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Jersey Number 1
Zora Hardison
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Palm Bay, Florida
- High School:
- Heritage
- Major:
- Psychology
Awards & Honors
Junior (2025) - Game-By-Game Stats
Know Your Knights
Nickname: Z
Major: Psychology
I chose my major because: I’m interested in how the human mind works
I chose Rutgers because…: it was a different environment from what I knew.
I started playing my sport because…: I wanted to try a new sport
I most admire is and why: My dad,he constantly makes sacrifices for his family so we can have a better life
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: Living in Europe
One word to describe Coach Schweihofer: unique
One word to describe myself off the court: Funny
Best player ever competed against: Tina Grkovic
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Coach Disney
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
One word to describe myself off the court: Funny
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: listening to music
Few people know that I: love to draw
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Spider-Man: into the spider verse
Favorite musician/group: Drake
The first song I knew all the words to is: ABC song
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Fortnite
Favorite all-time gift received: Jewelry
Pets I had growing up were: Tito - Chihuahua
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Cleopatra
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Switzerland
The website I visit most often is: Aritzia
My favorite teacher was: Ms. Bracken, 3rd
The quote that most resonates with me is: Comparison is the thief of joy
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
One thing on my bucket list is: to visit the pyramids
Phone app you cannot live without: Apple Music
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
- Rally-Era Career Solo Blocks Leader (47)
- Eighth in Rally-Era Career Total Blocks (235)
- Eighth in Rally-Era Career Blocks Per Set (0.92)
- Rally-Era Season Solo Blocks Leaders (27)
- Fifth in Rally-Era Season Attack Percentage (.312 - 2025)
- Seventh in Rally-Era Season Total Blocks (104)
- Fourth in Junior Blocks (104 - 2025)
- Sixth in Sophomore Blocks (89 - 2024)
Junior (2025) - Game-By-Game Stats
- Led Rutgers with 104 total blocks, 27 solo blocks and 0.99 blocks per set
- Hit a team second-best .312 with 217 kills on 468 attacks
- Fourth on the squad with 2.07 kills per set
- Her 27 solo blocks marked the most by a Scarlet Knight since 1999
- Led the Scarlet Knights in blocks in 18 matches with five or more blocks in eight contests
- Hit .643 (10-1-14) versus Ohio State for the best hitting percentage in a five-set match in 2025 (Nov. 11)
- Tied her career high with six block assists in matches with Sacred Heart (Sept. 6), Columbia (Sept. 23), Northwestern (Oct. 10) and at Ohio State (Oct. 31)
- Set a career-high with 14 kills in a five-set match at Iowa (Oct. 26)
- Tied her career high with three solo blocks in matches with Liberty (Aug. 30, at Sacred Heart (Sept. 6) and at George Mason (Sept. 20)
- The three solo blocks against the Flames, Pioneers and Patriots are tied for the fifth most in a rally-era match
- Picked up a career-high nine blocks in a sweep at Sacred Heart for the most blocks in a three-set match in 2025 (Sept. 6)
- The nine assisted blocks against the Pioneers are tied for the ninth most by a Scarlet Knight in a rally-era match (Sept. 6)
- Hit .667 (9-1-12) in sweep of Dartmouth for the best hitting in a three-set match in 2025 (Sept. 5)
- Opened the season swinging .418 with 2.38 k/s and 11 total blocks, including six solo stops, in the opening weekend in matches with Marist, Liberty and Buffalo
- Tied her career mark with a trio of solo rejections in a five-set match with Liberty (Aug. 30)
- Second on the roster in blocks with 79 total and 10 solo, averaging 0.97 per set.
- Finished season fifth among Rutgers sophomore blocks (89)
- Let Rutgers in blocks in 11 matches including with five or more blocks in five contests
- Totaled 158 kills, with five double-digit kill matches, averaging 1.72 per set and swinging .227
- Hit a season best .529 with 10 kills on 17 attempts with only one error along with a team-leading six blocks vs. #4 Penn State (Nov. 27)
- Set a career high with eight blocks in the victory at Northwestern (Nov. 23)
- Tied her career high with 15 kills, swinging .314 for the match, while adding seven blocks against Indiana. (Nov. 1)
- The 15 kills against the Hoosiers tied for the most by a Scarlet Knight in a four-set match in 2024
- Led RU with seven kills vs. #16 USC (Oct. 20)
- Posted seven stops at Maryland. (Oct. 5)
- Captured a career-high in kills with 15 at Michigan (Sep. 29)
- Put up a game-high six blocks against Binghamton. (Sep. 12)
- Made it back-to-back matches with five blocks with one solo and four assisted stops in a win over La Tech (Sept. 6)
- Tied her then career-high with 10 kills to go along with five blocks in five-set match against Little Rock. (Sept. 6)
- Played in 20 matches and 59 sets joining the starting rotation for the final 10 matches of the season
- Averaged 1.25 kills and 0.71 blocks per set
- Season-high eight blocks - three solo blocks & five block assists - in five-set victory at Iowa (Oct. 27)
- Season-high 10 kills in four-set match with Michigan (Oct. 12)
- Hit a season-best .833 (10-0-12) versus the Wolverines marking the best hitting percentage by an RU player in a four-set match in 2023 (Oct. 12)
- 2023 First Team All-Conference
- Member of Cape Coast Volleyball Club
Personal
- Daughter of Winston Jr. and Angela
- Has one brother, Winston III
- Plans to major in pre-dentistry
Know Your Knights
Nickname: Z
Major: Psychology
I chose my major because: I’m interested in how the human mind works
I chose Rutgers because…: it was a different environment from what I knew.
I started playing my sport because…: I wanted to try a new sport
I most admire is and why: My dad,he constantly makes sacrifices for his family so we can have a better life
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: Living in Europe
One word to describe Coach Schweihofer: unique
One word to describe myself off the court: Funny
Best player ever competed against: Tina Grkovic
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Coach Disney
Favorite professional athlete: LeBron James
One word to describe myself off the court: Funny
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: listening to music
Few people know that I: love to draw
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Spider-Man: into the spider verse
Favorite musician/group: Drake
The first song I knew all the words to is: ABC song
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Fortnite
Favorite all-time gift received: Jewelry
Pets I had growing up were: Tito - Chihuahua
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Cleopatra
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Switzerland
The website I visit most often is: Aritzia
My favorite teacher was: Ms. Bracken, 3rd
The quote that most resonates with me is: Comparison is the thief of joy
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
One thing on my bucket list is: to visit the pyramids
Phone app you cannot live without: Apple Music
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