2019 Volleyball Roster
Davis, Morgan
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 22
Morgan Davis
- Position:
- Middle Blocker/Opposite Hitter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop Moore
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
Bio
HONORS
2020
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 12 matches, while starting in eight…Recorded double-digit kills five times…Finished second on the team with 37 blocks…Finished with six kills and six blocks, including two solo blocks vs. LSU (10/17)…Logged five kills and five blocks vs. LSU (10/18)…Had nine kills and five blocks at Ole Miss (10/22)…Recorded 10 kills on a .714 hitting percentage at Ole Miss (10/23)…Finished with 13 kills on a 435 clip and had five blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Tallied 13 kills on a .476 mark and had five blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Had 10 kills to go along with a .389 hitting percentage and three blocks at Arkansas (11/13)…Recorded 10 kills with a .474 hitting percentage and had three blocks at Arkansas (11/14)… Appeared in one set against Alabama (3/5)…Saw action in a set at Georgia (3/13)…Logged seven kills and two blocks vs. Florida (3/24)…Tallied a kill and a block vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (JUNIOR)
Saw action in 11 sets in seven matches...Appeared in her first match of the season vs. Fairfield (Sept. 7), posting four kills and two blocks...Recorded three blocks, including a solo block vs. Texas State (Sept. 12)...Registered a kill and a block vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Tied her season-high four kills vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Recorded a block vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24).
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 19 matches and 47 sets…Drew her only start in the season opener against Ohio at opposite hitter…Posted double-figure kills for the first time in her career with 13 against Missouri State…Appeared in her first SEC match of the season at South Carolina (Oct. 7), coming off the bench and recording three kills without an error in five attack attempts…Late in the fourth set at Georgia (Oct. 14), was subbed in at middle blocker for the first time this season and finished the match with four kills in five attempts without an error, including three crucial kills in the decisive fifth set…Also subbed in at middle blocker against Tennessee and Kentucky…Returned to the right side against Alabama on Oct. 26, played in three sets and had a career-high five digs…Averaged 1.47 kills and 1.78 points per set for the full season.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Made her A&M debut in the season opener against Sam Houston State…Appeared in 11 matches overall and drew a starting nod five times…Had appeared in only three matches and four sets overall through the first 11 matches before making her first career start and playing in all three sets in the sweep against Mississippi State on Oct. 8…Her seven blocks against the Bulldogs tied for the most by an A&M player in all matches in 2017…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in four matches…Averaged 1.09 blocks per set for the full season and 1.16 blocks per set in 19 SEC sets played…The middle blocker started at opposite hitter for the first time in her career at Ole Miss on Nov. 12 and responded with a career-high seven kills while hitting .312…Was the recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award at the end-of-the-year awards dinner.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a star two-sport athlete at Bishop Moore Catholic High School, having excelled in both volleyball and basketball…Named a 2016 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American and National Senior Player of the Year Finalist…Was ranked No. 84 in the website’s list of Senior Aces, recognizing the top recruits in the nation…Also was named VolleyballMag.com Girls High School All-American Honorable Mention and was the Orlando Sentinel Girls Athlete of the Year as a senior…Helped lead Bishop Moore to a 74-14 record during her three-year career…Coached by Tanya Jarvis, closed out her high school career by leading the Hornets to a second consecutive state championship title, a 32-1 record and a No. 10 national high school final ranking in 2016...Hit 1.000 in the sweep against Ponte Vedra in the 2016 state championship match, collecting 12 kills in 12 attempts and also had the match-winning block…Was a four-year starter and two-time State of Florida District 5A Player of the Year in basketball…Received several scholarship offers to play collegiate basketball, including offers from LSU, Central Florida and Northern Florida prior to deciding to pursue volleyball….As a senior, averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game as an all-area second-teamer for Bishop Moore’s regional semifinal basketball team…Played club volleyball for Top Select Volleyball Academy where she was coached by Blake Rawlins…Team won the 2016 AAU national championship in the 17 Open Division…Qualified for the USAV Girls Junior National Championships each of the last three years, placing third in the 2016 17 Open Division and tying for fifth in the 2017 18 Open Division…Most memorable moment in athletics is winning the high school state championship two years in a row.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was 15 years old and a sophomore in high school…Chose to pursue volleyball over basketball because she likes that there is time to celebrate after scoring…Describes herself as an energetic and positive player and describes the sport as “a getaway from daily life where I can put all my energy and effort into it”…Made official athletic recruiting visits to LSU, West Virginia, UCF, UNF and Georgia…Chose to attend Texas A&M “because of the tradition and how nice the players are”…Most memorable athletic moment at A&M is being able to play volleyball with her sister every day…Hobbies inlcude coloring and playing the ukulele… Volunteered at The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community...Is a member of the FCA and has helped out at their Sports Camp...Also a member of Kappa Theta Beta (KTB)...Went on the Aggies for Haiti trip in the May 2019…Also participated in Sports Fest, teaching and playing volleyball with kids…Majoring in university studies in business with a minor in leadership...Career ambition is to work in speech therapy.
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Favorites:
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
2020
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Texas A&M Co-Unsung Hero Award
- Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- Texas A&M Most Improved Player Award
| Category | Career High (as of 4/1/21) |
| Kills | 13. 3x, last vs. Mississippi State (11/5/20) |
| Attempts | 28 vs. Missouri State (9/7/18) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | .714 [10-0-14] at Ole Miss (10/23/20) |
| Assists | 1, 2x, last vs. LSU (10/18/20) |
| Aces | 0 |
| Digs | 5 vs. Alabama (10/26/18) |
| Solo Blocks | 2, 2x, last vs. LSU (10/17/20) |
| Assisted Blocks | 6 vs. Mississippi State (10/8/17) |
| Total Blocks | 7 vs. Mississippi State (10/8/17) |
| Points | 15.0 vs. Mississippi State (11/5/20) |
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 12 matches, while starting in eight…Recorded double-digit kills five times…Finished second on the team with 37 blocks…Finished with six kills and six blocks, including two solo blocks vs. LSU (10/17)…Logged five kills and five blocks vs. LSU (10/18)…Had nine kills and five blocks at Ole Miss (10/22)…Recorded 10 kills on a .714 hitting percentage at Ole Miss (10/23)…Finished with 13 kills on a 435 clip and had five blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Tallied 13 kills on a .476 mark and had five blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Had 10 kills to go along with a .389 hitting percentage and three blocks at Arkansas (11/13)…Recorded 10 kills with a .474 hitting percentage and had three blocks at Arkansas (11/14)… Appeared in one set against Alabama (3/5)…Saw action in a set at Georgia (3/13)…Logged seven kills and two blocks vs. Florida (3/24)…Tallied a kill and a block vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (JUNIOR)
Saw action in 11 sets in seven matches...Appeared in her first match of the season vs. Fairfield (Sept. 7), posting four kills and two blocks...Recorded three blocks, including a solo block vs. Texas State (Sept. 12)...Registered a kill and a block vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Tied her season-high four kills vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Recorded a block vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24).
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 19 matches and 47 sets…Drew her only start in the season opener against Ohio at opposite hitter…Posted double-figure kills for the first time in her career with 13 against Missouri State…Appeared in her first SEC match of the season at South Carolina (Oct. 7), coming off the bench and recording three kills without an error in five attack attempts…Late in the fourth set at Georgia (Oct. 14), was subbed in at middle blocker for the first time this season and finished the match with four kills in five attempts without an error, including three crucial kills in the decisive fifth set…Also subbed in at middle blocker against Tennessee and Kentucky…Returned to the right side against Alabama on Oct. 26, played in three sets and had a career-high five digs…Averaged 1.47 kills and 1.78 points per set for the full season.
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Made her A&M debut in the season opener against Sam Houston State…Appeared in 11 matches overall and drew a starting nod five times…Had appeared in only three matches and four sets overall through the first 11 matches before making her first career start and playing in all three sets in the sweep against Mississippi State on Oct. 8…Her seven blocks against the Bulldogs tied for the most by an A&M player in all matches in 2017…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in four matches…Averaged 1.09 blocks per set for the full season and 1.16 blocks per set in 19 SEC sets played…The middle blocker started at opposite hitter for the first time in her career at Ole Miss on Nov. 12 and responded with a career-high seven kills while hitting .312…Was the recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player Award at the end-of-the-year awards dinner.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a star two-sport athlete at Bishop Moore Catholic High School, having excelled in both volleyball and basketball…Named a 2016 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American and National Senior Player of the Year Finalist…Was ranked No. 84 in the website’s list of Senior Aces, recognizing the top recruits in the nation…Also was named VolleyballMag.com Girls High School All-American Honorable Mention and was the Orlando Sentinel Girls Athlete of the Year as a senior…Helped lead Bishop Moore to a 74-14 record during her three-year career…Coached by Tanya Jarvis, closed out her high school career by leading the Hornets to a second consecutive state championship title, a 32-1 record and a No. 10 national high school final ranking in 2016...Hit 1.000 in the sweep against Ponte Vedra in the 2016 state championship match, collecting 12 kills in 12 attempts and also had the match-winning block…Was a four-year starter and two-time State of Florida District 5A Player of the Year in basketball…Received several scholarship offers to play collegiate basketball, including offers from LSU, Central Florida and Northern Florida prior to deciding to pursue volleyball….As a senior, averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game as an all-area second-teamer for Bishop Moore’s regional semifinal basketball team…Played club volleyball for Top Select Volleyball Academy where she was coached by Blake Rawlins…Team won the 2016 AAU national championship in the 17 Open Division…Qualified for the USAV Girls Junior National Championships each of the last three years, placing third in the 2016 17 Open Division and tying for fifth in the 2017 18 Open Division…Most memorable moment in athletics is winning the high school state championship two years in a row.
PERSONAL
Began playing volleyball when she was 15 years old and a sophomore in high school…Chose to pursue volleyball over basketball because she likes that there is time to celebrate after scoring…Describes herself as an energetic and positive player and describes the sport as “a getaway from daily life where I can put all my energy and effort into it”…Made official athletic recruiting visits to LSU, West Virginia, UCF, UNF and Georgia…Chose to attend Texas A&M “because of the tradition and how nice the players are”…Most memorable athletic moment at A&M is being able to play volleyball with her sister every day…Hobbies inlcude coloring and playing the ukulele… Volunteered at The Big Event, the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation in which Aggies assist residents within the community...Is a member of the FCA and has helped out at their Sports Camp...Also a member of Kappa Theta Beta (KTB)...Went on the Aggies for Haiti trip in the May 2019…Also participated in Sports Fest, teaching and playing volleyball with kids…Majoring in university studies in business with a minor in leadership...Career ambition is to work in speech therapy.
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Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Algebra
- Favorite quote: “When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much even more will be required.” (Luke 12:48)
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Matt Anderson
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Drew Brees
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): The Pacers
- Favorite social media site: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: Heart cat eyes
- Favorite type of music: Country
- Favorite food: Ice Cream
- Favorite binge watching TV show: The Office
- Favorite book: The Bible
- Favorite movie: Avengers: Endgame
- Favorite Disney character: Rapunzel
- Favorite animal: Flamingo
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: The celebrations
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The people
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Versace on the Floor
- Favorite place to vacation: The Florida Keys
- My nickname is: Mo
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: A spark
- One word to describe me away from the court: Talkative
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My Dad
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: My team winning states my junior and senior year of high school
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Jazzmin (Babers) Martin
- The person I would most like to meet: Jesus
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): think I sound like Laura Pepron
- The most famous athlete I have met: Elena Delle Donne
- The song title that best describes me: Crazy Girl (by: Eli Young Band)
- Best pump-up song: Pump up the Jams
- Musical instruments that I play: The ukulele
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: pop star
- Early bird or night owl: Early bird
- I can’t believe I watch this show: Criminal Minds
- Few people know that I: can’t whistle normally
- My best non-athletic talent(s): I can make really good owl noises
- My most prized possession: My photos
- My most annoying habit: Interrupting
- My pet peeve(s): When people kick the back of my chair
- My superstitions: Losing the first point in a set
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Save it for retirement and donate the rest
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Go to every Disney Park in the world
- Visit Hawaii
- Conquer my fear of drops/roller coasters
- Being at A&M has taught me: The value of friendship
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Take time to appreciate the experiences you have made here at A&M because soon they will just be great memories
- After I graduate, I plan to: Try to get into a speech therapy master's program
- My dream job is: To work with kids
- I am most thankful for: My family, close friends, and the ability to play volleyball at A&M with my sister, and my Lord Jesus Christ who has saved me.
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Lauren Davis
- The teammate who can always make me laugh:Claire Jeter
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Allison Fields
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Taylor Voss
- Teammate most likely to become president: Camille Conner
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Got Talent: Treyaunna Rush
- America’s Next Top Model: Ciera Hecht and Lauren Davis
- American Ninja Warrior: Claire Jeter
- The Amazing Race: Morgan Christon
- Big Brother: Camryn Ennis
- Dancing with the Stars: Karly Basham
- Fixer Upper: London Austin-Roark and Hanna Larson
- Lip Sync Battle: Madison Bowser
- Shark Tank: Mallory Talbert
- Survivor: Erica Lowery
- Top Chef: Melissa Walden
- The Voice: Treyaunna Rush
- Gossip Girl: Sabrina Sustala
- The Bachelorette: Taylor Voss
- The Office: Allison Fields
- Friends: Allison Fields
Highlights: Texas A&M vs TCU
Wednesday, September 10
Utah State Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Utah State 1
Friday, September 05
Utah Postgame: Jamie Morrison
Thursday, September 04
