HARRIS NAMED MW VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aztec volleyball player sets school hitting percentage record

Source: goaztecs.com pres release

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September 19, 2016 (San Diego) - San Diego State middle blocker Deja Harris has earned Mountain West Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honors for matches played through Sunday, September 18, 2016. It is the first Conference weekly award of Harris’ career.

A sophomore from Las Vegas, Nev. (Calvary Chapel HS), she led San Diego State to a 3-0 week in the SDSU/USD California Mixer. Along the way she set an SDSU school record with a.909 hitting percentage in the victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

Harris averaged 3.11 kills with a .545 attack percentage over nine sets this past weekend. The kill average was her best over a weekend this season.

Harris posted seven kills and a .357 attack percentage in a 3-0 win against UC Santa Barbara. She also had five block assists. In the 3-0 victory against Long Beach State, she tallied 11 kills and one dig with a .474 attack percentage. In addition to her school-record hitting mark vs. Cal State Fullerton, she also finished 10 kills and three block assists in the 3-0 win versus the Titans.

After her performance over the weekend, Harris improved her season hitting percentage to .431, a mark which leads the Mountain West entering this week’s play.

San Diego State continues its current five-match home stand when it hosts No.19 University of San Diego for a match on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6:00 p.m. on Aztec Court.