University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2026 Spring Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Payton Rolfsen
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Emory & Henry
- Major:
- Psychology
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors (2025)
2025 Season (Senior) - In her senior season, Rolfsen played in all 30 matches, seeing action in 107 sets...She had a team-high 565 assists while also contributing 167 digs, 27 aces, 18 total blocks and 27 kills...She reached 1,000 assists at Asheville on Oct. 25...Had a season-high 37 assists in Asheville's upset over No. 1 seed Winthrop in the Big South Championship Tournament on Nov. 22...Against USC Upstate on Sept. 26, she had a season-high 18 digs and four aces...Against N.C. A&T on Sept. 20, she had four kills which contributed to 6.5 points, and on Sept. 16 against N.C. Central she had five total blocks...She earned CSC Academic All-District Honors for her efforts in the classroom and was named to the Big South Conference Tournament team for her efforts during the Big South Championship Tournament.
2024 Season (Junior) - In her first year at Asheville, Rolfsen played in all 23 matches...She played in 90 sets and totaled 29 kills, 610 assists, 209 digs and 24 aces...Had a career-high 56 assists at Gardner-Webb on Nov. 8 and six aces at Charlotte on Sept. 17.
Prior to UNC Asheville-
At Emory & Henry:
2023-24 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023: Appeared in all 113 sets and 28 matches during her sophomore season ... Averaged 0.62 kills, 8.47 assists, 2.42 digs and 0.54 blocks per set ... Her 8.47 assists per set led the team and ranked fifth in the South Atlantic Conference ... Finished with 957 assists, 274 digs, 70 kills and 61 blocks ... Recorded 13 double-doubles during the season and eclipsed the 40 assist mark on 11 separate occasions ... Had career-highs in both assists (54) and digs (17) in a win over Southwest Virginia rival UVA-Wise (Oct. 31).
2022: Played in 91 sets over 28 matches as a freshman ... Averaged 0.62 kills, 4.19 assists and 1.93 digs per set ... Led the team with 381 assists ... Posted three double-doubles on the season ... Had a season-high 17 kills and 19 digs against Coker (Sep. 29) ... Had a season-high 28 assists in a victory at Limestone (Oct. 21).
