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Wingate University Athletics

2023 Volleyball Roster

5 Rayah Givens

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cox Mill HS
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.

Biography

2022 (JUNIOR)
  • Appeared in 17 matches in her junior season, playing 28 sets
  • Collected 51 kills and 25 blocks on the year
  • Averaged 1.82 kills and 0.89 blocks per set, hitting .388
  • Hit .667 with six kills on nine swings against Lee, adding three blocks
  • Hit .478 with 13 kills and three blocks against Concord
  • Had nine kills and four blocks against Felician, hitting .429
  • Hit .500 with four kills against LMU
2021 FALL (SOPHOMORE)
  • Appeared in 10 matches, playing 16 sets while making a pair of starts
  • Had 10 kills on the year, adding 17 blocks
  • Averaged 1.06 blocks per set on the season
  • Had two kills and three blocks in the season opener
  • Added two blocks and two kills in the Chowan victory
  • Piled up six blocks while adding two kills against Coker, hitting .500
  • Had two kills and four blocks in the Barton win
2021 SPRING (FRESHMAN)
  • Appeared in three matches in the shortened 2021 spring season
  • Collected four kills while hitting .500
  • Added a dig and a block
  • Notched a kill in the SAC win over Limestone
  • Had three kills and a block at UVA Wise, hitting .500
PERSONAL
  • Full name is Rayah Denise Givens
  • Born on June 17, 2002
  • Born in Durham, North Carolina
  • Daughter of Crystal and Ramone Givens
  • Majoring in Finance
  • Favorite Athlete is Taylor Rowland
  • Favorite sports team are the Houston Rockets
  • Favorite movie is Hitch
  • Favorite TV show is Shameless
  • Favorite food is Pho
  • Most memorable sports moment is traveling to Seattle for the Elite Eight
  • Favorite sport to play other than volleyball is Basketball
  • People I admire the most are my Grandparents
  • Something people don't know about me is I love math
  • Nickname: Ray
  • Favorite Quote: "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" -Philippians 3:12-14

Givens has been training and competing with Carolina Union Volleyball Club, the same club that produced current Wingate players Maggie Young and Maggie Mullen. She also led her Cox Mill High School team as a dominant middle blocker this past season. 

Why Rayah Chose Wingate:
"I chose Wingate for its amazing people and academic skills. I wanted to be a part of a not just a team, but a family, and I feel like Wingate lives by that philosophy."
CAREER STATISTICS
  • Kills (career-high): 74 (13, 8.27.22 vs Concord)
  • Assists: 2 (3.5.21 at Anderson)
  • Service aces: 0
  • Digs (career-high): 12 (3, 9.2.23 at Embry-Riddle)
  • Blocks (career-high): 51 (6, 10.19.21 vs Coker)
  • Updated 9.19.23

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020Freshman

    MB
    6'0"
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    MB
    6'0"
    12
  • 5

    2022Junior

    MB
    6'0"
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    MB
    6'0"
    5