VMI Athletics

2016: Named a Hotel Company 4th Platoon sergeant on post ... Dean's List recipient for fall semester.

2015: Played in 22 games for the season … recorded 41 shot attempts for the year while scoring a total of six goals … also had four assists on the season for 10 points  … earned a season-high four shots in games against Chapman and Villanova (Mar. 22) … her six goals came in six separate games throughout the season … her four assists also came on four separate occasions ... named to the Cadet Athlete Scholar Society following spring semester after posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the term.

2014: Scored 29 goals during her first season with the Keydets ... put together one scoring streak of three games from March 15 against Chapman to March 29 against Siena ... logged four hat tricks on the season, all with three goals ... had back-to-back hat tricks on March 8 against Occidental and at Cal State San Bernardino.

At Golden West: Led Golden West to a combined 52-3 record from 2011 to 2012, including a perfect 29-0 mark in 2012 … helped lead the team to a  CCCAA State Championship in 2012, scoring a goal in the championship game … served as a captain for coach Kyle Kopp on both the Golden West water polo and swim teams.

High School/Club: Three-year letterwinner at Sonora High School in La Habra, Calif. … earned MVP status during her time as an attacker … four-year letterwinner in swimming.

Personal: Full name is Sierra Leighanne Payne … daughter of Barry Payne and Elicia Szarka … has two siblings, AJ and Christian … majoring in psychology.

Career-High Goals: 3, four times
Career-Best Scoring Streak: 3 (March 15-March 29)