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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ATHLETICS
18 Dayjah Whyte
Dayjah Whyte
  • Height:
    5'10
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Round Rock, TX
  • High School:
    Round Rock H.S.
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    2.96
  • h %
    .271
  • a/s
    0.08
  • b/s
    0.62
  • sa/s
    0.20
  • d/s
    0.72

Bio

AWARDS

  • Lettered: Spring 2021, 2019, 2018
  • Team MVP: Spring 2021
  • SCAC Newcomer of the Year: 2018
  • All-SCAC: 2021 (Third Team), All-SCAC: 2019 (Second Team), 2018 (First Team) 
  • USCAA All-American: 2019 (First Team), 2018 (2nd Team)
  • SCAC Offensive Player of the Week: 2018 (Week 6)
  • 5-Time (4 in 2019) USCAA Offensive Player of the Week: Oct. 22, Oct. 15, Oct. 8, Sept. 24, 2019 | Sept. 18, 2018

STAT NOTABLES

(Spring 2021)

  • Played 15 matches (51 sets)
  • Hit 139 kills (Led UD) (2nd USCAA)
  • Posted 2.73 kills-per-set (Led UD) (4th USCAA)
  • Etched .221 hitting percentage (3rd USCAA)
  • Notched 32 blocks (Led UD)
  • Part of 27 block assists (Led UD)
  • Added five solo blocks (2nd UD)
  • Garnered nine service aces (T-2nd UD)
  • Added 32 digs

(2019)

  • Played 36 matches (136 sets)
  • 381 kills (Led UD) (Led USCAA) (4th SCAC)
  • 2.80 k/s (Led UD) 
  • .265 hitting percentage (Led USCAA)
  • 86 total blocks (T-1st UD)
  • 69 block assists (Led UD)
  • 17 block solos
  • 23 service aces
  • 455.5 points (Led UD)
  • 22 matches in double figures for kills
  • Seven matches with at least four blocks 
  • Season-high 21 kills vs. Centenary College (Oct. 19)
  • Season-high seven blocks vs. Monmouth College (Oct. 12)

(2018) 

  • Played 32 matches (109 sets)
  • 318 kills (Led UD) (4th USCAA)
  • 2.92 k/s 
  • 102 errors on 773 total attacks 
  • .279 hitting percentage (Led UD) (4th USCAA)
  • 25 service aces
  • 76 digs
  • 47 total blocks (2nd UD)
  • 370.5 points
  • Season-best 22 kills (Oct. 2 vs. Randall University)
  • Eclipsed double-digit kills in 16 different matches 

AT UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS

  • Major: Biology
  • Concentraion: Pre-Med

HIGH SCHOOL

  • 2018 Graduate of Round Rock High School
  • Played Volleyball; 2nd year letterman
  • 1st Team All-District
  • Academic All-District
  • Leadership Award
  • Captain in high school
  • 4.0 GPA Award

PERSONAL

  • Parents: Wayne and Monique Whyte
  • Siblings: Damaskus and Porsha

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 20 Arlington Baptist University W, 3-1
Oct 22 Dallas Christian College W, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. Colorado College L, 3-0
Oct 30 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-1
Oct 31 at Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0
Oct 31 vs. Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 28 16
Sets 97 56
Kills 287 169
Kills per set 2.96 3.02
Errors 93 48
Total Attacks 716 436
Hitting Percentage .271 .278
Assists 8 7
Assists per set 0.08 0.13
Service Aces 19 7
Service Errors 12 5
Service Aces per set 0.20 0.13
Receptions 18 10
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 70 44
Digs per set 0.72 0.79
Block Solo 10 4
Block Assist 50 21
Block Total 60 25
Blocks per set 0.62 0.45
Block Errors 2 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 3
Points 341.0 190.5
Points per set 3.5 3.4
Matches started 26 15
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 1 at East Texas Baptist University W, 3-1 1 4 9 2 23 .304 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 10.5
Sep 3 Sul Ross State University W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 24 .500 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 19.0
Sep 3 Arlington Baptist College W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 26 .346 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 4 0 15.5
Sep 3 Hardin-Simmons University   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 Rhodes College (TN) L, 3-1 1 4 7 6 27 .037 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 10.0
Sep 4 McMurry University W, 3-1 1 4 16 5 29 .379 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 6 0 20.5
Sep 10 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-0 1 3 13 2 26 .423 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.0
Sep 11 vs. Southern Ark. L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 16 .250 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.0
Sep 11 at Hendrix College (AR) L, 3-0 1 3 10 5 25 .200 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 14.0
Sep 17 at Hardin-Simmons University L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 12 .333 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 21 at LeTourneau University L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 25 -.040 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7.5
Sep 25 Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 22 .500 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Sep 25 Austin College L, 3-1 1 4 9 5 31 .129 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Oct 1 vs. Southwestern University L, 3-1 1 4 16 2 32 .438 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 17.0
Oct 1 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-1 1 4 14 3 30 .367 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.0
Oct 2 vs. Trinity University L, 3-0 1 3 5 3 17 .118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Oct 8 vs. Colorado College L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5.0
Oct 8 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-2 1 5 17 3 40 .350 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 4 0 19.5
Oct 9 vs. Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 17 .000 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 16 vs. Schreiner University W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 31 .355 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 15.5
Oct 16 vs. Trinity University L, 3-1 1 4 15 4 38 .289 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 17.0
Oct 17 at Southwestern University L, 3-0 - 3 9 2 24 .292 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 9.5
Oct 17 vs. Austin College W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 20 .200 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Oct 20 Arlington Baptist University W, 3-1 1 4 7 7 27 .000 0 4 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 13.0
Oct 22 Dallas Christian College W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 20 .500 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 15.5
Oct 30 vs. Colorado College L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 22 -.091 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5.0
Oct 30 vs. St. Thomas (Tex.) L, 3-1 1 4 14 2 31 .387 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 15.0
Oct 31 at Texas Lutheran University L, 3-0 1 3 1 6 26 -.192 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Oct 31 vs. Centenary College of Louisiana W, 3-1 1 4 26 2 45 .533 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 1 27.5
  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
2018-19 32 109 318 2.92 102 773 .279 15 0.14 25 0.23 7 0 76 0.70 8 39 47 0.43 370.5 3.4
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 13 45 131 2.91 47 361 .233 1 0.02 9 0.20 7 0 30 0.67 5 25 30 0.67 157.5 3.5
2021-22 28 97 287 2.96 93 716 .271 8 0.08 19 0.20 18 0 70 0.72 10 50 60 0.62 341.0 3.5
Total 73 251 736 2.93 242 1850 .267 24 0.10 53 0.21 32 0 176 0.70 23 114 137 0.55 869.0 3.5
    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
Event Total 28 97 287 2.96 93 716 .271 8 0.08 19 0.20 18 0 70 0.72 10 50 60 0.62 341.0 3.5
Conference 16 56 169 3.02 48 436 .278 7 0.13 7 0.13 10 0 44 0.79 4 21 25 0.45 190.5 3.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 29 91 3.14 33 206 .282 3 0.10 15 0.52 3 0 25 0.86 4 20 24 0.83 120.0 4.1
Away 6 19 39 2.05 22 135 .126 1 0.05 1 0.05 4 0 14 0.74 2 10 12 0.63 47.0 2.5
Neutral 14 49 157 3.20 38 375 .317 4 0.08 3 0.06 11 0 31 0.63 4 20 24 0.49 174.0 3.6
Result Wins 11 39 144 3.69 34 297 .370 3 0.08 13 0.33 4 0 36 0.92 4 28 32 0.82 175.0 4.5
Losses 17 58 143 2.47 59 419 .200 5 0.09 6 0.10 14 0 34 0.59 6 22 28 0.48 166.0 2.9
Month September 12 41 122 2.98 44 286 .273 3 0.07 9 0.22 7 0 30 0.73 5 25 30 0.73 148.5 3.6
October 16 56 165 2.95 49 430 .270 5 0.09 10 0.18 11 0 40 0.71 5 25 30 0.54 192.5 3.4