2014Sat out due to injury.
2013 Played in 27 sets in 15 matches, starting once ... totaled 48 kills (1.78/set) with a .308 hitting percentage ...career-high nine kills at McKendree (10/12/13) ... finished with 14 total blocks ... recorded four blocks at Saint Joseph's (10/8/13).
2012 Played in 12 sets in seven matches with 10 kills and five block assists ... earned first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, three years in basketball as a center and one season in softball playing first base ... ICGSA First Team All-State and News-Sentinel All-Area as a senior in leading the Squaws to a 29-6 record and sectional championship ... 2010 3A state champions when Schultz was a junior with a record of 35-4 as she was named to the 2010 ICGSA Junior All-Star Team ... helped Bellmont win four sectional championships and three conference championships ... two-time all-conference pick, Schultz had 256 kills and 34 blocks as a junior and 353 kills and 39 blocks as a senior ... overall, the Squaws combined to go 126-21 over Schultz' high school career ... finished with 808 career kills, 203 digs, 109 blocks and 94 aces ... averaged 9.6 career points per game in hoops ... four years on the honor roll and two years in the National Honor Society.
PERSONALFull name is Payton Nicole Schultz ... daughter of Kim Schultz and Andy Gay ... has a twin brother, Mason, and younger brother, Dalton ... born Nov. 11, 1993 ... majoring in physical therapy.
STATISTICS20132012CareerSINGLE-MATCH CAREER HIGHS (through Nov. 6)Kills - 9, at McKendree, 10/12/13
Attacks - 20, at McKendree, 10/12/13
Percentage* - .571, 8-0-14, at Maryville, 11/02/13
Assists - 1, vs. Lewis, 10/18/13
Aces - N/A
Digs - 3, at Saint Joseph's, 10/8/13
Blocks - 4, at Saint Joseph's, 10/8/13
Points - 10.5, at McKendree, 10/12/13
* = min. 5 attack attempts