Career
Matches/Starts: 64/35
Stats Through End of 2024: 25 kills (0.11/set), 1,095 assists (4.87/set), 113 aces (0.50/set), 420 digs (1.87/set), .068 hitting percentage.

Awards
2024 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
2x CCS Academic All-Conference (4.0 Honoree)

2024 (Sophomore)
Matches/Starts: 32/12
Stats: 12 kills (0.11/set) ... Team-leading 552 assists (4.88/set) ... Second on team and fourth in conference with 65 aces (0.58/set) ... 183 digs (1.62/set) ... .091 hitting percentage.
Best Games: Precision setter also provided serving strength and defensive hustle ... Led team with 552 assists and eclipsed 1,000 assists in just two seasons ... Double-digit assists in all but one match, and played just one set in that match versus Washington & Lee ... Sevem matches with at least 20 assists ... Season-high 25 assists against both Oglethorpe in 3-2 victory and LaGrange in 3-0 sweep ... Added eight service aces in that match against LaGrange to just miss career high ... Fourth in league and second on team with 65 service aces ... Five double-doubles thanks to five matches with at least 10 digs ... Season-high 15 digs in early season match against Brevard.

2023 (First Year)
Matches/Starts: 32/23
Stats: 13 kills (0.12/set) ... Team-leading 543 assists (4.85/set) ... Team-leading 48 aces (0.43/set) ... Second on team with 237 digs (2.12/set) ... .036 hitting percentage.
Best Games: Contributed greatly in debut season, leading team in both assists and aces and finishing second in digs ... Team-leading nine double-doubles ... Double-digit assists in 31 of her 32 matches ... Nine matches of 10-plus digs ... Season-high 29 assists in 3-2 CCS Tournament semifinal victory against Huntingdon ... Earlier in year against Huntingdon, posted season-high 16 digs in another 3-2 triumph over Hawks ... Double-doubles in both of those matches ... Season highs with nine service aces and two kills along with another double-double in 3-1 win at Belhaven.

Before Maryville
Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport ... Played two seasons for head coach Patricia Dygert, and then one season for head coach Kayce Green … Senior-year captain.

Stats: For career, posted 1,277 assists, 613 digs, 75 kills and 108 service aces ... As senior, contributed 492 assists, 194 digs, 45 kills and 32 service aces.
Honors: 2022 Team Setter of the Year ... Helped Indians to 2020 District runner-up finish.
Get to Know: Also played softball ... National Honor Society member ... Beta Club ... Played club volleyball for Tri-Cities Extreme Volleyball under head coach Dale Casey, and for Appalachian Premier Volleyball under head coach Kayce Green.

Personal
Born: Dakota Jordyn Vaiese in Athens, Texas.
Family: Mother is Summer Moody … Four brothers, Mason Jones, Ryder Vaiese, Maddox Jones and Kairo Vaiese.