Christopher Newport University

2016 - Senior Season - Remained a vital contributor on the back row as a defensive specialist during her final year with the Captains … Appeared in 33 matches and earned 14 starts during the season … Led the squad with a .981 reception percentage after converting 468 of her 477 attempts during the season … Her nine reception errors marked the fewest by a Captain with at least 400 attempts in program history … Converted 146 consecutive reception attempts during a spectacular run from September 23 - October 15 … That streak included a 26-for-26 effort against No. 14 Mary Washington on October 14 and a 31-for-31 showing against No. 4 Southwestern on October 15 … Had a fitting conclusion to her career after converting all 19 of her reception attempts while adding 13 digs against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament on November 11 … Also ranked second on the team with 269 digs during the year … Had 13 double-digit dig efforts, including a season-high 19 at Salisbury in the CAC semifinals on November 3 … Also had at least 10 in four straight appearances from October 7-15 … Spun 32 aces during the year as well, including three against Mary Washington and Southwestern during her historic mid-season surge … Also laced three against UMass Boston on September 3 … Finished the year with a .961 serving percentage, which led the team.

2015 - Junior Season - Only Captain to appear in all 33 matches ... Helped stabilize the back row as a defensive specialist and earned 25 starts during the year, including all four postseason matches during the CAC and NCAA Tournaments … Ranked third on the team with 238 digs while averaging 2.11 per set … Had eight double-digit dig efforts during the year, including a season-high 17 against St. Benedict on September 11 … Also had at least 10 in three straight matches from September 25-26 … Excelled at the tail end of the season, highlighted by a 16-dig performance at Marymount in the regular season finale before adding 15 more digs against Randolph-Macon in the NCAA Tournament on November 14 … Finished the year with a .925 reception percentage and converted 69 consecutive attempts from September 18-26 … Also pumped nine aces, including three against DeSales on September 19.

2014 - Sophomore Season - Saw action in 19 matches while serving as a defensive specialist for the Captains … Averaged 1.35 digs-per-set and eventually finished the year with 65 total digs … Secured a season-high 11 digs against Penn St. Harrisburg on October 18 … Contributed eight digs during a crucial effort against No. 11 Eastern on September 5 before matching that performance with eight more against Wisconsin-Superior on October 4 … Picked up seven digs against Randolph-Macon and converted all 13 of her reception attempts on September 6 … Starred on serve-receive throughout the year, successfully converting 133 of her 136 reception attempts … Her .978 reception percentage was the highest on the team among players with at least 100 attempts … Started the season by converting 40 straight receptions from August 30 - September 5 … Also had a run of 36 straight successful attempts from September 6 - 23.

2013 - Freshman Season - Appeared in 20 matches and 46 sets during her first season with the Captains … Saw action on the back row, collecting 89 digs while compiling a .934 reception percentage … Pieced together an impressive run in the middle of October after notching three straight double-digit dig efforts … Collected 10 digs against Virginia Wesleyan on October 11 before recording 10 more against Frostburg State and a season-high 12 against William Peace during a tri-match on October 12 … Also pumped three aces during both ends of the doubleheader against the Bobcats and Pacers … Added three more aces against Penn State Harrisburg on October 18 after posting a pair against Southern Virginia on September 6 … Also tallied nine digs against the Knights in her first career start … Picked up seven more the following day against Meredith on September 7 … Eventually had five or more digs in nine of her appearances during the year.

At Douglas Freeman - Competed for four years as a defensive specialist and middle blocker for the Rebels … Picked up second-team All-District accolades for her performance as a senior … Guided the team to the district championship as a junior … Also served as a defender on the lacrosse team and pole vaulter for the track & field squad … Helped the lacrosse team win a district championship as a sophomore.

Personal - Evelyn Berry Harper is the daughter of John and Lisa Harper … Has an older sister, Gayla, and two older brothers, Chris and Kemp … Chris played football at VMI … Her dream vacation would be to Paris … ”How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” is her favorite movie, while “The Giving Tree” is her favorite book … She hopes to live in Europe for at least a year.