Today we sift throughout the archives for senior Whitney Heeres and take a look back at her career before she took the court for Tennessee.

HS COACH SHAWN ANDREWS: “Whitney is a phenomenal all-around player. Since I’ve been coaching, she’s been one of the best in the area because she has the ability to play all around. She’s got great size and great athleticism. And she has a great work ethic to go along with it.”

PREPVOLLEYBALL: “Heeres is a hard hitting attacker with nice back row skills.”

BALL STATE COACH DAVE BOOS: “Whitney is going to be a terminating hitter… She possesses great size for an outside hitter and will be a point scorer for us as both an attacker and blocker. Whitney has also put extra work into her ball handling and has become a complete player. We are very fortunate to have Whitney joining us.”

BALL STATE COACH STEVE SHONDELL: “She’s a people person. She’s just willing to do anything to help others, and that’s what makes her such a special girl.”

HEERES: “I decided that I wanted to transfer just for personal reasons. I put my name out there and Tennessee was really interested. I came down for a visit, and I loved it. I loved what the program was about and where they were going, so I decided to come here.”

ROB PATRICK: “I remember seeing her film and thinking, ‘This lady can do some good things on the court’… Obviously we found out she was an asset.”

HEERES: “Being a Lady Vol means a lot. You just have the community around you, supporting you. And wherever you go if you have your ‘Lady Vols’ on people come up to you and ask you what it’s like. There’s just so much pride in the community and support.”