Bio

2020-21: Will miss the season due to injury.

2019-20: Enjoyed solid freshman campaign, which ended with second-team All-Panhandle Conference honors...averaged 11.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25 games...shot 50.8 percent from the field...posted seven double-doubles...saw her first action against Palm Beach State (11/7/19) and narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and nine rebounds...21 points on 10-of-11 shooting vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (11/9/19)...19 points vs. USC-Salkehatchie (11/16/19)...14 rebounds vs. Denmark Tech (11/15/19)...11 rebounds vs. Snow (11/22/19)...18 points and eight rebounds vs. Jones (11/26/19)...recorded her first double-double vs. Miami Dade (12/6/19) with 10 points and 10 rebounds and had 15 points and 12 rebounds vs. Hillsborough (12/7/19) a day later...12 points and six rebounds in her PC debut vs. Chipola (1/4/20)...16 points and 14 rebounds vs. Pensacola State (1/15/20)...posted four consecutive double-doubles, beginning with 14 points and 16 rebounds vs. Chipola (1/25/20)...10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Northwest Florida State (1/29/20)...13 points and 11 rebounds vs. Pensacola State (2/1/20)...15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Gulf Coast State (2/5/20)...had a fifth straight double-digit rebounds game vs. Chipola (2/8/20).

High School: Prepped at Wekiva High School, in Apopka, Fla., where she played for coach Tommie Butts...helped lead Wekiva to the Class 9A state championship as a senior in 2019...scored a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds and five steals in Wekiva’s 52-39 state semifinal win over Deerfield Beach...was the Orlando Sentinel's Player of the Year...averaged 11.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.3 assists per game as a senior...posted 12.6 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.0 steals as a junior…earned a spot on All-Area Team...was also a standout in flag football and was the Sentinel's 2019 Player of the Year after scoring 34 touchdowns, making her the only athlete in her home area to be named Player of the Year in two sports.

Personal: Daughter of Mella Bridges...born on July 24...played travel ball for CFE.

Getting to Know Sedayjha Payne

Favorite TV show: The Originals...Favorite movie: Mr. & Mrs. Smith...Favorite food: Chicken…One food I absolutely will not touch: Pig feet…Favorite music genre: Hip-hop/R&B…What song or artist do you like but rarely admit to liking: Love & Drugs…What’s the farthest I’ve ever been from home: Chicago…If I could visit any place in the world, it would be: Bora Bora…What is my spirit animal: Lion…What is the top thing on my Bucket List: Jump out of a plane…What three words best describe me: Ohhh my gosh!...One thing people don’t know about me: It’s a secret, I can’t tell you…Person I admire the most: My mother…What's the best piece of advice I've ever received: Never give up on your dreams…To get ready for a game, I like to: Listen to music…Favorite athlete: Myself…Favorite professional sports team: Los Angeles Lakers…My most memorable moment as an athlete: Leading my team to a state championship and getting interviewed afterwards.