Dayna Kern

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Middle Hitter
Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
York House Secondary
Hometown:
Vancouver, British Columbia

2018: Played in 127 sets in 38 matches in her final season in New Orleans…Earned spots on the All-Conference and All-Louisiana First Teams…Led the Green Wave with 152 total blocks, 1.20 per set, also checking in at first in the AAC standings…Recorded 293 kills, averaging 2.31 per set while hitting .310 on the season to stand at fourth in the conference…Earned double-digit kills in 15 matches in 2018…Recorded a season-high 14 kills in Tulane’s postseason win over California Baptist (11/30) while hitting .423…Tallied a season-high nine total blocks on the road against SMU (10/12)…Named to the conference weekly honor roll on three occasions (10/8, 11/5, 11/26).

2017: Played in 125 sets for the Green Wave…Led Tulane with 249 kills on the year…Led Tulane in total blocks with 100 while ranking second in blocks per set (0.80)…Twice recorded a season-high 14 kills against UCF (10/22) and Houston (11/24)…Notched double-digit kills in 14 matches…Tallied a season-high .579 attack percentage at USF (11/12)…Posted a season-high seven blocks against Memphis (10/17)…Ranked 16^th in the conference with an overall hitting percentage of .261.

2016: Played in 129 sets with starts in all 32 matches for the Green Wave…Led Tulane in total blocks with 108 while ranking second in blocks per set (0.84)…Posted a season-high nine blocks against UTRGV (9/2)…Ranked fourth on the team in kills with 273 and second in hitting percent at .293…Notched double-digit kills in ten matches, including a career-high 16 against Cincinnati (11/1)...Named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.

2015: Saw action in 31 matches as a freshman with 30 starts, playing in 118 sets...Put up 213.5 points on the year, including a season-high 16.0 on two occasions against Temple on Nov. 11 and East Carolina on Nov. 22...Led the team in blocks with 121 total (101 assisted, 20 solo) for 1.03 blocks per set...Notched 143 kills in 2015, the highest of any returning freshman...Posted a .248 kill percentage, the second highest on the team, including percentages of .500 or higher on five different occasions (8/28 at Sam Houston, .600; 9/11 vs Nicholls State, .500; 10/7 vs Houston, .615; 10/9 at East Carolina, .600; 11/6 vs Temple, .562)...Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Heritage Woods for coach Alex Seres before completing her prep career at York House Secondary for coach Chris Ruse...with BCO Volleyball Club in 2015, helped guide the team to the U18 Canadian National Championship with a win over Calgary's Junior Dinos in the final of the Division I, Tier 1 Volleyball Championship, and was named to the National Tournament All-Star Team...played a key role in BCO win the provincial title to complete a double-gold season...helped lead her team to fifth-place finishes at the 2014 USA Volleyball High Performance Championship and the Canadian Nationals in 2013...tabbed Best Blocker at the Western Canadian Independent School Volleyball Championship while helping lead the York House School Tigers to the WCISVC title and a fourth-place showing at the AA Provincials as a senior...played Senior Volleyball from grades 9-12 and helped her team finish second in the AAAA Senior Women's Volleyball Championship in 2012...helped guide Heritage Woods to the Provincials as a sophomore and a trip to the AAAA Wild Card Tournament as a junior...also lettered twice in basketball where she was named team MVP both seasons...off the court, was a member of the Honor Roll, choir and jazz choir, and earned Honors With Distinction for her performance in the classroom in each of her all four years.

Personal: Born in New West Minster, British Columbia, Canada...has one brother and one sister...comes from a long line of athletic family members as her father played on the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team...Mother played volleyball at the University of Victoria...Uncle played professional soccer in Montreal...Aunt played soccer at the University of British Columbia...Received a BSM in finance and management and is pursuing a master's in accounting.