Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Senior (2022):  Played in 15 of the 26 matches with two starts, totaling 44 sets. ... Came up with a season-high 9 digs at Northwest Nazarene on Sept. 22. ... Had 52 digs for the season, pushing her past 200 for her career.

Junior (2021):  Played in 12 of the 25 matches with one start, totaling 31 sets. ... Had 2 digs against Saint Martin's on Sept. 30 and at Montana State Billings on Oct. 9.

Sophomore (2020-21): Played in 12 of the 18 matches, totaling 44 sets. ... Came up with a career-high 30 digs at home against Northwest Nazarene on April 10. ... Had double-digit digs in seven matches, including a stretch of six in a row from March 20-April 24. ... Recorded her 100th career dig at home in the first half of a doubleheader against Alaska Anchorage on March 20. ... In the second half of that same twin bill against the Seawolves, set a career high with four assists and tied her season high with two service aces. 

Freshman (2019): Played in 25 of the 28 matches, totaling 88 sets. ... Became a steady serving and defensive specialist. ... Delivered 25 aces, with 7 of those coming on the same day (Sept. 6) when she made her college debut: 3 vs. Concordia Irvine and 4 vs. Cal State East Bay. ... Had a career-high 5 aces in a four-game victory against Chaminade on Sept. 14. ... By far, the biggest of those 25 aces was her only one of the match on Oct. 26 at home against Central Washington. The Falcons had fought off four match points in Game 5 and had finally forged ahead, 17-16. Dawson sent a sinking serve over the net that dropped in to clinch the match. ... Came up with a career-high 4 digs in a home sweep of Northwest Nazarene on Oct. 24.

Personal: Paige Elise Dawson. ... Nutrition major.

Northwest Christian (Colbert) High School: Helped team reach the Washington Class 2B (small school) state tournament all four years, with one 3rd-place finish and two 7th-place finishes. ... Won Bi-County 2B League title as a junior (2017) and senior (2018). ... As a junior, was part of the state academic championship team. ... All-Bi-County League as a sophomore, junior, and senior. ... League MVP as a senior. ... MaxPreps Player of the Week as a senior.

Fun facts: Has played volleyball for eight years prior to arriving at SPU. ... Also played basketball all four years in high school and played golf as a freshman. ... If not for volleyball, would focus on basketball, a game she started playing in kindergarten. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Water Boy." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Chop Wood, Carry Water." ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite healthy foods are raspberries and watermelon. ... Favorite TV program is "Friends." ... Favorite sports team is the USA women's volleyball national team. ... Favorite athletes are U.S. national volleyball team player Paige Tapp and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry. ... Her dream car is a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette convertible with a cherry red interior. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Superman "so I can be strong and fly." ... Her friends call her Paigey. ... In 10 years, plans to be married, doing mission work, and working as a nutritionist / personal trainer. ... In the spring of 2019, went on a mission trip to Jarabacoa in the Dominican Republic. ... In the summer of 2018, had the opportunity to baptize her boyfriend and another of her good friends. ... Wants to go on a mission trip to Africa someday.


CAREER STATISTICS
Yr    GP    K     E    TA    Pct   Ast   Ace     D    BS    BA    TB    Pts
19    88    1     0     2   .500    1     25    36     0     0     0    26.0
20    45    1     1     3   .000   21     10   144     0     0     0    11.0
21    31    0     0     0   .000    2      4     9     0     0     0     4.0
22    44    1     1     3   .000    2      0    52     0     0     0     1.0
TOT  208    3     2     8   .125   26     39   241     0     0     0    42.0