#16 Meg Morningstar 2017-18 Volleyball Roster

Career & Game-by-Game Stats 

HONORS & AWARDS

• Monogram Winner (2015, 2016)
• All-ACC Freshman Team (2015)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)

AS A JUNIOR (2017)

• Started 25 of the 29 matches she played in during her junior season, totaling 103 sets
• Recorded a career-high 119 blocks on the year and added 86 kills and nine digss, while hitting .253
• Logged two double-digit block outings in 2017
• Tied her career high for blocks with 11 and added six kills in the victory over Florida State (10/1)
• Produced a season-high seven kills in matches at Ohio State (9/8) and at home against Clemson (10/15)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)

• Appeared in 18 matches for the Irish, earning a start 12
• Ended the season with 69 kills, 47 total blocks and 94 points
• Recorded seven kills on 15 attempts (.400) as well as three blocks in her first action of the season, against Cleveland State (Aug. 27)
• Posted a season-high 11 kills on 19 attempts (.474) as well as a dig and three blocks in the match against Western Michigan (Aug. 27)
• Recorded a season-best six blocks against Wake Forest, as well as four kills and a dig (Nov. 4)

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)

• Earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors
• Played in 31 of 32 matches with 23 starts
• Finished with 116 kills (1.18 per set), 90 blocks (0.92 per set), five digs (0.05 per set) and nine assists (0.09 per set) for 163.5 points (1.67 per set)
• Led or tied for team lead in kills once, attack percentage six times and blocks nine times
• Tallied 10 kills (.474 A%) and five blocks versus the Blue Raiders (8/30)
• Had five kills and 11 blocks against Temple (9/5) — blocks total was the most by Irish player since 2013 and tied for the eighth most in the rally scoring era (2001-present)
• Turned in arguably best performance of career with 11 kills, no errors (.524 A%) and five blocks against Georgia Tech (11/20)
• Participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
• Earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Earned a monogram

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL

• Graduated from North Allegheny Senior High School in the spring of 2015
• Earned four letters in volleyball and three in basketball
• Named USA Today’s Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania
• Earned several national honors from Prep Volleyball including Senior Ace (Top 250), Academic All-American and high honorable mention All-America (Top 350)
• Selected as a team captain as a senior
• Earned all-section, all-district and first team all-state honors after averaging 16 kills and eight blocks a match in leading her squad to a section championship and runner-up finish in the Western PA Interscholastic Athletic League
• Named all-section, all-district and first team all-state as a junior after helping squad to section and district championships and an undefeated season
• Tabbed all-section and all-district as a sophomore after leading team to a section championship and third place finishes in the district (WPIAL) and at state (PIAA)
• Earned varsity letter in first season of action as a freshman
• Played club volleyball for Renaissance Volleyball Club
• Helped squad nationally qualify at the 16U and 17U levels
• Named all-league in the Ohio Power League for 17U team
• Standout on the basketball court as well
• Captained basketball team and led them to a 24-4 record as a senior
• Named MVP of the 2015 Roundball Classic, which is an all-star game for the top players in Pittsburgh
• Tabbed as the North Allegheny H.S. Female Athlete of the Year
• Graduated with high honors (above a 4.0 GPA)
• Off the court is a senior leader in the Young Life Christian Youth Leadership program and is the yearbook editor
• Earned the Gold Key in Scholastic Art Award
• Played club volleyball with former Irish student-athlete Hanna Muzzonigro
• Full name is Meg Lyn Morningstar
• Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Darren and Kim Morningstar
• Has two younger sisters, Piper and Paige
• Father, Darren, played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and then in the NBA and Europe
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in finance