Michigan State University Athletics
Angela Morley Named To All-Mideast Region Volleyball Team
12/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Dec. 11, 2002
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State senior middle blocker Angela Morley (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa) was named Wednesday to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region Volleyball Team. It marks the second honor in as many weeks for Morley, who was named last week to the All-Big Ten first team.
Morley, who was a 2002 preseason All-Big Ten selection, set MSU's all-time total blocks and block assists records this season. She currently has 636 total blocks and 551 block assists - totals which both rank fourth in Big Ten history.
This season, Morley ranks third in the Big Ten and 29th nationally in blocks, averaging 1.34 per game. She has twice hit the 12-block plateau in matches this season (9/14 vs. South Florida; 10/4 vs. Ohio State), which is tied for the fourth best performance in a single match in MSU history.
Morley has also excelled offensively, ranking ninth in hitting percentage (.339) in the Big Ten. She is second in MSU history with a .314 career attack percentage (954 kills, 320 errors, 2,017 attempts).
Morley and the Spartans will take on No. 1 USC Thursday at 8 p.m. EST in the West Regional semifinals.
ALL-MIDEAST REGION TEAMNAME CL POS.Melissa Brewer, INDIANA JR MBCassie Busse, MINNESOTA JR OPPErin Byrd, WISCONSIN SR OHPaula Gentil, MINNESOTA FR LIBStacey Gordon, OHIO STATE SO OHLaura Hageman, OHIO UNIVERSITY JR. MBErika Lange, NORTHWESTERN JR MBMishka Levy, PENN STATE SR OHAngela Morley, MICHIGAN STATE SR MBMorgan Shields, WISCONSIN JR SCara Smith, PENN STATE JR MHLindsey Vander Well, MINNESOTA SO S
Region Freshman of the Year: Paula Gentil, Minnesota, DS/LibHonorable Mention: Lisa Argabright (Illinois, MB, Jr.), Katie Butts (Ball State, OH, Sr.),Erin Moore (Michigan, MB, Jr.), Camila Olaio (Eastern Michigan, S, Sr.), Sam Tortorello (PennState, S, Fr.), Goedele Van Cauteren (Manhattan College, S/H, Jr.)
