Victoria Harris
- position Defensive Specialist/Libero
- height 5-4
- class Freshman
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Cardinal Newman
- Major Biology
- position Defensive Specialist/Libero
- height 5-4
- class Freshman
- Hometown Columbia, S.C.
- High school Cardinal Newman
- Major Biology
Victoria Harris Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (11/18/24)
2024 (FRESHMAN)
- Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, the ninth Gamecock in program history to make the team and first since 2021.
- She ranked sixth in the SEC for digs per set, at 4.04, which also ranked 14th nationally among Division I freshmen.
- With her efforts on the back line of the defense, South Carolina lowered its total of service reception errors from 166 in 2023 to 114 in 2024 and ran a more efficient offense that improved its hitting percentage 25 points from year-to-year.
- Finished with four 20-dig matches, most by a Gamecock freshman in the SEC era.
- Led the defense with 23 digs in the win at Duke in week one, the most by a Gamecock freshman since Taylr McNeil on Sept. 6, 2014 (23 vs. Furman) (9/1).
- Had a season-high 27 digs in a win at LSU on Nov. 13, the most in a game by a freshman Gamecock in the rally-scoring era, earning her SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Nov. 18.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Overcame a number of major injuries to be a standout defender at both the high school and club levels.
- Graduated early from Cardinal Newman High School and joined the Gamecocks for the spring 2024 semester.
- Was limited in the spring while rehabbing a knee injury from her senior season.
- Totaled over 1,300 digs and over 1,400 service receptions at Cardinal Newman, leading the team to three-consecutive state championships (2021-2023).
- A two-time all-state and all-region team member.
- Under Armour NEXT MVP
- 2021 SCISA Player of the Year
- Academically, she participated in student government and was a student ambassador, finishing as a honor roll member for all four years.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Vareva and Windell Harris.
- Has four sisters – Brianna, Brittany, V’aira and Kellie, and one brother – Terrance.
- Is the aunt to eight nieces and nephews
- Will pursue a major in biology at South Carolina, with a career goal of becoming an optometrist.