6 Morgan McKnight
6 - Morgan McKnight
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Manassas, VA
High School: Flint Hill
Position: OH

Career:
Closed the curtain on a four-year career by playing in 138 matches and registering 449 sets of play ... Finished with 61 matches of double-figure kills ... Ranks 13th all-time at Emory with 1,255 kills ... 3,316 attack attempts rank as the program's sixth-highest all-time total ... Stands 17th on the program's career chart in kills per set (2.80 kps).

Senior (2019):
Outstanding final campaign saw her garner many accolades ...  AVCA Second Team All-American ... AVCA All-South Region ... First Team All-UAA ... Three-time UAA Player of the Week ... Recorded 131 sets of play over 36 matches ... Led all UAA players with a 3.37 kills-per-set average ... 441 total kills paced the league and ranked 14th on the school's seasonal list ... Hit .263 (441-150--1105), placing her 12th on the UAA chart ... Produced a team-high 27 matches of double-figure kills ... Tabbed as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Atlanta Regional ... Emory Classic (Aug. 30-31) All-Tournament Team ... Emory Invitational (Oct. 25-27) All-Tournament Team ... Three outings of 20 or more kills including a career-high 22 that led all players in a 3-2 win vs. Clarkson (Nov. 21) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA D-III Championships -- hit .404 (22-3--47) and added seven digs in that match ... Led or shared for team honors in kills in 15 matches ... Put together a 17-match streak (Oct. 18 - Nov. 22) with 10 or more kills ... UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 19) after being named MOP of the NCAA Atlanta Regional, leading all performers with an average of 5.00 kills over 10 sets and hitting a sizzling .414 (50-9--99) ... Led Emory in terminations in all three matches of the NCAA Atlanta Regional including a match-high 21-kills effort in a 3-1 decision over No. 20 Transylvania (Nov. 16) ... Pounded out a match-leading 19 kills and hit .400 (19-3--40) in a sweep of No. 8 Colorado College in the NCAA Atlanta Regional title match ... UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 11) after helping Emory to its second straight UAA crown, averaging 3.77 kills and hitting .264 (49-16--125) over 13 sets ... Compiled a match-best 20 successful attack attempts and added five digs and two block assists in a 3-2 come-from-behind win vs. No. 2 Chicago (Nov. 9) in the UAA title contest ... Hit .588 (10-0--17) against Brandeis in the UAA Championships quarterfinals ... Racked up a team-high 16 kills, hit .300 (16-4--40) and tied for squad honors with six blocks (2-4) in a five-set triumph at No. 9 Berry College (Sept. 7) ... Hit .429 (13-1--28) with her kills total second on the club in a four-set verdict over No. 7 UW-Whitewater (Oct. 26) ... Selected as the UAA Co-Player of the Week (Oct. 2) after helping the Eagles to three wins over four matches, averaging 3.86 kills over 14 sets and registering a .338 attack percentage (54-10--130) ... Tied for team lead with nine terminations and hit .562 (9-0--16) in a sweep of Covenant College (Oct. 15) ... Became the 19th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills in the match vs. Hendrix (Oct. 18), ending that contest with 14 successful attacks to go along with a hitting mark of .353 (14-2--34) ... Opened the UAA Round Robin III in grand style, leading all players with 18 kills and hitting .318 (18-4--44) in a 3-1 triumph over Case Western Reserve (Oct. 20).

Junior (2018):
Competed in 31 matches and totaled 84 sets of play ... Fourth on the team and 16th among UAA players with a 2.50 kills-per-set average ... Placed 14th on the conference ladder with a .263 hitting percentage (210-70--533) ... Nine matches of double-figure kills ... Led or tied for team honors in terminations on 10 occasions ... Earned a spot on the Emory Classic All-Tournament Team (Aug. 31 - Sept. 1), playing in eight of 10 sets and producing a squad-best 4.75 kills-per-game average while hitting .363 (38-9--80) ... Led all players with back-to-back career-high tying 17 kills vs. Whittier (Aug. 31) and Illinois Wesleyan (Sept. 1), hitting .433 (17-4--30) and chipping in six digs in the former, and registering a .295 attack percentage (17-4--44) in the latter ... Big performance in Emory's 3-1 victory over No. 25 Ithaca (Nov. 15) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships, hitting .529 on the strength of 10 kills (second on the team) and just one miscue in 17 swings ... Helped the Eagles to a sweep of No. 25 Berry (Sept. 7) by pounding out a match-leading 12 terminations and hitting .267 (12-4--30) ... Paced Emory with 13 successful attack attempts, while adding four (0-4) blocks, in a five-set battle vs. No. 13 Juniata (Sept. 14) ... Hit .343 (28-6--64) during the UAA Round Robin I (Sept. 29-30), leading the team in kills in two of three matches including an 11-terminations performance vs. Carnegie Mellon (Sept. 30). 

Sophomore (2017):
Established herself as a key weapon in the Emory attack ... Honorable Mention All-American as selected by the AVCA ... AVCA All-South Region pick ... Second Team All-UAA ... Played in 36 matches and tied for the team lead with 125 sets ... Second on the team with 19 matches with 10 or more kills ... Led or shared for Emory's lead in terminations in 10 matches ... Finished second on the squad and eighth among UAA players with a 2.88 kills-per-set average ... Registered a .247 hitting (360-114--997) percentage, good for 16th place among UAA performers ... NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .339 (24-5--56) in wins over Worcester State, Christopher Newport and Berry College ... Hit a team-best .412 (8-1--17) vs. CNU in the Regional semifinals ... Second on the team with a career-high tying 16 kills in a five-set win vs. No. 9 Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 3) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Topped all players with 16 successful attack attempts and hit a season-high .484 (16-1--31) in a 3-0 triumph vs. Case Western Reserve (Oct. 14) during the UAA Round Robin II ... Named UAA Co-Hitter of the Week (Sept. 11) after capturing MVP honors at the Emory Classic where she helped the Eagles to a 4-0 record, averaging a team-high 4.09 kills over 11 sets of play, and finishing with a hitting mark of .422 (45-7--90) ... Registered double-figure terminations and led the team in kills in three matches at the Emory Classic including a pair of 13-termination outings, which led all players, vs. DeSales (Sept. 9) and Chapman (Sept. 8) -- against DeSales, she hit .480 (13-1--25) and contributed nine digs ... Named UAA Hitter of the Week (Sept. 19) after landing MVP acclaim at the Emory National Classic, helping the Eagles post wins against a pair of nationally ranked foes -- averaged a team-best 4.14 kills per set and hit .289 (29-7--76) in victories over No. 8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and No. 6 Juniata ... Team-high 15 kills vs. CMS and followed that with 14 terminations and a hitting effort of .462 (14-2--26) vs. Juniata ... No. 2 on the club with 15 kills and totaled nine digs in a five-set win vs. Birmingham Southern (Oct. 22). 

Freshman (2016):
Enjoyed a fine rookie campaign, registering 109 sets over the course of 35 matches ... Averaged 2.24 kills per set and ranked fourth on the team and 17th on the UAA ladder with a .232 hitting percentage (244-86-681) ... Six matches with double-figure kills ... 0.37 blocks per set ranked 26th among UAA players ... Paced the team with a season-high 15 terminations and hit .275 (15-4--40) vs. Calvin College (Nov. 17) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA D-III Championships ... Stood second on the team in kills per set (2.67) during the team's four-match run in the NCAA Tournament ... Second on the squad with 14 successful attack attempts vs. Washington University (Nov. 4) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Led or shared for team honors in kills on four occasions ... Tied for match honors with nine kills and hit .348 (9-1--23) vs. New Rochelle (Nov. 11) in the NCAA Brockport Regional ... Hit a keen .529 on the strength of nine kills with no errors in 17 attempts in a 3-0 win vs. St. Mary's (Sept. 3) ... Recorded a season-high attack percentage of .562 (9-0--16) in a 3-0 decision vs. Case Western Reserve (Oct. 2) ... Hit .359 (35-7--78) over a four-match stretch (Oct. 28 - Nov. 4), with one of those contests a .389 (8-1--18) performance vs. NYU (Nov. 4) in the opening match of the UAA Championships ... Registered a team-high 12 kills in a five-set clash vs. No. 15 Eastern (Oct. 22) ... Finished with a hitting mark of .368 (7-0--19) and contributed a season-high tying four total blocks in a 3-0 win vs. Clarkson (Oct. 28). 

High School:

Standout member of the volleyball program at the Flint Hill School … Was coached by Carrol and Dave Denure … Helped her team to three consecutive Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division I state titles … Named the 2015 Virginia Division I Player of the Year after helping Flint Hill to a final record of 22-7 that included wins in 18 of its last 20 matches … Chalked up 20 kills and 13 digs vs. Paul VI Catholic in the state title match … Recorded 440 kills, 301 digs and 50 block solos her final season as a prep … Two-time member of the VISAA Division I All-State Team … All-conference honoree as a junior and senior … All-Metro Second Team her final two campaigns … As a junior, she finished with 311 terminations as Flint Hill turned in a 34-0 won-lost ledger … Team captain as a freshman and senior … Played club volleyball for NVVA 18 Ice for one year and with Metro American for three.

Personal:
Daughter of Jhon and Denee McKnight ... Born Dec. 15 ... Majors in psychology. 


Career Stats

Year SP-MP K KPS A SA TB BPS
2019 131-36 441 3.37 7 8 47 0.36
2018  84-31 210 2.50 6 2 17 0.20
2017 125-36 360 2.88 14 4 38 0.30
2016 109-35 244 2.24 3 2 40 0.37
TOTAL 449-138 1255 2.79 30 16 142 0.31

 

Morgan McKnight Career-High Kill Matches

Opponent SP Kills Date
Clarkson 5 22 11/21/2019
Transylvania 4 21 11/16/2019
Chicago 5 20 11/9/2019
Colorado College 3 19 11/17/2019
Wash U 5 19 11/8/2019
Wittenberg 5 18 11/2/2019
Case Western Reserve 4 18 10/20/2019