2015 Volleyball Roster
Heather Gearhart
- Position:
- DS/L
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Bonita Vista
Career Honors:
» 2015 ACC Academic Honor Roll
» 2014 ACC Academic Honor Roll
» 2013 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes: Appeared in 89 career matches (227 sets), totaling 296 digs, 43 assists and 26 service aces.
Senior Season: Played in 25 matches (69 sets), including making four appearances at libero • Totaled 143 digs, 18 assists and seven service aces • The Tar Heels' starting libero to open the sason, she posted a then-career high 13 digs with four assists at No. 22 USC, who would spend a majority of the season at No. 1 • Registered a career-high 14 digs in the home sweep of Pittsburgh, then matched that total at Duke on Nov. 28.
Junior Season: Played in 76 sets in 28 matches as a key defensive substitution • Notched 91 digs, 17 assists and five service aces • Posted a career high of 12 digs vs. USC (12/6) in the second round of the NCAA tournament • Recorded six digs and two service aces in a start vs. Oklahoma (9/19).
Sophomore Season: Played 62 sets in 25 matches • Tallied 14 services aces and 57 digs as a sophomore • Posted career highs of eight digs vs. Maryland (10/25) and four aces vs. Virginia (10/18).
Freshman Season: Played in 11 matches her freshman season • Recorded two aces in a match vs. Virginia (11/17) • Tallied five digs and two aces on the year.
Prep: Recorded more than 600 digs, and had 50 serving aces, 38 assists, two blocks and eight kills during her senior campaign • Named to the 2011 All-League Academic team • Named team co-captain as a senior • Named First Team All-Mesa League twice and played in the Mesa League All-Star game • Named to the CIF San Diego Section First Team and played in the SD County All-Star game • Named MVP and Most Valuable Libero of La Jolla Beach City Invitational • Third Team Defensive Dandy on PrepVolleyball.com • Member of the California Scholarship Federation.
Personal: Majoring in exercise and sport science - sport administration, and minoring in coaching education and recreation administration • Born Dec. 2, 1994, in Chula Vista, Calif. • Member of the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as a CREED mentor • Named to the ACC Honor Roll for the 2013-2014 academic year • Sister played softball at Oklahoma State University for four years • Heather Janneé Gearhart is the daughter of Dawn Gearhart and Sam Shuey.
Career Highs:
Kills: None
Attacks: 1, 6x-last vs. Chicago State (9/29/15)
Assists: 4, 2x-last vs. Chicago State (9/29/15)
Aces: 4 at Virginia (10/18/13)
Digs: 14, 2x-last at Duke (11/28/15)
Blocks: None
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | SP-MP | K | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | D | D/S | RE | TB |
| 2012 | 20-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 62-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 0.92 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 76-28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 91 | 1.20 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 69-25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 143 | 2.07 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 227-89 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 296 | 1.30 | 26 | 0 |
