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Morgan Martin Head Shot 2020

42 Morgan Martin

42 Morgan Martin

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mission Viejo, Calif.
  • Prev School:
    Capistrano Valley HS

Summary

Biography

2020 (Senior)
  • Played all nine matches at the No. 1 flight.
  • Partnered with Pani Napoleon for all nine matches.
  • Went 7-2 overall.
  • All but one of the wins came in straight sets.
  • Five of seven matches won came against ranked squads.
  • Best win was a straight set victory over Kristen Nuss and Claire Coppola of No. 3 LSU (Feb. 22).  
  • Won five straight matches to conclude the season. 
  • Boasts a career record of 32-7 (.821) with Pani Napoleon.
  • Ranks fourth all-time at UH in dual match wins (91) and sixth in overall wins (93).
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
2020 Match Results

2019 (Junior)
  • All-Big West second team.
  • Played at each of the top three flights.
  • Went 30-9 overall
  • Played 28 matches in the No. 3 flight
  • Went 25-5 with Pani Napoleon, including 25-3 at the No. 3 flight.
  • The pair earned the AVCA Top Flight Award with the best win percentage among No. 3 pairs with 20 or more matches together. 
  • Won first 20 matches with Napoleon and set a school-record with 40 straight set won.
  • The 20-match win streak was also the third longest in school history.  
  • Went 2-2 at the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 6 Cal Poly and No. 8 Stetson.
  • Ranks fourth all-time at UH in dual match wins (84) and  sixth in overall wins (86).
  • Named academic all-Big West.
  • Named to Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019 Match Results

2018 (Sophomore)
  • All-Big West first team with partner Lea Monkhouse.
  • Named Big West Pairs Team of the Week a league-high three times with Monkhouse.
  • AVCA Top Flight Award.
  • Outrigger Hotels Hawai‘i Invitational Most Outstanding Pair.
  • Notched a team-high 37 overall wins.
  • Went 37-7 overall and 35-6 in dual matches.
  • 19-3 at the No. 2 flight and 16-3 at the No. 3 flight.
  • Played all but one dual match with Lea Monkhouse
  • Won 28 of 29 matches leading up to NCAA Tournament, including 19 straight.
  • 8-2 in three-set matches (6-2 in dual matches).
  • 17-6 vs. ranked opponents.
  • Partnered with Hannah Zalopany to advance to the Big West Pairs Championship semifinals.
  • Named academic all-Big West.
2017 (Freshman)
  • An AVCA All-American.
  • Also earned All-America honors from VolleyballMag.com.
  • Big West Pairs Team of the Year along with partner Mikayla Tucker.
  • First-team all-Big West.
  • Big West Freshman of they Year.
  • Played all dual matches with Tucker, tallying a 20-15 record.
  • Played all matches at the No. 1 flight.
  • Won five straight matches on two occasions.
  • Seven wins versus ranked opponents.
  • Notched victories over Pepperdine, Florida State, Long Beach State, and Arizona’s top pairs.
  • Helped UH clinch its second consecutive Big West title after winning at the No. 1 flight in the championship match vs. Long Beach State.
  • Big West Pairs Team of the Week on March 28 along with Tucker after going a perfect 3-0 in the Shave Ice Invitational in Irvine, Calif.
  • Advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA Volleyball U21 Trials in Chula Vista, Calif., with fellow freshman Amy Ozee during the preseason (December 2016). 
2017 Match Results

Prep: A 2016 graduate of Capo Valley High school in Mission Viejo, Calif… a two-sport athlete, lettering in volleyball and track…an honor-roll student…played club volleyball for So-Cal Juniors Volleyball Club…along with partner Kelly Reeves, she claimed the championship of the AVPNext Huntington Beach Tournament…was also a fourth-place finisher in the USA Volleyball U19 Trials for the 2015 Huntington Beach AVP…Martin and partner Kathryn Plummer claimed gold in the inaugural FIVB U17 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Acapulco, Mexico…ranked top 15 in CBVA AAA...named to the six-member 2016 AVCA high school beach All-America team.

Personal: Born in Fort Collins, Colorado…major is anthropology and English…has one older brother…father Wally played volleyball for UCLA (1981-84)…mother Michelle played volleyball at the University of Eastern New Mexico...parents are Wally and Michelle Martin of Mission Viejo, Calif.

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