Jayda Hylton-Pelaia's official NCAA statistics
CAREER SUMMARY
CAREER SUMMARY
- Jayda Hylton-Pelaia started her career at East Carolina where she started 55 of 56 games and was recognized as the AAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year of the year.
- After earning her degree in Biology, Jayda transferred to ASU to play a fifth year as a graduate transfer. As a Sun Devil, Hylton-Pelaia hard work and driven attitude earned her a starting spot on ASU’s backline.
- Hylton-Pelaia started 16 of ASU’s 19 games in 2021, accounting for one goal and two assists.
- Hylton-Pelaia started 16 of ASU’s 19 games on the team's backline and accounted for one goal and two assists.
- A Canadian defender and Jamaica full National Team player Jayda Hylton-Pelaia signed with ASU as a graduate transfer (East Carolina) in January 2021.
- During her time at ECU, Hylton-Pelaia accumulated many accolades. In her first game as a Pirate, she became the first foreign player in program history to appear in a game. She also received AAC All-Rookie team honors, starting in all 16 games with two shots on goal. Hylton-Pelaia continued to make an impact on the field during her sophomore campaign where she helped lead the defense to five shutouts.
- Was limited to only three games in 2019 due to injury. That year she was named the AAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Pirate to earn a Player of the Year honor since ECU joined the AAC in 2014
- On the international stage, Hylton-Pelaia represented Jamaica at the 2019 Pan Am games in Lima, Peru. She started all four games for the Reggae Girlz and played all 360 minutes as Jamaica finished in seventh place.
- Attended St. Augustine Catholic High School in Canada where she was captain and played varsity all four years. She was named female soccer MVP in 2013 and 2015 and helped lead the team to an undefeated season to win the ROPSAA championship.