2023 Volleyball Roster

Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel
Nate Kurtz
Jeff Helsel

9 Alayja Floyd

  • Position Middle Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Pickerington, Ohio
  • High School Pickerington Central

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2022, 2023
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• AD Honor Roll – Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2023 | JUNIOR
Appeared in all 91 sets in 23 matches with 22 starts … averaged 1.22 kills, 1.10 blocks and 2.00 points per set … ranked fifth in PSAC in blocks per set and seventh in league with 100 total blocks … finished third on team with 182 total points … recorded at least five blocks in nine matches … tallied double-digit points in seven matches … collected eight kills, five blocks and five digs in five sets versus West Virginia Wesleyan … registered five kills and seven blocks in five sets against Ohio Dominican … set a career high with 11 kills on a .308 hitting percentage and added three blocks and five digs in five sets versus Ohio Dominican … recorded seven kills and four blocks in five sets at Frostburg State … finished with six kills, five blocks and four digs in five sets at Mercyhurst … collected seven kills and seven blocks in four sets against Edinboro … established a career high with 11 blocks and added eight kills on a .364 clip in five sets versus Gannon … registered seven kills and eight blocks in five sets against Seton Hill … totaled six kills and six blocks in five sets at Slippery Rock … finished with three kills, five blocks and three digs in four sets versus Clarion … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2023-24) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) … entered the transfer portal after the 2023 season [Wisconsin-Parkside]

2022 | SOPHOMORE
Appeared in 87 sets in 24 matches with 21 starts … averaged 0.84 kills, 0.85 blocks and 1.48 blocks per set … led team in blocks and total blocks (74) … made at least three blocks 12 times … named PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 5) … tallied seven blocks and two kills in four sets against Bloomsburg … posted seven kills on a .364 hitting percentage and two blocks in three sets versus Bluefield State … finished with six blocks, three kills and two service aces in five sets at Concord … collected four blocks, three kills and two service aces in three sets at Shepherd … established a career high with eight kills while hitting at a .533 clip in four sets against Shepherd … registered five blocks and three kills in three sets at Pitt-Johnstown … totaled seven kills, four blocks and two service aces in five sets versus Slippery Rock … set a career high with nine blocks and added five kills in five sets against Pitt-Johnstown … finished with seven blocks and two service aces in three sets versus Clarion … posted five kills and three blocks in four sets against Seton Hill … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2022-23) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)

2021 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 64 sets in 21 matches with 16 starts … averaged 0.81 kills, 0.83 blocks and 1.30 points per set … ranked second on team in blocks per set and total blocks (53) … tallied four blocks in two sets at Fairmont State … posted five kills and four blocks in four sets at Seton Hill … set season high with seven kills on a .429 hitting percentage and added three blocks in four sets at Slippery Rock … collected five blocks in three sets against Gannon … finished with five kills while hitting at a .400 clip in three sets versus Seton Hill … registered six blocks in three sets against Slippery Rock … posted five kills on a .571 hitting percentage and added two blocks in four sets versus IUP … established season high with seven blocks and added four kills in four sets against Pitt-Johnstown … collected six kills while hitting at a .600 clip and added four blocks in three sets at Mercyhurst … recorded five blocks in three sets at Gannon … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2020 I FRESHMAN*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2020-21) … member of AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

The asterisk next to the 2020 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Pickerington Central under head coach Eric Hughes … named team captain as a senior … earned second-team all-conference honors as a senior … member of winningest team in school history in 2018 … featured on High Honor Roll … involved in National Honor Society

PERSONAL
Daughter of Anthony Floyd and Jacquela Robinson … has two sisters … played club volleyball for Rogue … majoring in health science (pre-athletic training)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
  • 9

    2021Freshman

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    9
  • 9

    2022Sophomore

    Middle Hitter
    6'0"
    9
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Middle Hitter
    5'11"
    9