2019 Volleyball Roster
Katharine Esterley
- Position:
- MH
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chapel Hill, N.C.
- High School:
- Chapel Hill
2017 Honors:
» ACC All-Academic Team
2016 Honors:
» ACC Academic Honor Roll
» UNC Strength & Conditioning Best Newcomer Award
2019: Played in 17 matches, appearing in 35 sets • Totaled 19 blocks and 17 kills with a .250 attack percentage • Recorded a season-best four kills at UC Irvine (9/6) • Tallied four blocks twice vs. then-ranked No. 3 Minnesota (8/30) and at UC Irvine (9/6) • Registered three kills on three attempts vs. Virginia Tech (10/6).
2018: Team captain • Played in 25 matches, appearing in 78 sets • Led the team 82 block assists and 1.13 blocks/set • Ranked ninth in the ACC in blocks/set • Attacked .500 or better in five matches • Recorded a match-high of nine kills at Colorado (9/7) • Tallied eight kills and eight blocks vs. Louisville (9/23) • Stuffed a single-match high of nine Wake Forest attacks (11/4).
2017: Emerged as one of the most potent blockers in the conference and in the nation, ranking second in the ACC and 19th in the nation with 1.44 blocks per set during the regular season • Tallied 124 block assists (127 total blocks), while hitting .209 with 78 kills and 13 digs over 88 sets (25 matches) • Shattered UNC’s freshman records for block assists and blocks per set and posted the third-most total blocks for a Carolina rookie • Ranked fifth overall at UNC in blocks per set and tied for 10th in block assists • Recorded eight-or-more blocks in five matches, including 10 stuffs against Georgia Tech (10/1) and Duke (10/6) • Had at least seven kills in three matches, including hitting .533 with eight kills, no errors, and nine blocks at Clemson (9/29) • Led UNC to a sweep of Syracuse with eight blocks and seven kills.
2016: Used 2016 as a redshirt season.
Prep: Two-time Junior Volleyball Association All-America (2015, 2016) • Led Triangle Volleyball Club to a third-place finish at the 2015 Disney Showcase Qualifier • Placed ninth at 2014 AAU Junior Nationals and 13th at 2015 USAV Junior Nationals • Played her first two years for Chapel Hill High School, leading the Tigers to back-to-back conference titles and top-eight finishes at the 3A State Playoffs • 2013 3A All-Conference.
Personal: Born Katharine Ann Esterley on March 10 • Daughter of Kristin and Chris Esterley • Has an older brother, Harrison • 2015 AP Scholar • Two-time 3A Academic All-Conference (2012, 2013) • Double-majoring in political science and peace, war & defense with a minor in social and economic justice • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Activate program.
Career Highs
Kills: 8 at Clemson (9/29/17)
Attacks: 17, 2x-last vs. Syracuse (11/5/17)
Assists: 1, 2x-last at Louisville (11/19/17)
Aces: None
Digs: 3 at Wake Forest (11/22/17)
Blocks: 10, 2x-last vs. WF (10/8/17)
