Taylor Morgan

Photo by: Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo

2018 - University of Minnesota Volleyball hosts Penn State

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Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-0
High School:
Blaine HS
Hometown:
Blaine, Minn.
Major:
Youth Studies

PRONUNCIATION

2019 - SENIOR SEASON:
Second Team All-Big Ten • All-Region Honorable Mention • played in 111 sets for the Gophers and ranked fifth on the team in kills with 216 • ranked second on the team in hitting percentage (.343), solo blocks (11), block assists (130), total blocks (141) and blocks per set (1.27) • finished her Gopher career playing in 97 matches and 280 sets and tallied 514 kills and 283 blocks • Preseason All-Big Ten • hit .706 against North Carolina when she had 12 kills in 17 attempts 21 • had 14 kills and six blocks during the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge • had nine blocks during the Diet Coke Classic • added a career-best 11 blocks against Indiana • held a career-best 16 kills and 26 attempts in the win over Iowa • hit .400 and had 13 kills against Rutgers • added seven blocks and six kills against Illinois • had eight blocks against Wisconsin • hit .500 and had four blocks against Northwestern • posted 11 kills and 11 blocks against Michigan and Michigan State • posted five blocks against Ohio State • hit .500 against Michigan • hit .462 vs. Nebraska and had seven blocks • had six blocks against Penn State • hit .571 and had a team-best five blocks in NCAA First Round • had nine blocks against Creighton • had 13 blocks, hit .481 and 15 kills during the NCAA Regionals.

2018 - JUNIOR SEASON:
All-America honorable mention • Second Team All-Big Ten selection • AVCA All-North Region selection • had 249 kills, averaged 2.42 kills per set, and 113 blocks in her first year as a starter • had 16 kills and 13 blocks during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge • had 11 blocks and 11 kills during the Diet Coke Classic • hit .441 and had 20 kills and nine blocks during the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge • had six kills in 11 attempts against Penn State • had nine kills and four blocks against Maryland • added six kills in the win over Wisconsin • hit a stifling .923 against Indiana when she had 12 kills in 13 attempts • posted a match-best 11 kills and hit .562 against Northwestern • hit .500 against Nebraska when she had 13 kills in 22 attempts and added four blocks • had six blocks and hit .400 against Northwestern • had 11 kills against Iowa • added a team-best five blocks against Nebraska (10/20) • had eight kills and four blocks against Michigan State • hit .632 when she had a team-best 13 kills in 19 attempts and five blocks against Michigan • added 15 kills and hit .385 against Wisconsin (10/31/18) • hit .533 against Indiana • hit .500 when she had 11 kills in 18 attempts against Ohio State • hit .467 and had nine blocks against Bryant.

2017 - SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Saw action in 42 sets for the Gophers • recorded 32 kills and 18 blocks • played in three sets during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Aug. 25-26) • played in four sets during the Diet Coke Classic and had four kills • saw action in four sets during the American Campus Classic • played in three sets of the Boise State Classic and had three kills and two blocks - saw action in the Michigan State match and recorded a block • played in two sets against Purdue • played three sets during the Illinois win and had two kills, one dig and one block • added a match-best 12 kills in the win over Rutgers • had a team-best four blocks (1-3) in the win over Maryland • saw action in the Penn State match and delivered a block assist.

2016 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 24 sets and 13 matches during the year • Saw action in her first collegiate game against No. 11 Stanford (8/28) • started against Green Bay, adding three blocks, 10 kills, hitting .500 (9/17) • .hit .667 and added three block assists against Toledo (9/17) • established one kill against Maryland (9/23) • hit .667 against Northwestern (10/9) • saw action against Iowa and No.1 Nebraska (10/21-23) • saw action in two out of three sets against Rutgers, adding two blocks (10/28) • saw action against No. 13 Michigan State and No. 18 Michigan (11/18-20) • recorded two digs and one block in win over No. 3 Wisconsin (11/26).

2015:
Missed the 2015 season due to an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Played high school volleyball at Blaine • was ranked as the 89th recruit in the national recruiting class • played on the Blaine Varsity volleyball team since her freshman year and saw action as both a middle blocker and outside hitter • helped lead the Bengals to a state-tournament berth and was named to the state's all-tournament team • in that state tournament, had 35 kills as she led her team to a third-place finish • as a sophomore, had 230 kills and hit .409 as she garnered all-conference honors • after suffering an injury during her junior year, returned to the Bengals lineup and was named a team captain • also is a standout track athlete.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Matt and Jennifer Bingle • has two sisters, Allie and Grace • father, Matt, is the University of Minnesota's director of women's track & field and cross country • youth studies major • graduated from Blaine in 2015 • was on the student council and Business Professionals of America in high school.