| Height: | 6-4 |
| Hometown: | Winder, Ga. |
| Position: | RS |
| Year: | Jr. |
| High School: | Winder-Barrow HS |
| Major: | Business - Entrepreneurship |
2026: Played in 61 sets across 19 matches... Totaled 104 kills on a .221 hitting percentage, three assists, 12 service aces, 54 digs, and 22 total blocks (one solo, 21 assists)... 14 digs vs. Merrimack on Apr. 16 is tied for fifth-most in a five-setter... Match highs include: 17 kills, three aces, 14 digs, and four block assists (three times).
2025: Played in 40 sets across 18 matches... Totaled 30 kills, three assists, one service ace, 16 digs, and six total blocks (one solo, five assists)... Match highs include: five kills (twice), three digs (twice), two block assists.
2024: Played in 49 sets across 19 matches as a freshman... Totaled 37 kills, two assists, four service aces, 33 digs, and 20 total blocks (one solo, 19 assists)... Recorded at least one kill in 14 contests... Match highs include: five kills (twice), seven digs (twice), five block assists.
High School: Graduated from Winder-Barrow HS in Winder, Ga... Coached by John Stover in volleyball... State championship all-tournament team... Team MVP... Finished ninth at state... Played for Atlanta Extreme Volleyball Club, coached by Claire Saindon and Gerald Moore.
Personal: Nickname "Donny"... Born Jan. 6, 2005 in Winder, Ga... Son of Daniel and Carrie Nye... Siblings: Drake, Megan, and Hannah... Cousin Dalen Nye played baseball at Bluefield... Business entrepreneurship major... Plans after graduation: Start his own volleyball club in Athens, Ga. and try to get boys volleyball sanctioned as a high school sport in Georgia... Hobbies: Gaming, music production... Favorite midnight snack: Wild Berry Skittle gummies... Favorite movie: "The Batman"... Favorite musical artist: Lucki... Favorite song: "Stick" by JID... Favorite sports teams: Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons... Favorite athletes: Ronald Acuna Jr... Advice to kids: "A river cuts through stone not because of its power but because of its persistence"... Favorite food: Steak fajita... Most famous person ever met: Taylor Sander... What people don't know about him: He used to be a gymnast and can still do a few flips.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 19 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 61 | 16 | ||
| Kills | 104 | 35 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.70 | 2.19 | ||
| Errors | 44 | 19 | ||
| Total Attacks | 272 | 100 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 4.46 | 6.25 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .221 | .160 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 161 | 46 | ||
| Service Aces | 12 | 5 | ||
| Service Errors | 29 | 10 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.20 | 0.31 | ||
| Receptions | 16 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 2 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 54 | 15 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.89 | 0.94 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 21 | 5 | ||
| Block Total | 22 | 6 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.36 | 0.38 | ||
| Block Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 127.5 | 43.5 | ||
| Points per set | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Matches started | 8 | 3 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 15 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 16 | Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 23 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 30 | at Thomas More | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 3 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 6 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | at RV Belmont Abbey | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 13 | at Catawba | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 15 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 26 | at #10 Ball St. | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 3 | RV Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 6 | at Lees-McRae | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 10 | Kentucky State | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 14 | vs. Randolph | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mar 14 | at #20 Randolph-Macon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Mar 20 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 37 | .108 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mar 21 | Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 26 | .115 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 30 | .233 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 33 | .303 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 17 | 5 | 41 | .293 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19 | 49 | 37 | 0.76 | 28 | 137 | .066 | 2 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.08 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 0.67 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0.41 | 51.5 | 1.1 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 40 | 30 | 0.75 | 28 | 99 | .020 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.15 | 34.5 | 0.9 |
| 2025-26 | 19 | 61 | 104 | 1.70 | 44 | 272 | .221 | 3 | 0.05 | 12 | 0.20 | 16 | 2 | 54 | 0.89 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0.36 | 127.5 | 2.1 |
| Total | 56 | 150 | 171 | 1.14 | 100 | 508 | .140 | 8 | 0.05 | 17 | 0.11 | 21 | 3 | 103 | 0.69 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 0.32 | 213.5 | 1.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | 61 | 104 | 1.70 | 44 | 272 | .221 | 3 | 0.05 | 12 | 0.20 | 16 | 2 | 54 | 0.89 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 0.36 | 127.5 | 2.1 |
| Conference | 6 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 19 | 100 | .160 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.94 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.38 | 43.5 | 2.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 20 | 44 | 2.20 | 29 | 127 | .118 | 1 | 0.05 | 7 | 0.35 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0.95 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.50 | 56.5 | 2.8 |
| Away | 9 | 26 | 26 | 1.00 | 5 | 57 | .368 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.23 | 33.0 | 1.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 10 | 88 | .273 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 1.47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.40 | 38.0 | 2.5 |
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| Wins | 10 | 31 | 65 | 2.10 | 27 | 156 | .244 | 2 | 0.06 | 12 | 0.39 | 16 | 2 | 39 | 1.26 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.42 | 83.5 | 2.7 |
| Losses | 9 | 30 | 39 | 1.30 | 17 | 116 | .190 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.30 | 44.0 | 1.5 |
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| January | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| February | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 2 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.31 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| March | 9 | 27 | 37 | 1.37 | 16 | 100 | .210 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.19 | 46.0 | 1.7 |
| April | 5 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 26 | 159 | .201 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.20 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 1.70 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.65 | 68.5 | 3.4 |
