14 Tabitha Wheeler
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Greenville, S.C.
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- High School:
- Eastside High School
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- Position:
- OH
2022-23
Saw action in 19 matches (66 sets), while starting two … Posted 50 kills on the season (0.76/set), including a season-high eight against Wayne State (8/27/22) and Montevallo (8/27/22) … Recorded 12 service aces, including two against both Montevallo (8/27/22) and at Tusculum (10/14/22) … Fourth on the team with 153 digs, including a season-best 17 at Mars Hill (11/07/22) … Reached double-digit digs on eight occasions … Notched eight total blocks on the season.
2021-22
Played in 17 matches (55 sets), while starting seven … Tallied 115 kills (2.09/set) on the season … Posted four matches with double-figure kills, including her last matches of the season … Notched a season-high 14 kills in the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament win over Mars Hill (12/03/21) … Recorded five service aces, including three at Carson-Newman (10/28/21) … Notched 83 digs on the season, including a season-best 15 at UVA Wise (9/17/21) … Added 16 block assists.
2020-21
Played in all 12 matches (46 sets), while starting seven … Became the second Trojan in program history to earn SAC Freshman of the Year honors … Captured Honorable Mention and All-Freshman Team honors … Recorded four double-doubles during the month of March … Tallied double-figure kills in six matches … Made her debut in the Black and Gold with a season-high 24 kills against Newberry (2/26/21) … Third on the team and 12th in the SAC with 105 kills on the season … Ranked third on the team and 22nd in the league in kills per set (2.28/set) … Recorded 15 service aces, which was second on the team and tied for fifth in the league.
Transfer from Troy University
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Eastside … Finished her prep career with 1,300 kills and digs … Helped lead the Eagles to back-to-back third place finishes her sophomore and junior seasons … Named Region Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019 … Four-time all-region selection … Captured all-state honors three times … Named to the South Carolina All-Rookie Team (2016).
Personal
Born on Nov. 29, 2001 ... Daughter of Daughter of John and Kelly Wheeler ... Majoring in Elementary Education.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Limestone | W, 3-1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Tusculum | L, 3-0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. USC Aiken | W, 3-2 |
| Dec 2 | at Wingate | W, 3-2 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Augusta | W, 3-0 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 34 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 109 | 55 | ||
| Kills | 301 | 154 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.76 | 2.80 | ||
| Errors | 114 | 65 | ||
| Total Attacks | 888 | 446 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .211 | .200 | ||
| Assists | 22 | 12 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.20 | 0.22 | ||
| Service Aces | 24 | 11 | ||
| Service Errors | 16 | 10 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.22 | 0.20 | ||
| Receptions | 468 | 223 | ||
| Reception Errors | 28 | 8 | ||
| Digs | 263 | 127 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.41 | 2.31 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 3 | ||
| Block Assist | 29 | 18 | ||
| Block Total | 34 | 21 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.31 | 0.38 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 344.5 | 177.0 | ||
| Points per set | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Matches started | 28 | 16 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | at UNC Wilmington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 26 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 1 | vs. Elizabeth City St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 1 | at Fairmont St. | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 17 | 3 | 43 | .326 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Ursuline | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Slippery Rock | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 23 | .391 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 5 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 | .080 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -.182 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 37 | .216 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Montevallo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .118 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Barry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 12 | at Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 32 | .438 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Sep 15 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -.100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 19 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 5 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Sep 22 | Wingate | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 40 | .050 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Sep 26 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 28 | .179 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 29 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 29 | .241 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 3 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 6 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 2 | 20 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .120 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 13 | Coker | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 14 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | .692 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 21 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 24 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 34 | .206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 36 | .056 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 31 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 31 | .129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 3 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Nov 10 | Carson-Newman | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | .136 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 13 | Limestone | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 37 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Tusculum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. USC Aiken | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 47 | .277 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Dec 2 | at Wingate | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 43 | .326 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Augusta | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 37 | .108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 44 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| 2020-21 | 12 | 46 | 105 | 2.28 | 60 | 302 | .149 | 2 | 0.04 | 15 | 0.33 | 218 | 12 | 110 | 2.39 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.26 | 126.5 | 2.8 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 55 | 115 | 2.09 | 64 | 334 | .153 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.09 | 115 | 6 | 83 | 1.51 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.29 | 128.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 66 | 50 | 0.76 | 37 | 199 | .065 | 8 | 0.12 | 12 | 0.18 | 271 | 8 | 153 | 2.32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.12 | 67.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 109 | 301 | 2.76 | 114 | 888 | .211 | 22 | 0.20 | 24 | 0.22 | 468 | 28 | 263 | 2.41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0.31 | 344.5 | 3.2 |
| Total | 82 | 276 | 571 | 2.07 | 275 | 1723 | .172 | 32 | 0.12 | 56 | 0.20 | 1072 | 54 | 609 | 2.21 | 8 | 62 | 70 | 0.25 | 666.0 | 2.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| Total | 34 | 109 | 301 | 2.76 | 114 | 888 | .211 | 22 | 0.20 | 24 | 0.22 | 468 | 28 | 263 | 2.41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0.31 | 344.5 | 3.2 |
| Conference | 18 | 55 | 154 | 2.80 | 65 | 446 | .200 | 12 | 0.22 | 11 | 0.20 | 223 | 8 | 127 | 2.31 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.38 | 177.0 | 3.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 29 | 78 | 2.69 | 33 | 238 | .189 | 4 | 0.14 | 7 | 0.24 | 129 | 8 | 60 | 2.07 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.31 | 90.5 | 3.1 |
| Away | 14 | 51 | 155 | 3.04 | 54 | 424 | .238 | 13 | 0.25 | 10 | 0.20 | 212 | 8 | 138 | 2.71 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.29 | 173.0 | 3.4 |
| Neutral | 10 | 29 | 68 | 2.34 | 27 | 226 | .181 | 5 | 0.17 | 7 | 0.24 | 127 | 12 | 65 | 2.24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.34 | 81.0 | 2.8 |
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| Wins | 28 | 86 | 236 | 2.74 | 84 | 688 | .221 | 20 | 0.23 | 21 | 0.24 | 360 | 19 | 193 | 2.24 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.29 | 272.0 | 3.2 |
| Losses | 6 | 23 | 65 | 2.83 | 30 | 200 | .175 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0.13 | 108 | 9 | 70 | 3.04 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.39 | 72.5 | 3.2 |
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| September | 15 | 47 | 124 | 2.64 | 51 | 361 | .202 | 10 | 0.21 | 13 | 0.28 | 173 | 13 | 109 | 2.32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.28 | 144.5 | 3.1 |
| October | 11 | 32 | 86 | 2.69 | 33 | 257 | .206 | 8 | 0.25 | 5 | 0.16 | 133 | 4 | 86 | 2.69 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.38 | 97.5 | 3.0 |
| November | 4 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 12 | 99 | .192 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.23 | 68 | 4 | 28 | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 35.5 | 2.7 |
| December | 4 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 18 | 171 | .246 | 3 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.18 | 94 | 7 | 40 | 2.35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.41 | 67.0 | 3.9 |
