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Jersey Number 2
Morgan Kath
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Stony Brook
- Hometown:
- Muskego, WI
Awards/ Honors
Ranks eighth all-time at MSU in career assists (1,661)
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2018 (Senior)
Appeared in all 31 matches, notching 17 starts โฆ Led the team in assists (734) โฆ Ranked fourth on the team with 158 digs โฆ Notched three double-doubles against Georgia State (11 assists, 10 digs), Clemson (54 assists, 10 digs) and Louisiana Tech (28 assists, 14 digs)
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2017 (Junior)
The transfer junior made her Bulldog debut against SMU on Aug. 25 โฆ Recorded a career-high 61 assists against SMU in five sets on Aug. 25 โฆ Finished six matches with a .500 or better attacking percentage โฆ Completed 31 of 33 matches, equaling 104 sets with 30 starts โฆ Led the team in assists with 927 and averaged 8.91 assists per setย
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2015-16 Stony Brook (Sophomore and Freshmen)
Played in 26 of 29 matches and 96 of 112 sets as the Stony Brook setter in her sophomore season โฆ Ranked third in America East with 9.65 assists/set and 926 total assists โฆ Finished her sophomore year seventh in program history in total assists (1,588) โฆ Ranked second on the Seawolves with 1.93 digs/set โฆ Had four 50-assist performances during her sophomore campaign โฆ Recorded 53 assists in a win over Fort Wayne (Sept. 17, 2016)Surpassed that total with 54 in a win over Fordham (Sept. 20, 2016) โฆ Posted 52 in a four-set win over Binghamton (Oct. 7, 2016) โฆ Tallied her career-high with 58 vs. Albany (Oct. 9, 2016) โฆ Appeared in 21 matches and 72 sets in her freshman campaign โฆ Missed 10 matches due to injury โฆ Led team with 9.19 assists/set โฆ Earned three America East weekly awards in her freshman campaign, as she was named Setter of the Week (Aug. 31, 2015 and Sept. 28, 2015) and Rookie of the Week (Sept. 21, 2015) โฆ Averaged 11.50 assists/set in the final weekend of conference play with 38 in three sets against conference champion New Hampshire and 33 in a win over Hartford โฆ Had 40 or more assists in all three matches of the Seawolves Invite (Sept. 18-19, 2015) โฆ Tallied a career-high 45 assists vs. Marshall (Sept. 5, 2015) โฆ Recorded 36 assists, 10 digs and six aces at Manhattan (Sept. 1, 2015) โฆ Had at least one ace in seven-straight matches from Sept. 5-12, 2015ย
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High School/Club
Team captain and three-year letter winner in volleyball at Muskego High School โฆ Tallied 3,078 assists during her high school career, placing top five in the state with 1,057 assists in 2014 โฆ Helped MHS qualify for state tournament in all three seasons and post runner-up finishes as a freshman and senior (2011 and 2014) โฆ Led team to conference and sectional championships in 2012 โฆ Named All-State Second Team (2013), All-State Honorable Mention (2012), All-Area Third Team (2013), All-Area Honorable Mention (2012) and All-Conference First Ream (2012 and 2013) โฆ Over her career she was also named MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week (2014), AVCA Player of the Week (2013), Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Athlete of the Week (Oct. 30, 2014), Wisconsin Sports Network Illustrated Highlight (2014) and Mizuno Cup All-Tournament (2013) โฆ Led the Badger Region High Performance Team, Youth International Team to a first-place finish in 2012 โฆ Also earned a first-place finish in the Silver Division with the Badger Region High Performance Team
Placed on the 2013 Junior Volleyball Association Watch List and 2013 National Volleyball High School Watch List โฆ Played on the club level with the Milwaukee Sting for head coach Scott Blackmon โฆ Multi-sport star also lettered in track and field and is a three-time state qualifier in the 4x400 and one-time state qualifier in the 4x200; helped 4x400 relay team to fourth-place finish in state championship meet in 2014 โฆ Member of National Honor Societyย
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Personal
Born Morgan Jane Kath on Sept. 8, 1996, in Muskego, Wisc. โฆ Daughter of Brad and Kathi Kath โฆ Her mother, Kathi, was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at University of Wisconsin, where she was an All-American in the high jump, and also played lacrosse (1983-87) โฆ Has one sister, Hannah โฆ Majors in business administrationย
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Why MSU?
โI wanted to be a part of the volleyball culture that is being created here and Mississippi State has great opportunities, both athletically and academically.โ
Ranks eighth all-time at MSU in career assists (1,661)
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2018 (Senior)
Appeared in all 31 matches, notching 17 starts โฆ Led the team in assists (734) โฆ Ranked fourth on the team with 158 digs โฆ Notched three double-doubles against Georgia State (11 assists, 10 digs), Clemson (54 assists, 10 digs) and Louisiana Tech (28 assists, 14 digs)
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2017 (Junior)
The transfer junior made her Bulldog debut against SMU on Aug. 25 โฆ Recorded a career-high 61 assists against SMU in five sets on Aug. 25 โฆ Finished six matches with a .500 or better attacking percentage โฆ Completed 31 of 33 matches, equaling 104 sets with 30 starts โฆ Led the team in assists with 927 and averaged 8.91 assists per setย
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2015-16 Stony Brook (Sophomore and Freshmen)
Played in 26 of 29 matches and 96 of 112 sets as the Stony Brook setter in her sophomore season โฆ Ranked third in America East with 9.65 assists/set and 926 total assists โฆ Finished her sophomore year seventh in program history in total assists (1,588) โฆ Ranked second on the Seawolves with 1.93 digs/set โฆ Had four 50-assist performances during her sophomore campaign โฆ Recorded 53 assists in a win over Fort Wayne (Sept. 17, 2016)Surpassed that total with 54 in a win over Fordham (Sept. 20, 2016) โฆ Posted 52 in a four-set win over Binghamton (Oct. 7, 2016) โฆ Tallied her career-high with 58 vs. Albany (Oct. 9, 2016) โฆ Appeared in 21 matches and 72 sets in her freshman campaign โฆ Missed 10 matches due to injury โฆ Led team with 9.19 assists/set โฆ Earned three America East weekly awards in her freshman campaign, as she was named Setter of the Week (Aug. 31, 2015 and Sept. 28, 2015) and Rookie of the Week (Sept. 21, 2015) โฆ Averaged 11.50 assists/set in the final weekend of conference play with 38 in three sets against conference champion New Hampshire and 33 in a win over Hartford โฆ Had 40 or more assists in all three matches of the Seawolves Invite (Sept. 18-19, 2015) โฆ Tallied a career-high 45 assists vs. Marshall (Sept. 5, 2015) โฆ Recorded 36 assists, 10 digs and six aces at Manhattan (Sept. 1, 2015) โฆ Had at least one ace in seven-straight matches from Sept. 5-12, 2015ย
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High School/Club
Team captain and three-year letter winner in volleyball at Muskego High School โฆ Tallied 3,078 assists during her high school career, placing top five in the state with 1,057 assists in 2014 โฆ Helped MHS qualify for state tournament in all three seasons and post runner-up finishes as a freshman and senior (2011 and 2014) โฆ Led team to conference and sectional championships in 2012 โฆ Named All-State Second Team (2013), All-State Honorable Mention (2012), All-Area Third Team (2013), All-Area Honorable Mention (2012) and All-Conference First Ream (2012 and 2013) โฆ Over her career she was also named MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week (2014), AVCA Player of the Week (2013), Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Athlete of the Week (Oct. 30, 2014), Wisconsin Sports Network Illustrated Highlight (2014) and Mizuno Cup All-Tournament (2013) โฆ Led the Badger Region High Performance Team, Youth International Team to a first-place finish in 2012 โฆ Also earned a first-place finish in the Silver Division with the Badger Region High Performance Team
Placed on the 2013 Junior Volleyball Association Watch List and 2013 National Volleyball High School Watch List โฆ Played on the club level with the Milwaukee Sting for head coach Scott Blackmon โฆ Multi-sport star also lettered in track and field and is a three-time state qualifier in the 4x400 and one-time state qualifier in the 4x200; helped 4x400 relay team to fourth-place finish in state championship meet in 2014 โฆ Member of National Honor Societyย
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Personal
Born Morgan Jane Kath on Sept. 8, 1996, in Muskego, Wisc. โฆ Daughter of Brad and Kathi Kath โฆ Her mother, Kathi, was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at University of Wisconsin, where she was an All-American in the high jump, and also played lacrosse (1983-87) โฆ Has one sister, Hannah โฆ Majors in business administrationย
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Why MSU?
โI wanted to be a part of the volleyball culture that is being created here and Mississippi State has great opportunities, both athletically and academically.โ
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