Deyshia Lofton

Photo by: Zach Reitzug/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Plainfield, Ill.
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2

2019 (SENIOR): Played in 32 matches in the 2019 season and 122 matches in her Hoosier career…second on the team in kills with 241 and second in blocks with 108…finished her Indiana career with 912 kills and 413 blocks…Became only the second player in program history to hit .300 or better for a career as she hit .300 for her career…Her 413 blocks rank seventh best in program history for career blocks…324 block assists rank seventh best in program history…89 solo blocks rank as the fourth best in program history…career-high 19 kills and hit .484 in the Hoosiers win against Cleveland State while also adding six blocks…matched her career-high of nine blocks in the Indiana win over FIU…10 matches on the season with five or more blocks…14 kills and nine blocks in the Hoosiers win against Northwestern.

JUNIOR (2018): Played in 31 matches and all 120 sets for the Hoosiers in the 2018 season…her .336 hitting percentage is the fifth best in program history for single season hitting percentage…All-Big Ten Second Team honoree…led the Hoosiers in total blocks with 130…12 matches on the season with five or more blocks, including a season-high of nine blocks against UNLV and Temple…finished the season with 305 total career blocks, 11 from cracking the Hoosiers all-time top-10 list…moved into fourth on the Hoosiers all-time list for career solo blocks with 67…14 kills with no errors on 20 attempts to hit .700 in win against Northwestern…nine kills with no errors and hit .600 in win against Ohio State…11 kills and six blocks in win over Michigan…Named to the All-Tournament Teams for the UNLV Invitational, Active Ankle Challenge and Queen City Classic.

SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 32 matches and all 112 sets in a breakout season for the Hoosiers in the 2017 season…her .332 hitting percentage for the season ranks fifth in school history for all-time single season hitting percentage…252 kills and 106 blocks for the season…hit over .500 in seven matches this season and over .400 in 10 matches for the season…ranked 13^th in the Big Ten in the regular season in hitting percentage and 15^th in the conference in blocks…led the Big Ten in solo blocks for the regular season with 23…Lofton was one of just three freshmen/sophomores in the Big Ten to rank in the top 15 in both hitting percentage and blocks in the regular season…career-high 15 kills and hit .700 against Samford on Sept. 16…tied a career-high with eight blocks at Northwestern (Oct. 6)…nine matches on the season with double digit kills and 10 matches with five or more blocks…13 kills on 16 swings to hit .688 in final match of the regular season, against Michigan State on Nov. 25…Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Dunn Hospitality Invitational and Hoosiers Classic and MVP of the Indiana Invitational…finishes the season with career totals of 390 kills and 175 blocks, including 41 solo blocks, currently 12^th in school history in career solo blocks.

FRESHMAN (2016): Played in 27 matches and 80 sets for the Hoosiers in the 2016 season…finished her freshman season with 138 kills and 69 blocks for Indiana…also added 15 aces and 32 digs for the season…season-high 11 kills in win against No. 24 Ohio State on 11/5…season-high eight blocks in Hoosiers won over No. 13 Michigan on 10/29…hit .857 with six kills on seven swings with no errors in match against Michigan State on 10/28…hit .643 with 10 kills in the Hoosiers win at Rutgers on 11/20…four or more blocks in eight matches for the 2016 season…finished fourth among Big Ten freshmen in blocks per set at 0.86.

PREP: MVP and earned the captain award in her senior season for Plainfield South High School. She was also an All-Conference selection… In her senior season Lofton totaled 131 kills and 125 blocks and 25 digs… on the 2015 AAU National Championship Team for Sports Performance volleyball club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Nicole Eastling and Ron Lofton…born October 12, 1998…major is media/advertising