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Payton Holmes
11 Payton Holmes
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Carver, Mass.
  • High School:
    Carver
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Elementary Education
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    6.7
  • fg %
    30.9
  • 3pt %
    28.0
  • ft %
    71.4
  • reb/g
    1.5
  • a/g
    1.7

Bio

2018-19: Played in 26 games for Fitchburg State with four starts, collecting 178 points (59-of-190) to go along with 45 assists, 45 boards, 18 steals and six blocked shots. Click here for season statistics.

2017-18: Saw action in all 26 games with one game started for the Falcons during her rookie campaign, posting 85 points (29-for-88), 35 caroms, 32 assists, 13 steals and four blocks. Click here for season statistics.

High School: 2017 graduate of Carver Middle High School. Member of the soccer and basketball teams. 2x Member of the basketball All-Star Team, while also a member of the soccer All-Star Team during her senior season. Earned school's Best Athlete Award during senior year.

Personal: Born March 8, 1999 in Carver, Mass. Daughter of Mark and Kim Holmes. Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology at the University. Member of the Dean's List as well as member of the MASCAC All-Academic Team.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 8 Westfield St. L, 92-64
Feb 11 Dean College W, 79-67
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 86-58
Feb 19 at Worcester St. L, 64-44
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 81-53
Feb 25 at Worcester St. L, 73-44
  Overall Conf
Games 26 12
Games started 15 12
Minutes 751 382
Minutes per game 28.9 31.8
FG 60-194 33-99
FG Pct 30.9 33.3
3PT 40-143 26-81
3PT Pct 28.0 32.1
FT 15-21 3-4
FT Pct 71.4 75.0
Off rebounds 7 3
Def rebounds 33 23
Total rebounds 40 26
Rebounds per game 1.5 2.2
Personal fouls 43 23
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 44 19
Turnovers 73 41
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.5
Steals 23 10
Blocks 9 4
Points 175 95
Points per game 6.7 7.9
Points per 40 min 9.3 9.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Eastern Nazarene L, 57-40 - 20 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 6
Nov 13 at Clark University L, 71-69 - 24 5-11 45.5 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 15
Nov 15 at Colby-Sawyer L, 68-45 - 23 1-10 10.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 vs. Colby L, 73-41 - 27 3-11 27.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Nov 19 at Curry W, 59-49 - 33 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 WPI L, 62-41 - 21 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 3-3 100.0 6
Nov 23 Albertus Magnus L, 87-71 - 17 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Nov 26 Regis (Mass.) L, 67-43 - 30 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 30 at Keene St. L, 71-46 0 25 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Dec 4 Suffolk L, 63-30 - 19 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 7 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 80-45 - 21 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 8 at Pine Manor W, 70-54 1 39 6-11 54.5 2-6 33.3 2-3 66.7 16
Jan 11 Salem St. W, 67-56 1 36 2-9 22.2 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 at MCLA W, 65-49 1 34 4-10 40.0 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 12
Jan 16 at Westfield St. L, 106-76 1 32 2-9 22.2 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 22 Bridgewater St. L, 102-67 1 25 4-10 40.0 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 11
Jan 25 Worcester St. L, 66-46 1 32 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 29 at Framingham St. L, 77-51 1 32 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 1 at Salem St. L, 67-61 1 29 5-9 55.6 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 15
Feb 5 MCLA W, 56-41 1 34 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Feb 8 Westfield St. L, 92-64 1 29 3-11 27.3 2-10 20.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 11 Dean College W, 79-67 1 37 2-10 20.0 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 86-58 1 33 3-7 42.9 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 19 at Worcester St. L, 64-44 1 33 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 81-53 1 33 1-10 10.0 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 3
Feb 25 at Worcester St. L, 73-44 1 33 2-7 28.6 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 at Eastern Nazarene L, 57-40 - 20 0 2 2 1 4 0.3 1 0 4 -
Nov 13 at Clark University L, 71-69 - 24 1 1 2 1 6 0.2 0 0 3 -
Nov 15 at Colby-Sawyer L, 68-45 - 23 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 0
Nov 16 vs. Colby L, 73-41 - 27 1 1 2 0 3 0.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 19 at Curry W, 59-49 - 33 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 0 4 1 -
Nov 21 WPI L, 62-41 - 21 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 23 Albertus Magnus L, 87-71 - 17 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Nov 26 Regis (Mass.) L, 67-43 - 30 0 0 0 3 5 0.6 1 0 1 -
Nov 30 at Keene St. L, 71-46 0 25 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 0 0 2 0
Dec 4 Suffolk L, 63-30 - 19 0 1 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 7 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 80-45 - 21 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 8 at Pine Manor W, 70-54 1 39 0 1 1 4 0 - 2 1 1 -
Jan 11 Salem St. W, 67-56 1 36 3 2 5 2 3 0.7 1 0 3 -
Jan 14 at MCLA W, 65-49 1 34 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 16 at Westfield St. L, 106-76 1 32 0 4 4 3 5 0.6 3 0 2 -
Jan 22 Bridgewater St. L, 102-67 1 25 0 1 1 1 3 0.3 2 0 0 -
Jan 25 Worcester St. L, 66-46 1 32 0 1 1 2 7 0.3 2 0 0 -
Jan 29 at Framingham St. L, 77-51 1 32 0 1 1 1 4 0.3 0 0 4 -
Feb 1 at Salem St. L, 67-61 1 29 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 0 1 5 1
Feb 5 MCLA W, 56-41 1 34 0 5 5 3 1 3.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 8 Westfield St. L, 92-64 1 29 0 1 1 2 4 0.5 0 1 1 -
Feb 11 Dean College W, 79-67 1 37 2 1 3 8 2 4.0 3 0 1 -
Feb 15 at Bridgewater St. L, 86-58 1 33 0 2 2 2 5 0.4 0 1 2 -
Feb 19 at Worcester St. L, 64-44 1 33 0 1 1 2 5 0.4 1 1 2 0
Feb 22 Framingham St. L, 81-53 1 33 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 25 at Worcester St. L, 73-44 1 33 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0 2 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2017-18 26 1 15.3 1.1-3.4 33.0 0.8-2.7 29.0 0.3-0.4 70.0 3.3
2018-19 26 4 22.8 2.3-7.3 31.1 1.7-5.5 30.3 0.7-0.8 77.3 6.8
2019-20 26 15 28.9 2.3-7.5 30.9 1.5-5.5 28.0 0.6-0.8 71.4 6.7
Total 78 20 22.3 1.9-6.1 31.4 1.3-4.5 29.1 0.5-0.7 73.6 5.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 26 1 397 29-88 33.0 20-69 29.0 7-10 70.0 85
2018-19 26 4 593 59-190 31.1 43-142 30.3 17-22 77.3 178
2019-20 26 15 751 60-194 30.9 40-143 28.0 15-21 71.4 175
Total 78 20 1741 148-472 31.4 103-354 29.1 39-53 73.6 438

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2017-18 26 1 15.3 2.9-8.9 33.0 2.0-7.0 29.0 0.7-1.0 70.0 8.6
2018-19 26 4 22.8 4.0-12.8 31.1 2.9-9.6 30.3 1.1-1.5 77.3 12.0
2019-20 26 15 28.9 3.2-10.3 30.9 2.1-7.6 28.0 0.8-1.1 71.4 9.3
Total 78 20 22.3 3.4-10.8 31.4 2.4-8.1 29.1 0.9-1.2 73.6 10.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2017-18 26 1 15.3 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.2
2018-19 26 4 22.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 0.0 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.2
2019-20 26 15 28.9 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 0.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.9 0.3
Total 78 20 22.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.6 0.0 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2017-18 26 1 397 10 25 35 33 0 32 31 1.0 13 4
2018-19 26 4 593 8 37 45 51 0 45 51 0.9 18 6
2019-20 26 15 751 7 33 40 43 1 44 73 0.6 23 9
Total 78 20 1741 25 95 120 127 1 121 155 0.8 54 19

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 26 1 15.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.3 0.0 3.2 3.1 1.0 1.3 0.4
2018-19 26 4 22.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.0 3.0 3.4 0.9 1.2 0.4
2019-20 26 15 28.9 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.3 0.1 2.3 3.9 0.6 1.2 0.5
Total 78 20 22.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.9 0.0 2.8 3.6 0.8 1.2 0.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 26 15 28.9 2.3-7.5 30.9 1.5-5.5 28.0 0.6-0.8 71.4 6.7
Conference 12 12 31.8 2.8-8.2 33.3 2.2-6.8 32.1 0.2-0.3 75.0 7.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 7 27.8 2.0-7.0 28.6 1.3-5.5 24.2 0.4-0.5 83.3 5.8
Away 13 8 30.0 2.5-7.6 33.3 1.7-5.5 31.0 0.8-1.2 66.7 7.5
Neutral 1 - 27.0 3.0-11.0 27.3 2.0-6.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 8.0
Result Wins 6 5 35.5 2.8-9.0 31.5 1.7-6.5 25.6 0.3-0.5 66.7 7.7
Losses 20 10 26.9 2.1-7.0 30.7 1.5-5.2 28.8 0.7-0.9 72.2 6.5
Month November 9 0 24.4 1.6-6.4 24.1 1.0-4.2 23.7 0.9-1.2 72.7 5.0
December 2 - 20.0 1.5-4.5 33.3 1.0-3.5 28.6 0.5-0.5 100.0 4.5
January 7 7 32.9 3.3-8.1 40.4 2.1-6.4 33.3 0.7-1.0 71.4 9.4
February 8 8 32.6 2.5-8.8 28.6 1.8-6.6 26.4 0.1-0.2 50.0 6.9

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 26 15 751 60-194 30.9 40-143 28.0 15-21 71.4 175
Conference 12 12 382 33-99 33.3 26-81 32.1 3-4 75.0 95
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 12 7 334 24-84 28.6 16-66 24.2 5-6 83.3 69
Away 13 8 390 33-99 33.3 22-71 31.0 10-15 66.7 98
Neutral 1 - 27 3-11 27.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Result Wins 6 5 213 17-54 31.5 10-39 25.6 2-3 66.7 46
Losses 20 10 538 43-140 30.7 30-104 28.8 13-18 72.2 129
Month November 9 0 220 14-58 24.1 9-38 23.7 8-11 72.7 45
December 2 - 40 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 1-1 100.0 9
January 7 7 230 23-57 40.4 15-45 33.3 5-7 71.4 66
February 8 8 261 20-70 28.6 14-53 26.4 1-2 50.0 55

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 26 15 28.9 3.2-10.3 30.9 2.1-7.6 28.0 0.8-1.1 71.4 9.3
Conference 12 12 31.8 3.5-10.4 33.3 2.7-8.5 32.1 0.3-0.4 75.0 9.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 7 27.8 2.9-10.1 28.6 1.9-7.9 24.2 0.6-0.7 83.3 8.3
Away 13 8 30.0 3.4-10.2 33.3 2.3-7.3 31.0 1.0-1.5 66.7 10.1
Neutral 1 - 27.0 4.4-16.3 27.3 3.0-8.9 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 11.9
Result Wins 6 5 35.5 3.2-10.1 31.5 1.9-7.3 25.6 0.4-0.6 66.7 8.6
Losses 20 10 26.9 3.2-10.4 30.7 2.2-7.7 28.8 1.0-1.3 72.2 9.6
Month November 9 0 24.4 2.5-10.5 24.1 1.6-6.9 23.7 1.5-2.0 72.7 8.2
December 2 - 20.0 3.0-9.0 33.3 2.0-7.0 28.6 1.0-1.0 100.0 9.0
January 7 7 32.9 4.0-9.9 40.4 2.6-7.8 33.3 0.9-1.2 71.4 11.5
February 8 8 32.6 3.1-10.7 28.6 2.1-8.1 26.4 0.2-0.3 50.0 8.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 26 15 28.9 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 0.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.9 0.3
Conference 12 12 31.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.9 0.1 1.6 3.4 0.5 0.8 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 7 27.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.0 - 2.1 2.3 0.9 1.0 0.1
Away 13 8 30.0 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.2 0.1 1.5 3.2 0.5 0.8 0.6
Neutral 1 - 27.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Result Wins 6 5 35.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 - 3.3 1.3 2.5 1.2 0.8
Losses 20 10 26.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.1 1.2 3.3 0.4 0.8 0.2
Month November 9 0 24.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.0 1.0 3.2 0.3 0.7 0.4
December 2 - 20.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 - 2.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0
January 7 7 32.9 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.6 - 2.0 3.1 0.6 1.4 0.1
February 8 8 32.6 0.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 0.1 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.5

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 26 15 751 7 33 40 43 1 44 73 0.6 23 9
Conference 12 12 382 3 23 26 23 1 19 41 0.5 10 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 7 334 5 15 20 12 - 25 28 0.9 12 1
Away 13 8 390 1 17 18 29 1 19 42 0.5 10 8
Neutral 1 - 27 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0.0 1 0
Result Wins 6 5 213 5 13 18 9 - 20 8 2.5 7 5
Losses 20 10 538 2 20 22 34 1 24 65 0.4 16 4
Month November 9 0 220 2 7 9 14 0 9 29 0.3 6 4
December 2 - 40 0 1 1 2 - 4 0 - 1 0
January 7 7 230 3 11 14 11 - 14 22 0.6 10 1
February 8 8 261 2 14 16 16 1 17 22 0.8 6 4

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 26 15 28.9 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.3 0.1 2.3 3.9 0.6 1.2 0.5
Conference 12 12 31.8 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 0.1 2.0 4.3 0.5 1.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 7 27.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.0 3.0 3.4 0.9 1.4 0.1
Away 13 8 30.0 0.1 1.7 1.8 3.0 0.1 1.9 4.3 0.5 1.0 0.8
Neutral 1 - 27.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 1.5 0.0
Result Wins 6 5 35.5 0.9 2.4 3.4 1.7 0.0 3.8 1.5 2.5 1.3 0.9
Losses 20 10 26.9 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.5 0.1 1.8 4.8 0.4 1.2 0.3
Month November 9 0 24.4 0.4 1.3 1.6 2.5 0.0 1.6 5.3 0.3 1.1 0.7
December 2 - 20.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0
January 7 7 32.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.9 0.0 2.4 3.8 0.6 1.7 0.2
February 8 8 32.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.2 2.6 3.4 0.8 0.9 0.6

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