2020-21 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Merriweather, Zoe
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Jersey Number 21
Zoe Merriweather
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hernando, Miss.
- Previous School:
- Hernando HS
Bio
2023: Worked through injuries to see playing time in six matches (nine sets)…Tallied eight kills, one block and one dig…Best match came against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 1, posting four kills in 12 attempts…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2022: Suffered a season-ending injury during the offseason and did not see action...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Played in 64 sets spread out over 22 matches, logging 10 starts in the process…Was a defensive force, ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference in blocks (1.11 per set)…Upped her blocking average to 1.33 per set in league play, also ranking second in that category…Tallied 95 kills, 71 blocks and 12 digs…Collected a dozen multi-block performances, including seven matches with at least five swats…Turned away a career-high 10 blocks in back-to-back victories (Sept. 29 at Southeast Missouri, Oct. 1 against Eastern Illinois)…Reached double figures in the kill column twice, accomplishing that feat with a career-best 13 kills (on a .303 hitting percentage) in the Oct. 8 win over Murray State and 10 kills (on a .333 attack percentage) against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 12…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Battled injuries to see playing time in nine matches, logging five starts while taking part in 26 sets as part of the shortened season...Topped the Skyhawks in blocks per set (0.85), becoming the seventh player in school history - first since Shelby Hoskins in 2012 - to lead the team in that category as a freshman in the school's Division I Era (since 1992)...Additionally tallied 18 kills, 22 blocks, six digs, a service ace and an assist...Accounted for a career-best five kills to go along with six blocks at Murray State on Feb. 28...Swatted a career-high seven blocks (in only three sets) at Murray State on March 1, which was one of her five multi-block performances...Posted four kills, a career-best three digs, a service ace and an assist in her collegiate debut in the season-opening victory at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 7...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Redshirted...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Had a stellar prep career at Hernando High School under head coach Jayme Vinson...Was named the 2018 All-County Most Valuable Player and a first team all-region honoree after helping lead the Tigers to a 16-10 record and a Class 3 state tournament appearance during her senior campaign...Was responsible for several big matches as a senior, including a 17-kill performance (in just 23 swings) against DeSoto Central on Sept. 6...Her successful 2018 campaign came after she was one of only 12 players elected to participate as part of the North Mississippi squad in the 2017 Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Game...Played her first two prep seasons at Southaven High School, where she captured 2016 all-region honors...Was named "Player of the Week" by the Jackson Clarion Ledger newspaper after tallying 15 kills, six blocks and five digs in a rivalry match against Lewisburg...Also enjoyed valuable experience on the club circuit competing on the Memphis Volleyball Academy squad.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 19, 2000...Daughter of Keythric and Theresia Merriweather...Has two siblings, MaeLynne Merriweather and Jalen Cobb...Graduated with a degree in health and human performance and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in sports coaching and performance.
2022: Suffered a season-ending injury during the offseason and did not see action...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Played in 64 sets spread out over 22 matches, logging 10 starts in the process…Was a defensive force, ranking second in the Ohio Valley Conference in blocks (1.11 per set)…Upped her blocking average to 1.33 per set in league play, also ranking second in that category…Tallied 95 kills, 71 blocks and 12 digs…Collected a dozen multi-block performances, including seven matches with at least five swats…Turned away a career-high 10 blocks in back-to-back victories (Sept. 29 at Southeast Missouri, Oct. 1 against Eastern Illinois)…Reached double figures in the kill column twice, accomplishing that feat with a career-best 13 kills (on a .303 hitting percentage) in the Oct. 8 win over Murray State and 10 kills (on a .333 attack percentage) against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 12…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Battled injuries to see playing time in nine matches, logging five starts while taking part in 26 sets as part of the shortened season...Topped the Skyhawks in blocks per set (0.85), becoming the seventh player in school history - first since Shelby Hoskins in 2012 - to lead the team in that category as a freshman in the school's Division I Era (since 1992)...Additionally tallied 18 kills, 22 blocks, six digs, a service ace and an assist...Accounted for a career-best five kills to go along with six blocks at Murray State on Feb. 28...Swatted a career-high seven blocks (in only three sets) at Murray State on March 1, which was one of her five multi-block performances...Posted four kills, a career-best three digs, a service ace and an assist in her collegiate debut in the season-opening victory at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 7...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Redshirted...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Had a stellar prep career at Hernando High School under head coach Jayme Vinson...Was named the 2018 All-County Most Valuable Player and a first team all-region honoree after helping lead the Tigers to a 16-10 record and a Class 3 state tournament appearance during her senior campaign...Was responsible for several big matches as a senior, including a 17-kill performance (in just 23 swings) against DeSoto Central on Sept. 6...Her successful 2018 campaign came after she was one of only 12 players elected to participate as part of the North Mississippi squad in the 2017 Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Game...Played her first two prep seasons at Southaven High School, where she captured 2016 all-region honors...Was named "Player of the Week" by the Jackson Clarion Ledger newspaper after tallying 15 kills, six blocks and five digs in a rivalry match against Lewisburg...Also enjoyed valuable experience on the club circuit competing on the Memphis Volleyball Academy squad.
PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 19, 2000...Daughter of Keythric and Theresia Merriweather...Has two siblings, MaeLynne Merriweather and Jalen Cobb...Graduated with a degree in health and human performance and is currently working towards obtaining a Master's degree in sports coaching and performance.
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 5
Tuesday, September 23
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 3
Tuesday, September 09
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 2
Tuesday, September 02
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 3, Episode 1
Monday, August 25
