2024 Volleyball Roster
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Arizona
Sep 12 (Fri)
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Heard, Zoria
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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: Led UW in digs in the opening week in Colorado, averaging 2.93 digs per set ... high was 17 digs in 2-3 loss to Colgate ... served 2 aces in win at Colorado State ... handled 80 serve-receptions for the week with 8 errors
2025 | As A Senior
- Starting libero in every match thus far
- 13+ digs in all three matches thus far
2024 | As A 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 | As A 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 | As A 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 | As A Senior
- Starting libero in every match thus far
- 13+ digs in all three matches thus far
2024 | As A 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 | As A 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 | As A 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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