Honors & Awards
- MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2009-10)
- Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2008-09 & 2009-10)
- MVC All-Defensive Team (2008-09 & 2009-10)
- MVC Player of the Week (2/22/09)
- MVC Newcomer of the Week (2/25/08 & 3/10/08)
Overview
A game changer at both ends of the floor ... One of the top post players in the Missouri Valley Conference, she was second in the Valley in rebounding and blocked shots ... Ranks sixth in school history in career rebounding and is eighth in MVC history in career blocked shots ... Is second among active players in scoring (713 points) and is the squad's active career leader in rebounds (692) and blocks (175) ... Ranks second in school history with 21 career double-doubles.
2009-10 (Junior)
Selected as Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Earned second-team All-MVC honors for the second consecutive year ... Also earned a spot on the MVC's All-Defensive team for the second straight year, joining Skye Johnson as the only two-time All-Defensive team performer in program history ... Named MVC Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 22 after averaging 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 bpg and 1.5 spg in wins against Creighton and Drake ... Ranked second in the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounding at 9.9 boards per game and reached double figures in rebounding in 18 of 31 games ... Holds the Bradley career record for games with 10 or more rebounds (35) ... Broke the Bradley season rebounding record, surpassing Carrie Coffman's 1994-95 mark of 302 with 308 rebounds on the year ... Scored in double figures in eight of the last 15 games and is averaging 9.9 ppg on 52.4 percent shooting while pulling down 10.7 boards per game during that stretch ... Had started 29 consecutive games, before coming off the bench at Air Force on Dec. 19 ... Ranks sixth in school history with 692 career rebounds and is second among active players with 713 career points ... Had seven double-doubles on the year ... Hit what proved to be the game winning shot with 1:43 to play in the come-from-behind victory against Missouri State ... Had career-highs of 23 points and six assists to go along with 14 rebounds (10 offensive), three blocks and a steal against Creighton (2/19) ... Played just five minutes in the first half of the home win against Drake (2/21), but collected nine points, three boards, two assists, two blocks and two steals in the second half to help Bradley come back from a halftime deficit ... Corralled 15 boards and dished out three assists at Illinois State ... Scored 16 points at Southern Illinois to go along with nine boards ... Collected 13 points and 10 rebounds against Illinois State after a 10-point, 15-rebound, four-block effort against Indiana State ... Hit a game-winning 30-foot buzzer-beater in BU's 61-58 win at Drake ... Turned back a season-high six shots against Southern Illinois and averaged 2.0 rejections per game this season ... Opened the season strong, posting the 15th double-double of her career in the season opener at Northern Illinois (15 points & 13 rebounds) ... Followed that with another double-double (14 points & 11 rebounds) in home win against Illinois-Chicago ... Added five blocked shots and a career-best three assists vs. the Flames ... Hauled down 13 rebounds at Illinois, while blocking four shots ... Ranks second in school history and eighth in Missouri Valley Conference history with 174 career blocks ... Matched a career-high with 16 boards against Missouri ... Collected 13 points and 11 rebounds at Wichita State
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Led The Valley in blocked shots (2.5 per game) and also ranks among the conference leaders in field goal percentage and rebounding ... Was selected to the MVC's All-Defensive team and also earned Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors ... Was one of three underclassmen to earn all-conference honors and the lone underclassmen on the MVC's All-Defensive squad ... Her 79 blocked shots on the year set a school season record and is the fourth best season total in MVC history ... Ranked second on the team with eight double-doubles ... Her 247 rebounds on the year is the most by a Bradley player since 1994-95 and is the sixth best total in school history ... Scored in double figures or pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 14 of the first 17 games she appeared in ... Ranked second on the team with 36 steals ... Became the first underclassmen to lead the team in rebounding since Dena Williams in 2002-03 ... Turned in one of her best all-around performances at Indiana State, with 10 points and 12 rebounds in addition to career highs of seven blocked shots and five steals ... Hauled down a career-best 16 rebounds against Illinois State and also added 11 points and four blocked shots ... Tossed in a then career-best 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting to help BU to a 71-53 win against Illinois ... Helped limit Illinois All-American candidate Jenna Smith to 14 points and four rebounds in the win.
2007-08 (Freshman)
Led the team in blocked shots (34) and field goal percentage (.555) ... Named the team's Most Improved Player ... Started out the season slow, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game over the first 14 games of the year ... Saw increased playing time after Monica Rogers' season-ending injury and averaged 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game while shooting nearly 56 percent from the field over the final 16 games of the year ... Earned Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors twice ... Ended the season on a strong note, posting four double-doubles in the final six games where she averaged almost 13 points and 11 boards per game ... Hit 8-of-9 shots against Southern Illinois to tie for the sixth best single-game shooting performance in school history ... Her 34 blocked shots is the fourth-best total by a Bradley freshman and she was the first frosh to lead the Braves in blocked shots since Dena Williams rejected 52 shots as a freshman in 2001-02 ... Posted a team-high five double-doubles on the year and pulled down 10 or more rebounds on seven occassions ... Started the final two games of the year, averaging 14.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots, while shooting almost 60 percent from the field ... Set a Bradley MVC Tournament record with six blocked shots against Southern Illinois and tied the BU Valley Tournament record with 12 boards against the Salukis ... Was the first freshman to lead the team in field goal percentage since 2003-04 and her 55.5 percent shooting is the fourth-best season total for a BU frosh ... Scored the final basket at Robertson Memorial Field House.
High School
Averaged 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and two assists per game as a senior ... Named the team MVP in her final prep season ... Took home all-conference honors in 2006-07 and was named MVP of the Hillcrest Tournament ... Earned second-team all-area honors from the Northwest Indiana Times as a junior after averaging 11 points, seven rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game ... She earned first-team all-area honors as a sophomore.
Getting To Know Sonya Harris
Parents: Dwayne and Angela Harris
Birthplace: Harvey, Ill.
Siblings: Stephen (27), Sheron (19) and Shauntrice (7)
Major: Fashion Merchandising
