Professional Experience 

• Payne will play professionally in the United States for the first time when she competes in Athletes Unlimited and the Supernovas.
• Played in some of the top leagues in the world.
• Finished third in the Italian A2 league with Città Di Messina in 2023-2024.
• Has played for Sigorta Shop (Turkey), Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-Pass (South Korea), VC Kanti Schaffhausen (Switzerland) and EC Pinheiros (Brazil).

International Career

• Competed with Team USA at the 2016 Pan American Cup, July 2-10, 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 
• Member of the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Europe that captured the gold medal at the 13th European Global Challenge.

College Experience 

Kansas (2014-2017)

• One of the best players in Kansas Volleyball history.
• No. 1 in KU history in career kills (1,510), kills per set (3.63) and attacking percentage (.334).
• No. 2 in points per set ( 4.15) and No. 11 in total blocks (351).  
• One of three Jayhawks all-time to have at least 1,300 career kills and 300 career blocks.
• Three-time AVCA All-American including two times on the first team (2016, 2015). 
• Named Big 12 Player of the Year in 2016 after averaging 3.98 kills, 1.99 digs and 0.98 blocks per set.  
• Spent two seasons with current Supernovas Head Coach Laura “Bird” Kuhn when Kuhn was an assistant for KU.  

High School

• Four-year letterwinner at John B. Connally High School.
• Won the UIL All-District 17-4A MVP for the 2013-14 season. 
• Holds several school records, including most blocks in a match (10), single-season blocks (136), career blocks (277) and single-season hitting percentage (.361).