4 T'aja Hardy
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- Height:
- 5'0
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- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
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- Position:
- L/DS
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Alief Taylor
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- m
- 18
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- k/s
- 0.13
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- h %
- -.019
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- a/s
- 0.22
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.13
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- d/s
- 2.38
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Attacks: 5, 2 times; last at Oakwood (9/16/23)
- Kills: 2 at Oakwood (9/16/23)
- Assists: 6 at Oakwood (9/16/23)
- Aces: 4 at Southern-New Orleans (10/20/23) (Match 1)
- Digs: 21 at Oakwood (9/16/23)
- Blocks:
ATHLETIC CAREER
2023 FRESHMAN
- Played 52 sets in 16 matches
- Recorded 135 digs
- Notched double digs in five matches
- Totaled 21 digs at Oakwood University on September 16
- Three matches with multiple aces
- Tallied 25 assists
- Posted 14 service aces
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 18 | 13 | ||
| Sets | 55 | 41 | ||
| Kills | 7 | 5 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.13 | 0.12 | ||
| Errors | 8 | 7 | ||
| Total Attacks | 53 | 40 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.96 | 0.98 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | -.019 | -.050 | ||
| Assists | 12 | 10 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.22 | 0.24 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 118 | 109 | ||
| Service Aces | 7 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 12 | 12 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.13 | 0.17 | ||
| Receptions | 218 | 170 | ||
| Reception Errors | 33 | 25 | ||
| Digs | 131 | 104 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.38 | 2.54 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 14.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | at Panola College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 28 | Southwestern Christian College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 30 | at Lee College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 5 | Dillard (LA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sep 6 | St. Mary-Woods | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | John Melvin (La.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | Paul Quinn | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -.200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | Louisiana Christian | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 8 | Tougaloo (MS) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 19 | Philander Smith (AR) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 21 | Southern University at New Orleans (LA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Centenary (LA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Wilberforce (OH) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 27 | at Fisk (TN) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Rust (MS) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 4 | at Dillard (LA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 5 | at Southern University at New Orleans (LA) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 7 | at Southwestern Christian College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 11 | at Tougaloo (MS) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oakwood (AL) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Talladega (AL) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Stillman | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .111 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 26 | at Philander Smith (AR) | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Texas A&M Texarkana | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 16 | 52 | 5 | 0.10 | 6 | 26 | -.038 | 25 | 0.48 | 14 | 0.27 | 263 | 26 | 135 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 0.4 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 55 | 7 | 0.13 | 8 | 53 | -.019 | 12 | 0.22 | 7 | 0.13 | 218 | 33 | 131 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.05 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| 2026-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 41 | 126 | 13 | 0.10 | 15 | 82 | -.024 | 37 | 0.29 | 22 | 0.17 | 503 | 61 | 283 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.0 | 0.3 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 18 | 55 | 7 | 0.13 | 8 | 53 | -.019 | 12 | 0.22 | 7 | 0.13 | 218 | 33 | 131 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 13 | 41 | 5 | 0.12 | 7 | 40 | -.050 | 10 | 0.24 | 7 | 0.17 | 170 | 25 | 104 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.0 | 0.3 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Location | Home | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 22 | -.182 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 79 | 11 | 47 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0.14 | 2 | 16 | .063 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.10 | 103 | 19 | 48 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 0.2 | |
| Neutral | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 15 | .133 | 3 | 0.23 | 5 | 0.38 | 36 | 3 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 0.6 | |
| Result | Wins | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 12 | .167 | 3 | 0.30 | 4 | 0.40 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
| Losses | 15 | 45 | 4 | 0.09 | 7 | 41 | -.073 | 9 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.07 | 191 | 31 | 104 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.2 | |
| Month | September | 11 | 33 | 4 | 0.12 | 6 | 29 | -.069 | 11 | 0.33 | 3 | 0.09 | 113 | 15 | 76 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| October | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0.15 | 2 | 24 | .042 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.20 | 99 | 18 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 0.3 | |
| November | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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