Professional Experience 

• Payne will play professionally in the United States for the first time when coming to Omaha  

• Spent time in some of the top leagues in the world 

• Was 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) 

College Experience 

• Kansas (2014-2017))  

• • • One of the best players in Kanas 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 coach for KU.  

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.