Michigan State University Athletics
2026 Spring Volleyball Roster
Roster
Zora Hardison
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Palm Bay, Fla.
- High School:
- Heritage
2025 (Junior at Rutgers): 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).
2024 (Sophomore at Rutgers): 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) … Led 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).
2023 (Freshman at Rutgers): 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).
Prior To Rutgers/MSU: 2023 First Team All-Conference ... Member of Cape Coast Volleyball Club.
Personal: Daughter of Winston Jr. and Angela ... Has one brother, Winston III.
