Amethyst Harper

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Amethyst Harper vs. Northern Arizona - 11/14/19

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Amethyst Harper at Northern Arizona - 10/12/19

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Amethyst Harper at Southern Utah - 10/10/19

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Janna Grimsrud, Amethyst Harper vs. Grand Canyon - 9/7/19

Amethyst Harper vs. North Dakota - 8/23/19

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Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
High School:
Central H.S.

Spring 2021 (Sophomore): Played in all 66 sets, starting all 16 matches at outside hitter… Ranked second on the team with 172 kills (2.61 per set), doing so at a .141 clip… Recorded 189 digs (2.86 per set), the most by a non-libero… Was targeted a team-most 368 times, tallying a .929 serve-receive percentage (third)… Added 32 blocks (0.48 per set (fourth) and eight service aces (fifth)… Led Montana for kills seven times and digs and blocks four times apiece… Was in double figures for kills in eight matches, including each of Montana’s first five contests (Jan. 24-Feb. 7, 17 matches in a row dating back to the 2019 season)… Totaled 17 kills on .333 hitting (17-4-39), in addition to 15 digs, in Montana’s season-opening win at Idaho State (Jan. 24)… Recorded a season-high 18 kills at Eastern Washington (Feb. 22)… Posted 13 double-digit digs totals, led by a 21-dig performance vs. Weber State (Feb. 1)… Had six double-doubles on the season… Was in double figures for digs in each of Montana’s final eight matches (Feb. 21-March 22)… Posted four service aces at Portland State (March 7).

2019 (Freshman): Arguably was the best freshman in the Big Sky Conference in 2019… Played in 110 of Montana’s 112 sets, including every match… Earned 27 starts at outside hitting, including the final 21 of the season… Led Montana with 3.23 kills per set on .194 hitting, which was tops among all Griz pin hitters… Set a Montana freshman record with 355 kills on the season… Added 56 blocks (0.51 per set, third), 258 digs (2.35 per set, third) and a .935 serve-receive percentage (third)… Led Montana for kills 15 times and hitting percentage and digs on five occasions… Was in double figures for kills 19 times, including the final 12 to end the season… During Big Sky play, averaged a team-best 3.71 kills per set on .230 hitting, also adding 2.72 digs per set (second on team) and 0.54 blocks per set (fourth)… Her 3.71 kills-per-set average ranked fifth in Big Sky play and was first among freshmen… Recorded double figures for kills in 16 of 18 league matches… Over final five weeks of the season (Oct. 19-Nov. 23), ranked second in Big Sky for kills… Was league’s only player, regardless of class, to record 21 or more kills in three separate four-set matches, doing so for the first time vs. Idaho (Oct. 4)… Became first Montana freshman to tally 21 kills in a match since scores dropped from 30 to 25 in 2008, and was the only player to ever do so multiple times, or in a four-set match… Had seven double-doubles across the final 13 matches of the regular season… Recorded 19 digs and 18 kills on .310 hitting at Northern Arizona (Oct. 12)… Had 15 kills and 15 digs at Sacramento State (Oct. 24), before recording 19 kills and 14 digs the following game vs. Portland State (Oct. 26)… Recorded 17 kills, 11 digs and five blocks in Montana’s come-from-behind win at Idaho (Nov. 7), the Grizzlies’ first in Moscow since 1991… Recorded 19 kills and a career-best 25 digs vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 14)… In Montana’s win at Idaho State (Nov. 23), which clinched a Big Sky tournament spot, recorded 21 kills on .388 hitting, in addition to 17 digs, plus three blocks… Hit .395 (21-4-43) in a win at Montana State (Oct. 29)… Hit a career-high .478 (13-2-23) in Montana’s Big Sky tournament match vs. Northern Colorado (Nov. 28)… Twice recorded five blocks in a match, doing so in back-to-back matches (Nov. 7 at Idaho and Nov. 8 at Eastern Washington)… Reached double figures for kills for the first time vs. Ball State (Sept. 6), also doing so the following day vs. Grand Canyon (Sept. 7)… Made her collegiate debut at UC Davis (Aug. 30), recording four kills, four digs, two blocks and a service ace.

Career Highs
Kills: 21, three times
Attacks: 60, at Eastern Washington (Nov. 8, 2019)
Hitting Percentage: .478 (13-2-23), vs. Northern Colorado (Nov. 28, 2019)
Assists: 3, two times
Service Aces: 4, at Portland State (March 7, 2021)
Digs: 25, vs. Northern Arizona (Nov. 14, 2019)
Blocks: 5, four times
Points: 23.5, at Idaho State (Nov. 23, 2019)

High School: Is a 2019 graduate of Central High School in Fresno, California… Previously attended Hoover High School (2015-17), where she earned first-team all-league honors each year and was her team's captain and MVP each season… Helped Hoover to three league championships and a 2017 CIF Central Section Valley title… Also earned four varsity letters in track & field and two in soccer… Head volleyball coach was Randy Burriss… Played club volleyball for the Patriots, Pac-Pre and Pacific Coast… Two-time Student-Athlete of the Year… Member of the honor roll each semester.

Personal: Hometown is Fresno, California… Parents are Rebecca Richey and Darren Harper… Has two older brothers, Jermaine and Dempsy, and two older sisters, Ashley and Lisa... Was selected to Montana's inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Committee in August 2020... Did not return to the program following the Spring 2021 season, transferring to San Jose State.