Jayda Carlton

Class:
Senior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Harrisburg, N.C.
High School:
Hickory Ridge HS

CAREER STATS

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 All-BIG EAST Academic Team
2019 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 10, Oct. 15, Oct. 22)

SENIOR (FALL 2021)
Played in seven matches... had 13 kills, 10 total blocks and one dig... had a season-high five kills twice (Nov. 14 vs DePaul, Nov. 21 at Butler)... had a season-high four blocks at Butler on Nov. 21... was named to the All-BIG EAST Academic Team.

JUNIOR (SPRING 2021)
Played in 10 matches... averaged 0.83 blocks per set... added 18 kills and five digs... recorded a season-high six blocks in the season-opening win at Bellarmine on Jan. 30... added four blocks vs Marshall (Jan. 31) and UIC (March 15)...totaled 19 blocks.

SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in all 28 matches, drawing 27 starts and totaling 103 sets... tallied 137 kills on 346 total attacks for a .266 hitting percentage... racked up a BIG EAST-best 127 blocks (18 solo)... scored a season-high 18 kills and 22 points at Seton Hall on Nov. 9... recorded a season-high 9 blocks at Providence on Oct. 18... was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times... ranked 11th in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage... ranked 51st in the NCAA in blocks per set (1.23).

FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in 27 matches, totaling 91 sets... led the team and was third in the BIG EAST in blocks with 107, averaging 1.18 per set... recorded the second most solo blocks for a single match in Xavier history with four at Providence on Oct. 20... had 12 total blocks at St. John's on Sept. 21, which is tied for the most for a single match in school history... tallied a season-high 14 points against St. John's on Sept. 21.

HIGH SCHOOL
Led Hickory Ridge HS to a program-best 25-5 overall record this season and a 14-0 mark in conference action… helped her team advance to the NCHAA4A State Tournament as a senior, the best finish in school history… was named the Southwestern 4A Conference Tournament MVP in 2017… led her team to a conference title in 2017… posted 218 kills as a senior with a .433 hitting percentage… added 96 solo blocks and 34 block assists… was a three-year varsity starter… earned Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention Team honors as a senior… was a 2017 AAU Academic All-American… played club volleyball for the Carolina Union Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Barry and Andrea Carlton... brother, Julian, played basketball at Methodist University (2017-18)... majoring in health services administration.