Morgan Named To NCCSIA All-State Volleyball Team

WINGATE – Senior outside hitter Rebecca Morgan was the only athlete from UNCP to grace the 2011 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division Volleyball Team after leading the Lady Braves in kills this season with 307, the organization announced Thursday afternoon.

The Greencastle, Pa., native was also named to the second-team all-Peach Belt Conference after she posted a .214 hitting percentage and averaged 3.07 kills per set. She also led the Lady Braves with 917 total attacks on the year, while registering a team-best 45 service aces in 100 sets of action. The outside hitter split time on back row as she was third on the team with 256 digs, and she was tied for second of the team with 38 total blocks.

The senior was fifth in the PBC in kills per set and ninth in total kills at the conclusion of the season, and finished third in conference action in kills with 159 along with a 3.18 kills per set and .234 hitting percentage. She finished the season with seven double-doubles and captained the Lady Braves to their best finish in the conference in 16 years, and third best finish since joining the PBC in 1992.

She registered a team-high 24 kills in UNCP's 3-2 epic victory over Augusta State on Nov. 24 and posted back-to-back double-doubles in victories over Augusta State (11/04) and Montevallo (11/05). 

Eight student-athletes from five institutions were selected to the ninth annual NCCSIA volleyball team. Wingate led the schools with four athletes, while Chowan, Mount Olive, Livingstone and UNCP each added one.

The squad consists of student-athletes from NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA colleges and universities in North Carolina.  The state's sports information professionals submitted nominees that were narrowed down to one setter, four outside hitters, two middle blockers and one libero.

2011 NCCSIA College Division All-State Volleyball Team

Position                      Name                                      Class             School                 Hometown

Setter                           Liz Willis % # &                      Sr.                  Wingate               Raleigh, N.C.

Outside Hitter              Anna Hilton                            R-Soph.        Wingate               Hickory, N.C.

Outside Hitter              Tori Lewis                              Sr.                  Chowan               Stafford, Va.  

Outside Hitter              Cory McGowan %                So.                 Wingate               Pittsburgh, Pa.

Outside Hitter            Rebecca Morgan                  Sr.                  UNCP                   Greencastle, Pa.

Middle Blocker            Carly White                            So.                 Mount Olive        Ash, N.C.

Middle Blocker            Phylicia Egbuna                     Jr.                  Livingstone         Chula Vista, Calif.

Libero                         Maggie Malone &                Sr.                  Wingate               Chicago, Ill.

% - 2010 selection

# - 2009 selection

& - 2008 selection