Milayne Danna

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-4
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Slidell, La.
High School:
Pope John Paul II Catholic HS

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)

2020 (Junior)
Fulfilled her role as a defensive specialist for the second straight season ... appeared in every match Louisiana played (24) ... third straight season playing in 20-plus matches ... saw time in 85 sets pushing her career total number of sets played past 200 (currently at 254) ... set new career-best figures for total digs (231) and digs per set (2.7) ... surpassed 100 digs a third time and 200 digs for the first time since her freshman season ... digs total marked the fourth-most on the squad ... was one of only 24 players in NCAA Division I to eclipse 200 digs in the fall segment of the season ... scooped double digits in digs 11 times marking the highest occurrence of her career and increasing her career total number of matches with double digits to 24 ... all but one of the double-digit dig outings came against a Sun Belt Conference opponent ... had at least five digs in all but four matches ... joined Hannah Ramirez and Kelsey Bennett in averaging at least 3.0 digs per set in Sun Belt Conference play ... finished with 3.0 digs per set in SBC play which was the third-highest average on the squad ... pushed her career digs total past the 500-mark reaching the milestone on Oct. 23 vs. Arkansas State at Earl K. Long Gym ... would amass double digits in digs in seven of the season's final 10 matches, totaling 117 digs at a rate of 3.0 per set ... had two separate stretches of at least three consecutive matches with double-digit digs ... handed out 14 assists and scored 10 service aces ... recorded double digits in service aces for the second time in three seasons and finished one shy of her career-high total ... notched multiple service aces on three occasions representing a career-best accomplishment ... surpassed 10 digs in all three non-conference weekend series, highlighted by 20 in the HBU series ... would total 10 of her non-conference best 13 digs over the final three sets as Louisiana bounced back from an opening-set loss to HBU to win the match in four sets ... starting win an ace in the South Alabama series finale would score four aces over the final three non-conference matches ... a then season-high 14 digs helped Louisiana outlast Little Rock in five sets in the Sun Belt opener on Sept. 25 ... had multiple digs in all five frames and combined with Hannah Ramirez for nine digs in the winner-take-all stanza ... had an impressive nine digs in the first set of the Texas State series finale (Oct. 17) ... collected double digits in digs all three matches of Sun Belt series with Arkansas State (Oct. 23-24) and UT Arlington (Nov. 6-7) ... totaled 35 digs vs. ASU beginning with a weekend-high 13 in the series-opening victory ... picked up four digs in each set of the sweep of ULM in the home finale on Oct. 31 ... closed out the series at UT Arlington with back-to-back 20-dig efforts capped off by a new career-high of 22 digs in the series finale ... posted 32 digs in the Friday doubleheader sweep of the Mavericks which secured the No. 2 seed out of the Sun Belt's West Division ... appeared in all nine sets of Louisiana's stay at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

2019 (Sophomore)
Transitioned from setter to defensive specialist role, while remaining a part of the team's rotation, and appeared in 21 matches and 65 sets ... surpassed 100 digs a second straight season ... set a new personal-best digs average, finishing at 2.68 digs per set ... scooped double digits in digs in eight matches, which marked a new personal-best total ... ended the season collecting at least five digs in each of her final eight regular season appearances ... scored five aces and handed out 16 assists ... digs total (174) ranked fifth on the squad ... played vital role in team averaging over 18 digs per set in Sun Belt play, contributing an average of 2.8 per set in league matches ... competed in 50th career collegiate match on Nov. 21 vs. Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament ... served as libero on opening day, rounding up 16 digs apiece in matches vs. Incarnate Word and UTEP ... worked her way back into the rotation at Florida's Gators Invitational (Sept. 20-21), the highlight being five digs collected in the lone set competed in against nationally ranked Florida ... had a team-best five digs in the key third-set win on Sept. 28 at UT Arlington, and finished the night with 16 digs ... scooped a season-best 20 digs in the next outing vs. Appalachian State (Oct. 4), reaching the 20-dig mark for the second time in her career while finishing one dig shy of her career-high total ... also served up her third career multiple-ace effort with a pair that evening against the Mountaineers ... turned in another back-to-back, double-digit dig stretch when she scooped 13 in both matches against Troy (Oct. 12) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 18) ... missed the four-match homestand with the Sun Belt's Arkansas and Texas schools due to injury ... returned to action and helped stem the tide in a comeback with at ULM on Nov. 8, gathering nine of her 10 digs over the final three sets as Louisiana erased a deficit after dropping the first set ... had a pair of four-dig frames on the way to nine total in the Senior Day sweep of the Warhawks on Nov. 10 ... served the Ragin' Cajuns out of a 13-10 deficit during a critical juncture in the third set of a deadlocked match at Arkansas State (Nov. 15), jumpstarting the rally in the win which gave the team the match lead for good ... made it a fourth straight match of at least eight digs by hitting the mark in the regular season finale win at Little Rock which secured the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament ... made her first career postseason appearance in the Sun Belt Tournament match vs. Arkansas State.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made collegiate debut and teamed with Avery Breaux to run the 6-2 system the Ragin' Cajuns utilized ... appeared in 29 matches and competed in 104 sets ... delivered 487 assists during her time running the offense ... average 4.68 assists per set ... delivered 20-plus assists on 12 occasions ... produced double-digit assists in all but four appearances ... scooped at least five digs in 18 matches ... hit the 200-dig mark (204 total) ... one of only four players to reach 200 digs, finishing with the fourth-highest total on the team and most among rookies ... scored 11 service aces, highlighted by a season-high three vs. ULM at Earl K. Long Gym (Nov. 2) ... led all rookies in service aces ... posted five double-doubles, including a stretch of three straight matches with the feat (Oct. 26-Nov. 2) ... handed out 20-plus assists in first two career collegiate appearances, helping lead Louisiana to wins over Incarnate Word and UTEP which clinched a winning record at the Tulane I-10 Challenge ... joined Avery Breaux in reaching 20 assists vs. Sam Houston State, totaling 22 to help lead Louisiana to the dominant straight sets sweep in the Sawyer Camillo Classic (Sept. 1) ... handed out at least 15 assists all three outings at the TCU Fight in the Fort ... recorded a then-season high total of 26 assists in a five-set win over San Diego State in the finale of the SDSU/USD Challenge (Sept. 15) ... recorded her eventual season-high of 28 assists in road outing at Appalachian State (Sept. 30) as Louisiana pushed the SBC East champions to five sets ... compiled 24 assists in helping guide the offense to a .299 hitting percentage in a win over Georgia State to open the second half of Sun Belt play (Oct. 19) ... the next night, delivered over four assists per set in a dominant sweep of Georgia Southern in which the offense hit .365 ... with 26 assists on Oct. 26 at Texas State, started a string of three straight matches with at least 25 assists ... scooped a season-best 21 digs to go with 25 assists in a five-set win over ULM at Earl K. Long Gym (Nov. 2) ... averaged six assists per set in leading the straight sets sweep over Arkansas State on Senior Day (Nov. 11).

2017 (Freshman)
Did not play during the season, taking a redshirt.

High School
Was an All-State selection for three years and All-District performer for four years playing at Pope John Paul II Catholic High in Slidell, La. … during senior season in 2016, turned in 1,187 assists in helping lead Pope John Paul to a 45-2 record and Top 25 national ranking … handed out 41 assists in the Louisiana Division IV state title game as the Jaguars won a third straight championship … selected to participate in the 2016 Louisiana High School Coaches Association/Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association All-Star volleyball game … named MVP of the Division IV LHSAA State Championship Tournament her junior year … played club volleyball for Louisiana Volleyball and Crescent City Juniors … participated in the USAV High Performance Beach Summer Camp 2013 in California and the High Performance Holiday Beach Camp 2013 in Florida.

Personal
Born Sept. 27, 1999 in Metairie, La. … daughter of Wayne and Kim Danna … has two older sisters, Kayla and Kami … was class president during senior year … is a nursing major … future plans include becoming a travel nurse and traveling to each continent.