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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. University of St. Thomas 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
Total Attacks per set 7.38 7.79
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 University 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. University of St. Thomas 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. University of St. Thomas 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. University of St. Thomas 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