2024 Volleyball Roster
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Oct 3 (Fri)
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Jersey Number 23
Zoria Heard
- Position:
- Libero
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Rowlett, Texas
- High School:
- Sachse
- Previous College:
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Bio
Last Week: Named to the All-Tournament Team at the DoubleTree Invitational in Dallas, averaging 4.70 digs per set ... had 17 digs and new career-high 6 assists in four set loss at No. 11 SMU on Thursday ... 17 digs for the third match in a row in the sweep of Stony Brook, and had 3 aces ... had 13 digs in the 3-0 win over Northern Iowa
2025 | Senior
- Starting libero in every match thus far
- 13+ digs in all six matches thus far
- 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 … added 24 aces on the year (0.25 aces/set) … received the fourth-most serves on the team with 325 receptions … a season-high 23 digs on 9/17 against Texas Tech … followed that up with another 20+ digs match, posting 21 against Lamar on 9/21 … double-digit digs in 11 matches … season-high 4 aces on two occasions, at New Orleans on 11/4 and at Texas A&M-Commerce on 10/7.
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 … had 12 double-figure dig performances … was third on the team in aces with 28, averaging 0.24 per set … 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 … season-high 17 digs came in final match of the season, a five-setter against Northwestern State where she added 3 aces.
High School and Personal: Born in Dallas, Texas ... mother is Nikki Heard and father is Shannon Heard … mother played basketball at Arizona State and father ran track at Southern Arkansas … has one older brother, Malik Heard, and one older sister, Camirey Jackson … Camirey ran track at Prairie View A&M … earned All-State distinction in 2021 and 2022 and was a four-time All-District honoree for Sachse High School … registered over 2,000 career digs and was the MVP of the All-State All-Star game … set school records for career, single season and single game digs ... 2020 and 2022 District Defensive Player of the Year … played six years of club for MadFrog Volleyball in Plano, Texas … named to the 2022 USA Volleyball Open All-Tournament Team … a four year academic All-District honoree.
2025 | Senior
- Starting libero in every match thus far
- 13+ digs in all six matches thus far
- 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 … added 24 aces on the year (0.25 aces/set) … received the fourth-most serves on the team with 325 receptions … a season-high 23 digs on 9/17 against Texas Tech … followed that up with another 20+ digs match, posting 21 against Lamar on 9/21 … double-digit digs in 11 matches … season-high 4 aces on two occasions, at New Orleans on 11/4 and at Texas A&M-Commerce on 10/7.
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 … had 12 double-figure dig performances … was third on the team in aces with 28, averaging 0.24 per set … 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 … season-high 17 digs came in final match of the season, a five-setter against Northwestern State where she added 3 aces.
High School and Personal: Born in Dallas, Texas ... mother is Nikki Heard and father is Shannon Heard … mother played basketball at Arizona State and father ran track at Southern Arkansas … has one older brother, Malik Heard, and one older sister, Camirey Jackson … Camirey ran track at Prairie View A&M … earned All-State distinction in 2021 and 2022 and was a four-time All-District honoree for Sachse High School … registered over 2,000 career digs and was the MVP of the All-State All-Star game … set school records for career, single season and single game digs ... 2020 and 2022 District Defensive Player of the Year … played six years of club for MadFrog Volleyball in Plano, Texas … named to the 2022 USA Volleyball Open All-Tournament Team … a four year academic All-District honoree.
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