2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)
CSC Academic All-District… made 10 starts while appearing in 94 sets over 26 matches… finished third on the team offensively with 197 kills (2.10 kills/set), 47 blocks (0.50 per set), 77 digs and three aces… notched a season-high 14 kills at Adelphi on Sep. 20… registered a season-high 2 solo blocks vs. D’Youville on Oct. 1… recorded season highs of 12 digs and 6 total blocks at St. Thomas Aquinas on Oct. 11... Scored a season-high 15 points with 13 kills while hitting a season-high .478 with four block assists at D’Youville on Oct. 22.
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 24 of Daemen's 26 matches… helped Daemen to a 17-9 overall record and a 9-3 mark in ECC play… 2024 ECC regular season champions… season ended in the NCAA East Region quarterfinals against Georgian Court… ranked fifth on the team with 100 kills (1.10 kills/set)... ranked fourth on the team with 32 blocks (0.35 blocks/set)... added 53 digs on the season… posted a season high 12 kills against Molloy on Nov 3.
BEFORE DAEMEN
Graduated from St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School in Bowmanville, Ontario where she was a four-year scholar and Honors Student... played high school tennis, lacrosse and co-ed volleyball in addition to playing on the girls volleyball team... was named the MVP of the volleyball team all four years... Athlete of the Year in her sophomore year... played club volleyball on team Synergy at the Scarborough Volleyball Club where she was a captain
PERSONAL
Born Payton Maddie Blair Gaylor on September 21, 2006 in Lindsay, Ontario to Brent and Tracey Gaylor... mother, Tracey, played collegiate soccer and basketball at Durham College... hobbies include tennis, beach volleyball and lacrosse... dream job is to be an orthodontist or nurse practitioner... chose to attend Daemen "because of the incredible academics and with the help of both Eli (Irizarry) and the volleyball team who made my decision very easy as I felt welcomed the moment I visited."... majoring in Health Science
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2024Freshman
Right Side
5'10"
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2025Sophomore
Right Side
5'10"
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2026Junior
Right Side
5'10"
