Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Red vs. Blue (Exh.) on August 13, 2026 at 6 p.m.
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Women's Volleyball
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
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Jersey Number 7
Maya Van Heyst
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Tampa Preparatory
- Prev School:
- Wingate
Career Accolades
At Wingate University (2023-25)
Junior (2025)
Sophomore (2024)
Freshman (2023)
Personal
- Two-time AVCA Third Team All-American (2024, 2025)
- Three-time SAC Regular Season Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Two-time SAC Tournament Champion (2024, 2025)
- 2025 AVCA Third Team All-American
- 2025 All-Region First Team
- 2025 All-SAC First Team
- 2025Â SAC Tournament MVP
- Three-time 2025 SAC Player of the Week
- 2024Â All-SACÂ First team
- 2024 D2CCA first team All-Region
- 2024 AVCA All-Region
- 2023 All-SAC Freshman Team
At Wingate University (2023-25)
Junior (2025)
- 2025 AVCA Third Team All-American
- 2025 All-Region First Team
- 2025 All-SAC First Team
- 2025Â SAC Tournament Champion
- 2025Â SACÂ Regular Season Champion
- 2025Â SAC Tournament MVP
- Three-time SAC Player of the Week
- Led the SAC and Wingate and ranked 16th in the nation in assists, averaging 10.9 assists per set.
- She also added 2.99 digs per set, to go along with 173 kills, 37 aces, and 35 blocks.
- Posted a season-best five blocks vs. Francis Marion (Sept. 6)
- Dished out a career-best 53 assists, and a season-high 13 points and five service aces vs. Anderson (Oct. 21)
- Tallied a season-high 21 digs and 10 kills vs. Carson-Newman (Nov. 21)
Sophomore (2024)
- 2024Â AVCA Third Team All-American
- 2024Â All-SACÂ First team
- 2024 D2CCA first team All-Region
- 2024 AVCA All-Region
- 2024 SAC Tournament Champion
- 2024Â SACÂ Regular Season Champion
- Started all 34 matches and played in all 116 sets for Wingate.
- Helped lead the Bulldogs to a 31-3 season, claiming the 2024 SAC regular season and tournament championships, and finishing their season in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals.
- Dished out 801 assists while adding 225 kills, 363 digs, 47 blocks, and 41 aces.
- Led the South Atlantic Conference and the Bulldogs with 41 aces on the season.
- Averaged 6.91 assists, ranking fifth in the SAC in assists, while also adding 1.94 kills, and 3.13 digs per set, hitting .300 on the season, which ranked seventh in the conference.
- Notched 19 double-doubles on the season and four triple-doubles, which ranked eighth nationally.
- Recorded a season-best 22 digs at West Florida (Sept. 13)
- Dished out a season-best 37 assists and a season-high five blocks at Lincoln Memorial (Sept. 20)
- Tallied a season-best six service aces vs. UVA Wise (Sept. 24)
- Posted a career-high 15 kills at Anderson (Nov. 1)
Freshman (2023)
- 2023 SAC All-Freshman Team
- 2023 SACÂ Regular Season Champion
- Competed in 105 sets over 30 matches for the Bulldogs.
- Helped lead Wingate to a 28-4 record, earning a 2023 SAC regular season championship and advancing to the NCAA Championship second round.
- Dished out 590 assists, averaging 5.62 assists per set, in addition to tallying 1.92 digs per set and adding 22 service aces and 22 kills.
- Notched nine double-doubles with assists and digs.
- Posted her first collegiate double-double, registering 19 assists and 10 digs against Emmanuel (Sept. 1)
- Dished out a season-best 29 assists at UVA Wise (Nov. 9)
- Recorded a season-best 14 digs twice against Anderson (Sept. 22, Oct. 27)
Personal
- Born on Dec. 21.
- Daughter of Cindy and Greg Van Heyst.
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