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Shakyna Payne
Forward
Position
6'3''
Height
Redshirt Sophomore
Class
Acworth, Ga.
Hometown
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
High School
AT VIRGINIA
2018-19 SEASON
- Appeared in 31 games, averaging 1.3 points per game
- Scored a career-high six points with a career-high five rebounds at Old Dominion, scoring all her points and grabbing all of her rebounds in the second quarter (11/18)
- Had her first career start against Central Michigan (11/24), grabbing a career-high seven rebounds
2017-18 SEASON
- Appeared in six games, scoring five points with six rebounds
- Scored her first career points against Central Connecticut (11/12)
- Grabbed three rebounds against CCSU (11/12) and Ohio (12/17)
2016-17 SEASON
- Appeared in five games, grabbing two rebounds
- Made her collegiate debut in the South Point Shootout game against Nebraska, playing seven minutes
2015-16 SEASON
- Missed the entire season with a leg injury
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of varsity basketball, playing three years at Etowah before finishing her senior year at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
- Was an honorable mention All-County player in 2011 before earning second-team honors in 2012 and then being named to the first-team in 2013
- 2014 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State Class A Second Team
- Scored over 1,100 points in her prep career, averaging 12.6 points per game as a junior and 14.2 points with 7.3 rebounds per game her senior season
- Also played two years of varsity volleyball at Etowah as a middle blocker
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Damita Payne