Player of the Week - December 6, 2010

Each Monday during the fall, one collegiate player originally reported as a recruit by AVSR is named AVSR Player of the Week for her cumulative performance during the current season.

Week 15:Rachael Morgan

Florida State University
Junior; 6'2"Right-Side Hitter
Home:Tauranga, New Zealand
Reported by AVSR:August 2007

Last week:
• Returning from a foot injury, Morgan thrived in an NCAA tournament win over Georgia Southern and a 3-2 loss to Florida in the closest and most controversial match of the 2010 tourney.
• Scored 21 kills at .259 efficiency and posted seven blocks in the two matches.
• Against host Florida, after a Set 5 officiating delay with Florida State ahead 13-11, Morgan led FSU to match point at 15-14 before Florida drilled three kills to win 17-15. For the match Morgan totalled 12 kills at .258 efficiency.
• Hit .253 for the year, exceeding her 2009 All-ACC mark despite battling a foot fracture and missing more than a quarter of the season.

Excerpt from original AVSR report:"All-purpose athlete, intensely motivated competitor, and an instinctive, partly-developed player with a terrific swing, sound basic skills, and an easy feel for all phases of the game. .... Recruitable to play LH or RH for a Top 10 Division I team or MB at a slightly lower level." [August 2007]

See Rachael Morgan's bio at the Florida State University web site.
See the news release at the Florida State University web site.

Special Mention:Katja Stepanova

Florida State University
Junior; 6'2"Outside Hitter
Home:Riga, Latvia
Reported by AVSR:November 2007

Last week:
• Teaming with Player of the Week Rachael Morgan, Stepanova scored 3.4 kills/set and 2.5 digs/set in Florida State's NCAA tournament win over Georgia Southern and loss to Florida.
• Led the Seminole offense with 15 kills against top-ranked Florida and added 11 digs.

See Katja Stepanova's bio at the Florida State University web site.
See the news release at the Florida State University web site.