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