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2025: Played in 27 matches on the year as one of the setters in Villanova's 6-2 offense … Accumulated 534 assists during her freshman campaign … Added 23 aces and 161 digs (both top five marks on the team) in her first year as a collegian … Posted four double-doubles on the season while leading the team in assists 11 times … Made her collegiate debut against Santa Clara with 19 assists … Contributed her first career double-double at Notre Dame with 30 helpers and 11 digs … Put forth 32 assists and 11 digs opposite Wichita State … Helped VU take down Georgetown on the road with a 24-assist, 10-dig double-double … Posted a career-high four aces against both St. John's and Georgetown … Led the team in digs with 15 versus UConn to secure a postseason berth … Had double-digit assists in every regular season appearance.

Angola High School: Four-time all-conference and all-area as four-year varsity setter … Led the school to first state finals in school history during her senior season … Named all-state as a senior … Second in school history with over 2,750 assists … Hold school records for most assists in a match (56) and a season (1,099) … Played club with Munciana Samarai … Member of the USA Volleyball National Team Development program from 2020-23 …  Also earned four varsity letters in tennis as #1 doubles with four all-conference nods … Academic All-State in 2024 … Earned #3 in her class in 2024 … Picked up high honor roll honors from 2021-24.

Personal: Born 7/10/06 … One of three children of Brian and Lisa Harris … Has two siblings: Brea and Maya … Comes from a volleyball family with dad (setter at IPFW), mom (setter at Ferris State), aunt Kelly Harris (Arizona State and San Francisco) and sister (current outside hitter at Grace College) each playing college volleyball … Plans to major in civil engineering … Chose to attend Villanova because of "the instant connection I felt with the coaches, players and community. The family aspect within the volleyball program made Villanova feel like home."

Steinbach on Harris: "Ava is a pure ball locator, she has strength to set balls at distance with accuracy. She's from an athletic family and processes the game really well, so I expect that she'll be impactful right away."