Alayna Johnson
- position Outside Hitter/left Side
- height 6-1
- class Junior
- Hometown Kershaw, S.C.
- High school North Central
- Major Public Health
- position Outside Hitter/left Side
- height 6-1
- class Junior
- Hometown Kershaw, S.C.
- High school North Central
- Major Public Health
Alayna Johnson Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2022-23 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 (JUNIOR)
- Played in 26 matches and 90 of the team’s 98 total sets played.
- Set career highs for kills (236), assists (18), aces (23), digs (148) and points scored (269.5) in a single season.
- Hit .297 with 15 kills in the win over Duke, also adding nine digs (9/1).
- Hit .333 with seven kills in a sweep of UNC (9/8).
- Led the team with 14 kills while hitting .400 in a sweep of Charleston (9/10).
- Dropped in five aces with 10 kills vs. Stetson (9/13).
- Led the offense with a season-high 16 kills, one off a career-high, in just three sets at No. 7 Texas (10/2).
- Hit .278 with 15 kills, two aces and eight digs in a four-set win over Auburn (10/27).
- Reached 500 career kills in the regular season finale against Texas A&M (11/30).
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
- Saw her role grow as the season progressed, culminating in a stretch run over seven games in November where she hit .284 with 3.11 kills per set.
- Reached double-digit kills in seven games, six coming in SEC play.
- Picked up her first career double-double with 12 kills an 12 digs at Winthrop (9/16).
- Matched a career high with three aces at Missouri, also adding a team-high 12 kills (9/24).
- Tied a career high with 14 kills, with two solo blocks and a service ace against Auburn (10/8).
- Hit .303 with a career-high 15 digs and 14 kills against LSU (11/12).
- Spearheaded the team’s win over No. 8 Tennessee, hitting .464 with a career-high 17 kills (11/25).
2022 (FRESHMAN)
- Missed the start of the season due to injury, but worked her way back into rhythm for the home stretch and made the starting lineup six times in SEC play.
- Ranked fourth on the team in kills from Oct. 1 on to the end of the season, with 1.94 kills per set.
- Led the team with 14 kills and added a season-high five digs at Tennessee (Oct. 8).
- Put away a season-high 17 kills all while hitting .400 in the team’s comeback win over Auburn (Nov. 23).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Was a five-year starter playing high school volleyball with her father Andy as her head coach, winning four region titles in a row.
- Helped North Central make its first trip to state championship in almost 30 years as a senior.
- Five-time Region Player of the Year and five-time all-state selection.
- Totaled over 2,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her high school career.
- Named to the 2021 American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) All-America First Team.
- A 2021 finalist for South Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year award.
- Plays club volleyball at Upward Stars.
- Also made the AVCA’s 2019 and 2020 Phenom Watch List.
- Named to the Junior Volleyball Association’s 2021 All-National Team, representing the graduating class of 2022.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Andy and April.
- Has one brother, Blake.
- Plans to major in Sport and Entertainment Management at South Carolina.
