Villanova Univeristy Athletics

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."