• Major: communications/journalism
• Pronouns: She/Her

Career Highs
Kills: 14, Twice; Last VCU, 10/08/21
Attacks: 26, 3 times; Last at Purdue, 12/3/21
Attack pct: .478, at Wright State, 09/15/22 (11-0-23)
Assists: 1, 7 times
Digs: 3, at UNI 09/15/23
Blocks: 9, 3 times; Last VCU, 10/08/21
Block Solo: 2, Twice, Last Wright State, 09/10/21
Block Assist: 9, at Saint Louis, 02/13/21

*2020 season was played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic