"Maya is a leader in every way for us. She is one of the best passer in the ACC. She is a top-notch defensive player."

Senior Year - played in 26 matches an 90 games … came back from a serve ankle sprain early in the season to become a big defensive stopper for the Heels … had 279 digs … ended career with 1,059 digs good for seventh in Heels history … led the Heels to first NCAA tournament since 1989.

Junior Year - Participated in every match for Carolina … Played in 111 games over 31 matches … recorded 304 kills, third on the Carolina squad, and 303 digs, second on the team … recorded a career high 29 services aces.

Sophomore Year - Finished second on the squad in total kills (377) and digs (314) … Had a season-high 24 kills vs. Maryland on 11/23 … Topped the 20+ Kill mark six times … Participated in all of Carolina's 32 matches … ranked first on the team in digs per game (2.754) and second in aces with 25 … Earned ACC player of the week for Sept. 24th. Ended the season with 9 straight matches of double digit kills.

Freshman Year - Played in all 35 matches … Averaged 1.535 kills per game … Had a season high 14 digs vs. LSU … averaged 1.53 kills per game ... totaled five matches in which she had 10+ digs ... ended season with 20 aces.

High School - Two-year all-state selection at Pomona H.S. … Captain of both high school team and Front Range VBC … Placed 8th in the 110 hurdles as a Sophomore ... Member of Pomona Council on Cultural Diversity …Latin Honors Society and FCA member.

Personal - brother, Bill played basketball at Colorado School of Mines … Majoring in Communications studies … Maya Sholette Starks is the daughter of William and Florence Starks … Born 6/5/77..

CAREER STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1995	86	132	86	421	.109	10	20	163	4	11	15
1996	114	377	188	1151	.164	15	25	314	2	23	25
1997	111	304	165	993	.140	11	29	303	2	36	38
1998	90	145	81	566	.113	9	28	279	3	7	10
Total	401	958	520	3131	.139	45	102	1059	11	77	88

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1995	4	6	5	19	.053	0	1	8	0	0	0
1996	7	16	13	56	.054	1	1	19	0	2	2
1997	5	10	8	35	.057	0	1	13	0	2	2
1998	10	10	7	37	.081	1	2	26	0	1	2
Total	26	42	33	147	.061	2	5	66	0	5	5

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS

Year	GP	K	E	TA	Pct	A	SA	D	BS	BA	TB
1995	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	8	19	7	67	.119	0	0	18	0	1	1
Total	8	19	7	67	.119	0	0	18	0	1	1