6 Peyton Gash
6 - Peyton Gash
Height: 6-2
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
High School: Dunbar HS
Position: RS
Major: Sport Management
m 25
k/s 2.38
h % .226
a/s 0.02
b/s 0.48
sa/s 0.00
d/s 0.43

2021: Preseason All-SAC Second Team... Appeared in 75 sets across the first 20 matches of the season, notching 114 kills, three assists, 23 digs, and 20 total blocks... Reached 10 kills twice, including against Carson-Newman (Sept. 24) when she hit .348... Hit .538 vs. Catawba on Oct. 8 with eight kills and one error on 13 swings... First two career assists were in the season-opener at Indiana (Pa.) on Sept. 3... Upped career-best digs to four on Oct. 9 vs. Queens... Recorded a collegiate-high three block assists twice: vs. Ohio Dominican (Sept. 4) and against Anderson (Sept. 18)... Credited with a solo block vs. Limestone on Oct. 29... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award

2020-21: All-SAC Honorable Mention... SAC All-Freshman Team... Played in all 19 sets to start her collegiate career... Led the Pioneers with 54 kills (2.84 per set) on a .281 hitting percentage... Also notched six digs and seven block assists... Recorded three matches with double-digit kills... Match-highs include: 11 kills (twice), three digs in debut (at Lenoir-Rhyne, Feb. 25), and two block assists (twice).

High School: Graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar HS in Lexington, Ky... Coached by Jennifer Morgan... Lettered four seasons in volleyball... Three-straight All-Region and All-District selections (2017-19)... Two-time All-State (2018 & 2019)... 2018 Region Player of the Year... 2019  Team Offensive MVP... 2017 All-America watchlist... Prep Volleyball honorable mention in 2017 and MVP in 2018... District Tournament MVP for three consecutive seasons (2017-19)... Academic All-State every year... Twice named to National Honors Society (2018 & 2019)... Three-straight district championships (2017-19)... Back-to-back region champions and appeared in state tournament (2017 & 2018)... Finished in top-eight at 2017 state tournament... Led the state in kills for right-side/opposite hitter in 2018... Career stats: .300 hitting percentage, 656 kills, and 91 total blocks. 

Personal: Born Mar. 8, 2002 in Lexington, Ky... Daughter of Louise and David Gash... Sisters: Campbell (18) and Delaney (17)... Father played football at Kentucky (1984-88)... Sister Campbell plays volleyball at Auburn-Montgomery... Cousin Lincoln Ransom currently plays baseball at Old Dominion... Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Plans after graduation: Work in marketing for a professional sports team with the goal to work with the NBA or NFL in sponsorships or events... Hobbies: Traveling, going to concerts, attending sporting events, the beach... TU awards: President's List... Community service at TU: Reading at Eastview Elementary School, Old Oak Festival... Favorite class at TU: Race and Ethnic Relations... Favorite midnight snack: CookOut... Favorite movie: "The Pursuit of Happyness"... Favorite musical artists: Drake, Gunna, Maverick City Music... Favorite sports teams: UK football and basketball... Favorite athlete: Dennis Rodman... Advice to kids: "In order to win, you have to lose"... Favorite color: Blue... Favorite food: Mexican... What people don't know about her: She played competitive softball for eight years and traveled the U.S.

Recent Games
Oct 25 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 3-1
Oct 29 UVA Wise W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Limestone W, 3-0
Nov 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0
Nov 11 vs. Carson-Newman L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 25 17
Sets 89 63
Kills 212 150
Kills per set 2.38 2.38
Errors 84 55
Total Attacks 566 389
Total Attacks per set 6.36 6.17
Hitting Percentage .226 .244
Assists 2 1
Assists per set 0.02 0.02
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 2 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 38 27
Digs per set 0.43 0.43
Block Solo 6 4
Block Assist 37 23
Block Total 43 27
Blocks per set 0.48 0.43
Block Errors 6 4
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 236.5 165.5
Points per set 2.7 2.6
Matches started 9 8
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 30 Carson-Newman L, 3-2 - 5 8 5 24 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Sep 2 at #1 Tampa L, 3-0 - 3 4 6 15 -.133 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6.0
Sep 3 vs. Wheeling University L, 3-1 - 4 7 3 21 .190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Sep 3 vs. #24 Colorado Mesa L, 3-0 - 3 3 2 12 .083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 6 Mars Hill L, 3-2 1 5 17 9 41 .195 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 18.5
Sep 9 at Emory & Henry W, 3-0 1 3 10 1 23 .391 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10.5
Sep 10 at UVA Wise W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 13 .231 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 13 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 4 7 17 -.176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 5.5
Sep 23 at Coker W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 20 .450 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 11.0
Sep 24 at #24 Wingate L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 21 .333 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Sep 27 Limestone W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 14 .071 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 26 .423 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 14.5
Oct 4 at Mars Hill L, 3-2 - 5 11 5 35 .171 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 13.0
Oct 8 Catawba W, 3-0 - 3 6 2 15 .267 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Oct 14 Anderson L, 3-1 - 4 9 3 29 .207 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Oct 15 Newberry W, 3-1 - 3 5 4 17 .059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 18 at Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 12 3 27 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 6 0 15.5
Oct 21 vs. Augusta L, 3-0 1 3 7 6 31 .032 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 8.5
Oct 22 vs. Georgia College W, 3-0 - 3 12 3 21 .429 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 13.5
Oct 22 vs. USC Aiken L, 3-0 - 3 9 0 17 .529 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Oct 25 at Lincoln Memorial W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 24 .292 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 3-1 - 4 9 4 27 .185 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Oct 29 UVA Wise W, 3-0 - 3 11 2 16 .563 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Nov 1 at Limestone W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 3-0 - 3 9 5 26 .154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 10.5
Nov 11 vs. Carson-Newman L, 3-1 - 4 11 4 34 .206 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2020-21 6 19 54 2.84 16 135 .281 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 6 0.32 0 7 7 0.37 57.5 3.0
2021-22 20 75 114 1.52 54 319 .188 3 0.04 0 0.00 1 0 23 0.31 1 19 20 0.27 124.5 1.7
2022-23 25 89 212 2.38 84 566 .226 2 0.02 0 0.00 2 0 38 0.43 6 37 43 0.48 236.5 2.7
Total 51 183 380 2.08 154 1020 .222 5 0.03 0 0.00 5 0 67 0.37 7 63 70 0.38 418.5 2.3
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 25 89 212 2.38 84 566 .226 2 0.02 0 0.00 2 0 38 0.43 6 37 43 0.48 236.5 2.7
Conference 17 63 150 2.38 55 389 .244 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 0 27 0.43 4 23 27 0.43 165.5 2.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 34 72 2.12 38 200 .170 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 0 12 0.35 1 9 10 0.29 77.5 2.3
Away 10 35 91 2.60 28 230 .274 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 15 0.43 5 17 22 0.63 104.5 3.0
Neutral 6 20 49 2.45 18 136 .228 1 0.05 0 0.00 1 0 11 0.55 0 11 11 0.55 54.5 2.7
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Wins 13 43 105 2.44 36 259 .266 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 0 18 0.42 2 16 18 0.42 115.0 2.7
Losses 12 46 107 2.33 48 307 .192 1 0.02 0 0.00 1 0 20 0.43 4 21 25 0.54 121.5 2.6
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August 1 5 8 1.60 5 24 .125 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.20 8.5 1.7
September 10 34 71 2.09 34 197 .188 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 0 11 0.32 4 8 12 0.35 79.0 2.3
October 12 43 113 2.63 36 285 .270 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0 24 0.56 2 24 26 0.60 127.0 3.0
November 2 7 20 2.86 9 60 .183 1 0.14 0 0.00 0 0 3 0.43 0 4 4 0.57 22.0 3.1