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Jaye Loyd 22                 Class: Junior Hometown: Stockton, Calif. High School: St. Mary's Height: 5-5 Position: DS/L Birthdate: 05/02/1988

PATRICK ON LOYD:

"One of the main reasons for why we have improved so much since last season is Jaye's unselfish play this summer. She has put herself in a position to contribute as either a setter in a 6-2 offense or as a libero or defensive specialist. Jaye really adds a lot of depth and versatility to our team, and we will attempt to utilize her skills in a number of different areas this season. One unique attribute that Jaye brings to the table is that she gives our team the ability to switch into a 6-2 offense at any point during a match."

2007 (SOPHOMORE):

Saw action in all 29 of Tennessee's contests in 2007, earning seven starts...Played in seven of eight games over the course of two matches at the AVCA Showcase...Recorded a pair of digs against No. 21 Utah...Tallied nine digs in three matches at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, including five versus Belmont...Earned her first starting nod of the season in the State Farm Illini Classic opener versus Creighton...Collected a then season-high 12 digs against the Bluejays before notching five the following day versus Marquette...Continued her solid defensive play in the opening match of SEC play with nine digs against Alabama...Tied her season-high with 12 digs at Auburn the following weekend before besting that performance with 13 against Georgia on Sept. 30...Earned her first starting nod at the setter position when the team switched to a 6-2 offense at Florida...Tallied a then-career-high 18 assists in the match...Accumulated double-digit dig totals against both No. 18 LSU and Ole Miss with 10 and 12, respectively...Started to see extensive playing time at the setting position, tallying personal-best assist numbers in back-to-back contests, handing out 27 at Mississippi State and 30 versus Alabama...Also had 11 digs against the Bulldogs for the first double-double of her career...In the third start of her career, Loyd passed out a personal-best 36 assists at Ole Miss on Nov. 2...After collecting 10 digs against Kentucky on Nov. 14, Loyd put forth the best effort of her career two days later at Arkansas...Tallied career highs with two kills, four attacks, 56 assists, two block assists and two total blocks, in addition to a season-high 15 digs versus the Lady Razorbacks...The two kills and pair of blocks were all the first of her career...Finished the 2007 season strong with a 36-assist, eight-dig performance against Notre Dame on Nov. 23...Was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for her strong work in the classroom.

2006 (FRESHMAN):

Saw action in 26 contests, primarily as a defensive and serving specialist...Tallied the first assist of her career against South Carolina on Oct. 6...Recorded a then career-high six digs at LSU on Oct. 22...Almost doubled that total just five days later with 11 versus Mississippi State, before besting that mark on Oct. 29 with 17 against Ole Miss...After a strong, nine-dig performance against No. 7 Florida, she earned her first start in the final regular-season match, a four-game victory over Auburn on Nov. 19...Collected seven digs and had the first kill of her career in that match.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Chosen first-team Tri-City Athletic League (T-CAL) and to the Stockton Record's All-Area Team after helping lead her squad to the T-CAL championship with a perfect 18-0 record as a senior...Selected first-team San Joaquin Athletic League (S.J.A.A.) in 2004...Loyd's volleyball squad procured consecutive S.J.A.A. titles with undefeated marks in 2002 and 2003 and was the league runner-up in 2004...Participated as a member of the 2006 Delta Valley 18 Blue that picked up a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics in Atlanta, Ga., and completed play in fifth in Houston, Texas, in 2004...Also helped guide Delta Valley on a 10-0 championship run at the Far Westerns National Qualifier ('04) in Reno, Nev., and finished second in the California state finals in 2006. PERSONAL: Majoring in creative writing...Graduated from St. Mary's High School with highest honors and was chosen as a scholar-athlete during all four years of her high school career...Was a member of Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.)...Lists snowboarding, wakeboarding, sailing, tennis and tubing down the river as some of her hobbies...Admires television talk show personality Oprah Winfrey...Names nursing as her career aspiration following college...Has one brother, Chase, 22...Jaye Kelly Loyd, the daughter of Roosevelt and Tambi Loyd, was born on May 2, 1988, in Stockton, Calif.