Cardinal Mooney Volleyball Player Jordyn Byrd Voted Florida November Female Athlete of the Month
The state of Florida has seen some phenomenal individual performances on the volleyball court throughout the 2021 season, many of which occurred during the month of October. Because of this, there were numerous volleyball players from across the state that you could certainly make an argument for that had the best month. However, it is hard to look past the phenomenal month of October from Cardinal Mooney junior Jordyn Byrd, our ITG Next Florida November Female Athlete of the Month, as the junior received 34.19% of the votes.
A two-sport star for the Cougars, Byrd began the month in tournament play as Cardinal Mooney picked up some big wins over Divine Savior, Fort Myers, and Riverview Sarasota. Playing a total of 10 sets across that two-day stretch, Byrd collected a total of 48 kills, one ace, four blocks, and 16 digs, and even ended this impressive start to the month by announcing a commitment to Texas for volleyball.
That success only grew for Byrd as the month continued, as the junior added five consecutive 20+ kill showings against opponents from October 5-14, a stretch in which Cardinal Mooney went 5-0. Averaging 5+ kills per set in each, Byrd also turned in arguably her best showing of the season up to that point on October 7 in a 3-1 win over Venice, accounting for 34 kills (8.5 K/S), two aces, one block, and 14 digs.
Byrd continued this phenomenal play to finish the month, even adding 11.3 K/S in three sets against Bishop McLaughlin Catholic in the playoffs.
For the month of October overall, Byrd played in a total of 40 sets for the Cougars in which the junior added a total of 260 kills, 15 serving aces, 50 serving points, 33 blocks, and 108 digs. Byrd also set season highs in the month of October in a few categories that included kills, k/s, kill percentage, aces, and blocks.
Across the 2021 season overall, Byrd also currently leads the state of Florida in kills and ranks No. 6 overall in the state in hitting percentage. A phenomenal month of October and 2021 season overall, congratulations to Jordyn Byrd, our ITG Next Florida November Female Athlete of the Month.
Written by: Matt Melton
