2024 Volleyball Roster
Shaffmaster, Mabrey
Jersey Number 9
Mabrey Shaffmaster
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Castle, Ind.
- High School:
- New Castle
Bio
Major: Exercise and sports science with a minor in health and societyÂ
Career Highs:
Kills: 27 at Duke (11/26/21)
Service aces: 5 (Four times)
Attacks: 65 vs. Duke (11/24/23)
Digs: 23 at Florida State (11/18/22)
Blocks: 5 at Clemson (10/20/23)
Block solos: 2 (Three times)
Block assists: 3 (Six times)
Assists: 3 (Seven times)
Accolades:
AS A SENIOR (2024):
AS A JUNIOR (2023):
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022):
AS A FRESHMAN (2021):
HIGH SCHOOL:
PREP:
PERSONAL:
Career Highs:
Kills: 27 at Duke (11/26/21)
Service aces: 5 (Four times)
Attacks: 65 vs. Duke (11/24/23)
Digs: 23 at Florida State (11/18/22)
Blocks: 5 at Clemson (10/20/23)
Block solos: 2 (Three times)
Block assists: 3 (Six times)
Assists: 3 (Seven times)
Accolades:
- 2024 AVCA East Coast All-Region
- 2024 All-ACC Second-Team
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/28/24)
- Fourth in program history in service aces (154)
- Seventh in program history in kills (1,546)
- 2024 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Tournament MVP
- 2024 Carolina Tournament MVP
- 2023 VolleyMag.com All-American Honorable Mention
- 2023 AVCA East Coast All-Region
- 2023Â All-ACC First Team
- 2022 AVCA East Coast All-Region
- 2022 All-ACC First Team
- 2022Â All-ACC Academic Team
- 2021Â ACC Freshman of the Year
- 2021 AVCAÂ East Coast Region Freshman of the Year
- 2021 AVCAÂ East Coast All-Region Honorable Mention
- 2021 All-ACC Second Team
- 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
- Four-time ACC Freshman of the Week:Â (Oct. 12, 2021;Â Oct. 26, 2021;Â Nov. 16, 2021;Â Nov. 29, 2021)
- 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
- SMU Invitational MVP
AS A SENIOR (2024):
- Had a season-high 25 kills and four aces against Miami (10/27/24)
- Recorded a season-high 18 digs against Clemson (11/1/24)
- Had three blocks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Yale (12/6/24)
- Recorded eight double-doubles on the year
- Finished the season with 386 kills, 57 aces, 275 digs, and 32 blocks
AS A JUNIOR (2023):
- Played in 26 matches, making 25 starts and 98 set appearances
- Led the team with 364 kills, averaging 3.71 kills per set on the season, which ranked third in the ACC
- Tallied a team-best 37 aces, averaging .38 aces per set, which ranked seventh in the ACC
- Finished the season ranked fourth in the ACC in points per set (4.29)
- In conference play, ranked third in the ACC in kills per set (3.81) and points per set (4.39) and fifth in aces per set (.39)Â
- Recorded a team-best five double-doubles: vs. Arizona (15 kills/10 digs), at Clemson (25 kills/15 digs), at Duke (13 kills/12 digs), vs. NC State (19 kills/11 digs) and vs. Florida State (25 kills/12 digs)
- Notched thousandth career kill in the Tar Heels' five-set victory at Clemson (10/20/23) and set a new career-best of five blocks against the Tigers
- Had three 25-kill matches in conference play: at Clemson (10/20/23), vs. Florida State (11/19/23) and vs. Duke (11/24/23)
- Matched career-best of five aces vs. Loyola Maryland (9/2/23)
- Finished the season with 193 digs, second-most on the team, 32 blocks, seven solo blocks and 18 assists
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022):
- Started all 28 matches she played in, appearing in 104 sets
- Led the Tar Heel offense with a team-best 407 kills, averaging 3.91 kills per set on the season, the fourth-highest average of any player in the ACC
- Recorded 13 double-doubles, tied for most on the team and third-most in the ACC
- Had double-digit kills in 23 matches, including 18 of the last 19 matches, and three matches with 20+ killsÂ
- Tallied 284 digs, the second-most on the team, 30 service aces, 40 blocks and led the Tar Heels in points per set (4.43)
- Averaged 3.94 kills per set in ACC play, the fifth-highest average of any player in the conference, and averaged .34 service aces/set, which ranked seventh
- Set a new career-best with 23 digs at Florida State (11/8/22)
- Matched career-best of five aces in four-set victory vs. Duke (11/23/22)
- Had a season-high 22 kills in four-set victory at Virginia Tech (10/9/22)
- 2022Â All-ACC Academic team
AS A FRESHMAN (2021):
- Played in all 30Â matches, making 29 starts, with 109 set appearances
- Tallied 389 kills, the second-most on the team, most of any freshman in the ACC and sixth-most in the conference
- Led Carolina with 30 service aces, tallying 20 in ACC play, the tenth-most in the conference
- Ranked first on the team in points (436.50), the ninth-most in the ACC
- Recorded 250 digs, 32 total blocks, 29 block assists, three block solos and 29 assists
- Ranks No. 3 on UNC's all-time freshman list in kills (389), kills-per-set average (3.57) and No. 9 in aces per set (.28)
- Set a new career-best of 27 kills in the five-set victory at Duke (10/26/21), the third-most kills in a single match of any player in the ACC in 2021
- Tallied double-digit kills in 19 matches and 20+ kills in five matches
- Had two 20-dig matches: vs. Virginia Tech (10/10/21) and at Virginia Tech (11/12/21)
- Recorded nine double-doubles (kills/digs)Â
- Had thirteenth-most kills of any freshman in the NCAA
- All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Four-year letter winner at New Castle High School for coach Stacie Baldwin
- Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Indiana by MaxPreps
- Four-year all-conference, all-district and all-state selection
- Helped New Castle to three state championships
- MaxPreps 2017 Freshman of the Year and 2018 Sophomore of the Year
- All-time kill leader in all classes of a state tournament in Indiana
- Led the state of Indiana in kills for each of her four years and holds the New Castle school records for career kills and kills in a single match
- Served as the 2020 team captain, surpassing 2,000 career kills
PREP:
- Played for Munciana Volleyball Club for coach Mike Lingenfelter
- Spent three seasons with the samurai team
- Three-time all-American honoree
- Named a 2020 Under Armour second-team all-American
- Led Munciana to the 18UÂ 2021Â Open National Championship and was named MVP
- Helped her team to a national runner-up finish in 2018
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Wendi and Patrick Shaffmaster
- Born August 14
- Younger sister to Melani, Macey and Morgan
- Sister, Melani, is a student-athlete on the volleyball team at Minnesota
- Was involved with FCA, YoungLife and student government at New Castle
- Chose North Carolina because "the coaches and team were very kind and caring, but competitive and ready to win at the same time. On top of that, the campus and academics at UNC are amazing in every way."
Henri Veesaar Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
MBB: Henri Veesaar Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
Kyan Evans Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
MBB: Kyan Evans Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
