Morgan Jones

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Malad
Hometown:
Malad, ID

Notables: Her 46 attempts against Brown in 2002 rank third in program history for a three-set match ... Sixth-highest career kills per set in program history (3.13) ... Eighth-best career attempts per set in Syracuse history (8.10).

Junior Year (2003): Posted a .244 hitting percentage and was second on the squad with 362 kills, 3.42 kills per game and 907 attempts ... Recorded double-digit kills in 20 matches, including 10 BIG EAST matches ... Led team in kills in 11 matches ... Posted a .444 hitting percentage against Canisius on with 10 kills on 18 attacks ... Set a career-high with four block assists against Kentucky ... Named to the Kentucky Conference Challenge All-Tournament Team after she recorded 16 kills on 39 attempts against Virginia ... Posted 40 attacks against Georgetown ... Had 15 kills on 38 attempts at St. John’s ... Recorded 50 attacks against Boston College ... Tied her personal best with 24 kills on a career-high 55 attacks against Miami ... Recorded 17 kills on 40 attempts with just two errors for a .375 hitting percentage against Virginia Tech ... Hit a season-best .528 on 21 kills and 36 attacks with just two errors against Robert Morris.

Sophomore Year (2002): Led team with 3.65 kills per game … Second on team with .232 season hitting percentage … Recorded 14 matches in double-figures in kills, including nine BIG EAST matches … Led team in kills in 11 matches … Posted a career-high 24 kills on 46 attempts with five errors for a .416 attack percentage against Canisius … Named to the all-tournament team at the Syracuse Invitational Tournament … Recorded 17 kills on 29 attempts with three errors for a .483 hitting percentage versus St. John’s … Posted a .600 hitting percentage versus Wagner with six kills on 10 attempts with zero errors … Recorded 15 kills against Brown, Niagara, West Virginia and Notre Dame.

Freshman Year (2001): Posted 134 kills and 67 digs … Had 28 total blocks on 14 solos and 14 block assists … Recorded 12 kills against Villanova and Northeastern … Had a career-high three solo blocks against Seton Hall and Buffalo … Recorded 11 kills and a personal-best nine digs against Providence … Tallied four total blocks against Seton Hall and Buffalo … Hit a collegiate-best .636 against Colgate.

High School: Played middle blocker and outside hitter at Malad High School … Played club volleyball for five years with the East Idaho Juniors where she was coached by Jeff Craven … Four-year starter at Malad … Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … Named to the all-area team as a junior and senior … Was a first-team all-state selection in 2000 … Also competed in basketball and track at Malad … Was a three-year starter in basketball, earning all-state honors her junior year … A four-year state qualifier in track & field where she placed in the shot put and discus.

Personal: Morgan A. Jones … Born April 1983 … Daughter of Arne and Cathie Jones … Two brothers … Father played football at Idaho State and the University of Idaho from 1975-79 … Majoring in philosophy.