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Jersey Number 23
Zoria Heard
- Position:
- Libero
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Rowlett, Texas
- High School:
- Sachse
- Previous College:
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2025 All-Big Ten Second Team
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 | Senior
Stepped into the starting libero role for the Dawgs and thrived, earning All-Big Ten Second Team honors ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors and Academic All-Big Ten honors ... the only Husky to play all 115 sets ... ranked second in the Big Ten with 437 digs and averaged a career-high 3.80 digs per set for the season ... most digs in a season by a Husky since 2019 ... ranked second on the team with 26 aces ... handled 521 serve-receptions, third-most on the team, with a .939 reception percentage ... a career-high 0.83 assists per set, with 96 total ... reached 1,000 career digs in style on Nov. 2 at UCLA, racking up a career-high 29 digs... a then-career-high in digs with 27 in the five set win over No. 17 Penn State (10/17) ... had 12+ digs in 24 of 30 matches for the season ... named to the All-Tournament Team in the DoubleTree Invitational hosted by SMU, averaging 4.70 digs/set over the three matches.
2024 | Junior
A big part of returning UW to the tournament in her first season as a Dawg, appearing as a DS in 100 of 117 sets, starting nine matches ... tied for fourth on the team with 153 total digs, averaging 1.53 digs per set ... season-high 10 digs in the 3-1 win over Washington State on 9/13 ... season-high 2 aces in the season-opening win over Montana State ... a primary passer for much of the season, ranking fourth in serve-receptions with 342 ... a season-high 27 serve-receptions in 3-1 win over Maryland on 10/26 ... career-high four assists in the 3-2 win at Colorado on 9/8.
Transferred to the Huskies starting in the spring of 2024 after posting 523 digs and 52 aces over her freshman and sophomore seasons at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
2023 | Sophomore At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Split time between the starting libero spot and a D.S. role, playing in 32 matches and averaging 2.61 digs per set to rank third on the team โฆ added 24 aces on the year (0.25 aces/set) โฆ received the fourth-most serves on the team with 325 receptions โฆ a season-high 23 digs on 9/17 against Texas Tech โฆ followed that up with another 20+ digs match, posting 21 against Lamar on 9/21 โฆ double-digit digs in 11 matches โฆ season-high 4 aces on two occasions, at New Orleans on 11/4 and at Texas A&M-Commerce on 10/7.
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2022 | Freshman At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Appeared in all 33 matches for the Islanders in the back row, ranking third on the team with 270 digs and 2.33 digs per set โฆ had 12 double-figure dig performances โฆ was third on the team in aces with 28, averaging 0.24 per set โฆ first match of her collegiate career came in a sellout at No. 1-ranked Nebraska and she played all three sets and had 7 digs โฆ season-high 17 digs came in final match of the season, a five-setter against Northwestern State where she added 3 aces.
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High School and Personal:ย Born in Dallas, Texas ... mother is Nikki Heard and father is Shannon Heard โฆ mother played basketball at Arizona State and father ran track at Southern Arkansas โฆ has one older brother, Malik Heard, and one older sister, Camirey Jackson โฆ Camirey ran track at Prairie View A&M โฆ earned All-State distinction in 2021 and 2022 and was a four-time All-District honoree for Sachse High School โฆ registered over 2,000 career digs and was the MVP of the All-State All-Star game โฆ set school records for career, single season and single game digs ... 2020 and 2022 District Defensive Player of the Year โฆ played six years of club for MadFrog Volleyball in Plano, Texas โฆ named to the 2022 USA Volleyball Open All-Tournament Team โฆ a four year academic All-District honoree.
2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 | Senior
Stepped into the starting libero role for the Dawgs and thrived, earning All-Big Ten Second Team honors ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors and Academic All-Big Ten honors ... the only Husky to play all 115 sets ... ranked second in the Big Ten with 437 digs and averaged a career-high 3.80 digs per set for the season ... most digs in a season by a Husky since 2019 ... ranked second on the team with 26 aces ... handled 521 serve-receptions, third-most on the team, with a .939 reception percentage ... a career-high 0.83 assists per set, with 96 total ... reached 1,000 career digs in style on Nov. 2 at UCLA, racking up a career-high 29 digs... a then-career-high in digs with 27 in the five set win over No. 17 Penn State (10/17) ... had 12+ digs in 24 of 30 matches for the season ... named to the All-Tournament Team in the DoubleTree Invitational hosted by SMU, averaging 4.70 digs/set over the three matches.
2024 | Junior
A big part of returning UW to the tournament in her first season as a Dawg, appearing as a DS in 100 of 117 sets, starting nine matches ... tied for fourth on the team with 153 total digs, averaging 1.53 digs per set ... season-high 10 digs in the 3-1 win over Washington State on 9/13 ... season-high 2 aces in the season-opening win over Montana State ... a primary passer for much of the season, ranking fourth in serve-receptions with 342 ... a season-high 27 serve-receptions in 3-1 win over Maryland on 10/26 ... career-high four assists in the 3-2 win at Colorado on 9/8.
Transferred to the Huskies starting in the spring of 2024 after posting 523 digs and 52 aces over her freshman and sophomore seasons at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
2023 | Sophomore At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Split time between the starting libero spot and a D.S. role, playing in 32 matches and averaging 2.61 digs per set to rank third on the team โฆ added 24 aces on the year (0.25 aces/set) โฆ received the fourth-most serves on the team with 325 receptions โฆ a season-high 23 digs on 9/17 against Texas Tech โฆ followed that up with another 20+ digs match, posting 21 against Lamar on 9/21 โฆ double-digit digs in 11 matches โฆ season-high 4 aces on two occasions, at New Orleans on 11/4 and at Texas A&M-Commerce on 10/7.
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2022 | Freshman At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Appeared in all 33 matches for the Islanders in the back row, ranking third on the team with 270 digs and 2.33 digs per set โฆ had 12 double-figure dig performances โฆ was third on the team in aces with 28, averaging 0.24 per set โฆ first match of her collegiate career came in a sellout at No. 1-ranked Nebraska and she played all three sets and had 7 digs โฆ season-high 17 digs came in final match of the season, a five-setter against Northwestern State where she added 3 aces.
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High School and Personal:ย Born in Dallas, Texas ... mother is Nikki Heard and father is Shannon Heard โฆ mother played basketball at Arizona State and father ran track at Southern Arkansas โฆ has one older brother, Malik Heard, and one older sister, Camirey Jackson โฆ Camirey ran track at Prairie View A&M โฆ earned All-State distinction in 2021 and 2022 and was a four-time All-District honoree for Sachse High School โฆ registered over 2,000 career digs and was the MVP of the All-State All-Star game โฆ set school records for career, single season and single game digs ... 2020 and 2022 District Defensive Player of the Year โฆ played six years of club for MadFrog Volleyball in Plano, Texas โฆ named to the 2022 USA Volleyball Open All-Tournament Team โฆ a four year academic All-District honoree.
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