Payton Shimoda

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Payton Shimoda
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Edmonton
  • Position:
    Setter
  • Year:
    5
  • High School:
    Harry Ainlay
  • Major:
    Commerce
  • m
    20
  • k/s
    0.36
  • h %
    .125
  • a/s
    8.45
  • b/s
    0.19
  • sa/s
    0.23
  • d/s
    2.19
Bio

Trophy Case: Won team's Most Improved Player award in 2021-22 ... Three-time winner of Griffins' Top Academic award in School of Business (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) ... Two-time U SPORTS Academic All Canadian (2021-22, 2022-23)

Three Stars: Named to MacEwan's Three Stars list three times during the 2023-24 season (1st star - Feb. 27, 2nd star - Oct. 24, 2nd star - Feb. 20) ... Named to MacEwan's Three Stars list once during the 2021-22 season (1st star - Dec. 7).

Notable: Product of the Pandas U18 club program and Harry Ainlay ... Represented Team Alberta at the 2022 Canada Summer Games ... Fun fact: Her great grandfather was a real Japanese Samurai ... Involved in leadership with Athletes in Action.

Robert Antoniuk photo

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 20 20
Sets 74 74
Kills 27 27
Kills per set 0.36 0.36
Errors 16 16
Total Attacks 88 88
Total Attacks per set 1.19 1.19
Hitting Percentage .125 .125
Assists 625 625
Assists per set 8.45 8.45
Service Total Attempts 287 287
Service Aces 17 17
Service Errors 26 26
Service Aces per set 0.23 0.23
Receptions 3 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 162 162
Digs per set 2.19 2.19
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 14 14
Block Total 14 14
Blocks per set 0.19 0.19
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 51.0 51.0
Points per set 0.7 0.7
Matches started 20 20
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 23 Manitoba L, 3-0
Jan 24 Manitoba L, 3-0
Jan 30 Brandon W, 3-0
Jan 31 Brandon W, 3-0
Feb 13 at Alberta L, 3-0
Feb 14 at Alberta L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 26 at Dalhousie W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 4 .250 45 2.0
Sep 27 at Dalhousie L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Lakeland College L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Lakeland College W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 6 .000 47 5.5
Oct 17 at Calgary L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 3 .000 46 4.0
Oct 18 at Calgary W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 37 2.5
Oct 24 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 26 2.5
Oct 25 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 6 .000 21 1.0
Nov 7 at UBCO L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 .000 22 1.5
Nov 8 at UBCO L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 7 .429 28 4.5
Nov 14 Mount Royal University W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 38 1.5
Nov 15 Mount Royal University W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 5 .600 42 4.5
Nov 28 Saskatchewan L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 41 1.0
Nov 29 Saskatchewan W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 6 .333 39 5.5
Dec 28 vs. Manitoba L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Acadia L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. CMU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Brandon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 8 .125 44 5.0
Jan 10 at Winnipeg W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 4 -.250 30 3.5
Jan 16 at UBC L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 14 0.5
Jan 17 at UBC L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 3 .000 28 2.0
Jan 23 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 22 1.0
Jan 24 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 25 3.0
Jan 30 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 38 3.5
Jan 31 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 6 .000 36 2.0
Feb 13 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 .000 21 2.0
Feb 14 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 0 5 6 -.833 27 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 26 at Dalhousie W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 27 at Dalhousie L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Lakeland College L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Lakeland College W, 3-2 1 5 10 1 3 0 4 2
Oct 17 at Calgary L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 18 at Calgary W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 25 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at UBCO L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 8 at UBCO L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 14 Mount Royal University W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 15 Mount Royal University W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 1 0 1 1
Nov 28 Saskatchewan L, 3-2 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 29 Saskatchewan W, 3-2 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 0
Dec 28 vs. Manitoba L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Acadia L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. CMU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Brandon W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 10 at Winnipeg W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 3 0 3 0
Jan 16 at UBC L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 17 at UBC L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 31 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 13 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 26 at Dalhousie W, 3-1 1 4 23 0 4 0 0
Sep 27 at Dalhousie L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 Lakeland College L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Lakeland College W, 3-2 1 5 25 3 2 0 0
Oct 17 at Calgary L, 3-2 1 5 23 3 2 0 0
Oct 18 at Calgary W, 3-1 1 4 26 1 2 0 0
Oct 24 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 0
Oct 25 Thompson Rivers L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0
Nov 7 at UBCO L, 3-0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at UBCO L, 3-1 1 4 14 0 3 0 0
Nov 14 Mount Royal University W, 3-1 1 4 17 1 3 1 0
Nov 15 Mount Royal University W, 3-2 1 5 18 1 0 0 0
Nov 28 Saskatchewan L, 3-2 1 5 20 0 1 0 0
Nov 29 Saskatchewan W, 3-2 1 5 24 3 3 0 0
Dec 28 vs. Manitoba L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. Acadia L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. CMU W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Brandon W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 9 at Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 22 2 0 1 0
Jan 10 at Winnipeg W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 0 0 0
Jan 16 at UBC L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0
Jan 17 at UBC L, 3-1 1 4 14 1 2 1 0
Jan 23 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 10 1 1 0 0
Jan 30 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 1 0 0
Jan 31 Brandon W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 4 0 0
Feb 13 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 9 1 2 0 0
Feb 14 at Alberta L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2021-22 18 59 10 0.17 1 41 0.69 .220 307 5.20 20.0 0.3
2022-23 20 68 19 0.28 5 88 1.29 .159 517 7.60 45.5 0.7
2023-24 24 80 37 0.46 5 99 1.24 .323 776 9.70 74.5 0.9
2024-25 18 68 26 0.38 4 84 1.24 .262 544 8.00 53.5 0.8
2025-26 20 74 27 0.36 16 88 1.19 .125 625 8.45 51.0 0.7
Total 100 349 119 0.34 31 400 1.15 .220 2769 7.93 244.5 0.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2021-22 18 59 77 1.31 0 8 8 0.14
2022-23 20 68 122 1.79 5 11 16 0.24
2023-24 24 80 160 2.00 2 27 29 0.36
2024-25 18 68 143 2.10 3 11 14 0.21
2025-26 20 74 162 2.19 0 14 14 0.19
Total 100 349 664 1.90 10 71 81 0.23
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2021-22 18 59 129 6 0.10 20 3 3
2022-23 20 68 246 16 0.24 23 7 2
2023-24 24 80 303 22 0.28 36 3 2
2024-25 18 68 257 19 0.28 19 2 0
2025-26 20 74 287 17 0.23 26 3 0
Total 100 349 1222 80 0.23 124 18 7
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 20 74 27 0.36 16 88 1.19 .125 625 8.45 51.0 0.7
Conference 20 74 27 0.36 16 88 1.19 .125 625 8.45 51.0 0.7
Exhibition 2 9 1 0.11 0 10 1.11 .100 92 10.22 7.5 0.8
Location
Home 10 37 15 0.41 3 41 1.11 .293 328 8.86 25.5 0.7
Away 10 37 12 0.32 13 47 1.27 -.021 297 8.03 25.5 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 27 10 0.37 3 26 0.96 .269 260 9.63 23.0 0.9
Losses 13 47 17 0.36 13 62 1.32 .065 365 7.77 28.0 0.6
Month
October 4 15 4 0.27 1 14 0.93 .214 130 8.67 10.0 0.7
November 6 26 11 0.42 2 31 1.19 .290 210 8.08 18.5 0.7
January 8 27 11 0.41 7 34 1.26 .118 237 8.78 20.5 0.8
February 2 6 1 0.17 6 9 1.50 -.556 48 8.00 2.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 20 74 162 2.19 0 14 14 0.19
Conference 20 74 162 2.19 0 14 14 0.19
Exhibition 2 9 16 1.78 2 3 5 0.56
Location
Home 10 37 82 2.22 0 5 5 0.14
Away 10 37 80 2.16 0 9 9 0.24
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 27 52 1.93 0 8 8 0.30
Losses 13 47 110 2.34 0 6 6 0.13
Month
October 4 15 28 1.87 0 4 4 0.27
November 6 26 45 1.73 0 5 5 0.19
January 8 27 71 2.63 0 5 5 0.19
February 2 6 18 3.00 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 20 74 287 17 0.23 26 3 0
Conference 20 74 287 17 0.23 26 3 0
Exhibition 2 9 48 3 0.33 6 0 0
Location
Home 10 37 136 8 0.22 14 1 0
Away 10 37 151 9 0.24 12 2 0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 27 125 9 0.33 13 1 0
Losses 13 47 162 8 0.17 13 2 0
Month
October 4 15 65 4 0.27 5 0 0
November 6 26 104 5 0.19 10 1 0
January 8 27 101 7 0.26 8 2 0
February 2 6 17 1 0.17 3 0 0
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  • January 29, 2026
Graduating Seniors Q&A: Shimoda, Bryks, Frith and Butler set for final home regular season weekend
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  • January 24, 2026
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  • January 24, 2026
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  • January 24, 2026
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  • January 24, 2026
Kara Frith co-led the Griffins with nine kills in a. 3-0 loss to U SPORTS No. 3 UBC on Friday (Vamsi Nadella photo).
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  • January 16, 2026
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  • January 16, 2026
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  • Article
  • January 11, 2026
Griffins put Friday defeat behind them with dominant 3-0 drubbing of Wesmen in rematch
  • January 11, 2026
Griffins players celebrate a point against Saskatchewan on Saturday (Husain Dhooma photo).
  • Article
  • November 30, 2025
Griffins prevail over Huskies in thrilling five-set victory borne out of total team effort
  • November 30, 2025
Alyshia Bryks, shown in a match earlier this season, accounted for 30.5 points on Friday - a performance that broke Mariah Bereziuk's program record (Norman Bo photo).
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  • November 28, 2025
Bryks breaks program points record as Griffins' rally falls just short in five-set loss to Huskies
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  • Article
  • November 26, 2025
Douglas College transfer Murr bringing strong play to middle position at MacEwan
  • November 26, 2025
Payton Shimoda, middle, and teammates celebrate their 3-2 win over the Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday (Husain Dhooma photo).
  • Article
  • November 16, 2025
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Griffins players celebrate after beating Mount Royal 3-1 on Friday night (Husain Dhooma photo).
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  • November 15, 2025
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  • November 13, 2025
Thriving in switch back to natural left side position, Frith leads Griffins into home series vs. MRU
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Payton Shimoda, seen in action last month, had 22 assists on Friday, but attacking errors held the Griffins back in a 3-0 loss to UBCO (Husain Dhooma photo).
  • Article
  • November 07, 2025
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  • October 25, 2025
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  • October 25, 2025
Passing woes continued to derail Griffins' offence in another 3-0 loss to Thompson Rivers
  • October 25, 2025
Payton Shimoda is within reach of the Canada West top-10 list all-time in assists. She leads the Grififns into their home opener vs. Thompson Rivers on Friday (Zachary Peters photo).
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  • October 23, 2025
Shimoda has individual assists mark in sight, but is team-first for a Griffins squad trying to make playoffs
  • October 23, 2025
Kara Frith led the Griffins with 19 kills as they battled back from 2-0 down to barely lose 3-2 to the Dinos (David Moll photo).
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  • October 18, 2025
Griffins show incredible resolve, battling back from two down, barely losing in fifth set to Dinos
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The Griffins finished strong to take Set 4 and beat the Dinos 3-1 on Saturday (David Moll photo).
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  • October 18, 2025
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  • October 16, 2025
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Payton Shimoda returns as floor captain for the Griffins and will have a chance to add to her program-record assists total (MRU Cougars photo).
  • Article
  • October 16, 2025
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