2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Heather Younkin
- Position:
- Opposite
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown/Previous School:
- Lorain, Ohio
- Club Team:
- Maverick
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
• Letterwinner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• All-Tournament Team: Holiday Inn Orlando East/UCF Invitational (2016)
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 16 (four times, last: Ohio, 11/10/16)
Attack Attempts: 46 (two times, last: Ohio, 11/10/16)
Hitting Percentage (min. 12 att.): .517 (Buffalo, 9/23/16)
Digs: 11 (vs. Stony Brook, 8/27/16)
Block Solos: 1 (nine times, last: Miami, 9/30/17)
Block Assists: 6 (Ohio, 11/10/16)
Total Blocks: 6 (two times, last: vs. Fort Wayne, 9/16/17)
Points: 19.0 (Ohio, 11/10/16)
CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Matches with 10 or more kills: 22 (last: 11, at Bowling Green, 11/4/17)
Matches with 10 or more points: 24 (last: 12.0, at Bowling Green, 11/4/17)
Matches with 10 or more digs: 1 (last: 11, vs. Stony Brook, 8/27/16)
Double-doubles: 1 (last: vs. Stony Brook, 8/27/16)
2016 – JUNIOR SEASON
• Appeared in 118 sets and 29 matches, making 29 starts
• Second on team with 291 kills, 65 total blocks and 328 points
• Third on team with 2.47 kills per set and 2.78 points per set
• Posted first collegiate double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs vs. Stony Brook (Aug. 27)
• Recorded career-high six blocks against Ohio (Nov. 10)
• Totaled 97 digs, six assists and three service aces on the season
2015 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Saw action in 13 matches and 25 sets, including three starts
• Posted career match vs. Hofstra (Aug. 28) with six kills and four total blocks
• Totaled 25 kills, 11 total blocks, three digs and one assist on the season
2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON
• Saw action in eight matches and 19 sets, including four starts
• Posted five kills and three total blocks in first start at Buffalo (Nov. 7)
• Recorded a block assist in collegiate debut vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 25)
• Recorded first career kill vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 1)
• Totaled nine kills, nine total blocks and eight digs on the season
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Four-year letterwinner at Clearview High School under head coach David Dorinski
• Totaled 1,028 kills and 804 blocks during prep career
• Helped guide the Clippers to back-to-back Patriot Athletic Conference and district championships in 2012 and 2013
• Earned second team All-Ohio, District Player of the Year, Lorain County Player of the Year and PAC Player of the Year honors as a senior after posting 393 kills and 224 digs
• Earned third team All-Ohio and Lorain County Player of the Year honors as a junior after posting 314 kills and 264 blocks
• Four-time all-conference, three-time all-county and two-time all-district selection
• Also earned varsity letters in track (3), basketball (2) and bowling (1)
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Jesse Younkin and Ann Royal-Younkin
• Has an older brother, Shaun
• Majoring in public health
