2025 Volleyball Roster
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Harris-Waddy, Zharia
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Jersey Number 13
Zharia Harris-Waddy
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Paul VI
- Hometown:
- Lawnside, N.J.
Bio
Sophomore Year (2024): Played in 27 matches and started in 16… Set new career-highs with 65.0 blocks and 39 digs… Totaled 19 service aces, landing her third on the team for the season… Had 114 kills on the season… Became the first Syracuse player to record a double-double with kills and blocks since 2021 against Notre Dame (11/10) with 17 kills and 11 blocks.
Freshman Year (2023): Started in all 28 matches and played in all 89 sets this season … Team-best 58 blocks with 10 solo blocks and 48 block assists … Totaled 7 blocks vs. UNC (10/13) … Led team in service aces with 29 … Served squad-high six aces at Cornell (9/6) … Third on the team with 121 kills … Totaled a season-best 9 kills vs. Wake Forest (10/8) … Named to UAlbany Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Club: Played for Jersey Juniors Volleyball Club for seven years … Earned PVI Play Like a Champion Award (2019).
High School: Attended Paul VI High School where she was a four-year middle blocker … Was a captain her junior and senior year … Holds school record for the most kills in one match (23 kills) … Three-time Sectional Champion (2020, 2021, 2022) and State Champion (2021) … Three-time First-Team All-Conference and two times First-Team All-State (2021, 2022) … Named Conference Player of the Year (2022) … Two-time MVP for school team (2021, 2022) … Was a student council Vice President for four years, part of African American History Club, American Sign Language Club, and Peer Leadership.
Personal: Born Apr. 12 in Lawnside, N. J. … Daughter of Michele Harris and Raymond Waddy … Cousin William Hunter played football at Syracuse from 1962-64 … Majoring in Recording Entertainment & Industries in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Freshman Year (2023): Started in all 28 matches and played in all 89 sets this season … Team-best 58 blocks with 10 solo blocks and 48 block assists … Totaled 7 blocks vs. UNC (10/13) … Led team in service aces with 29 … Served squad-high six aces at Cornell (9/6) … Third on the team with 121 kills … Totaled a season-best 9 kills vs. Wake Forest (10/8) … Named to UAlbany Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Club: Played for Jersey Juniors Volleyball Club for seven years … Earned PVI Play Like a Champion Award (2019).
High School: Attended Paul VI High School where she was a four-year middle blocker … Was a captain her junior and senior year … Holds school record for the most kills in one match (23 kills) … Three-time Sectional Champion (2020, 2021, 2022) and State Champion (2021) … Three-time First-Team All-Conference and two times First-Team All-State (2021, 2022) … Named Conference Player of the Year (2022) … Two-time MVP for school team (2021, 2022) … Was a student council Vice President for four years, part of African American History Club, American Sign Language Club, and Peer Leadership.
Personal: Born Apr. 12 in Lawnside, N. J. … Daughter of Michele Harris and Raymond Waddy … Cousin William Hunter played football at Syracuse from 1962-64 … Majoring in Recording Entertainment & Industries in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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