Kayla Morin

Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Portage Northern
Hometown:
Portage, Mich.

2016: Named CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Recorded a career-record 10 blocks at Lipscomb (9/9) ... Had a .455 hitting performance against Chattanooga (11-for-22, with just one error) (9/2) ... Hammered a season-high 12 kills to help lead Northwestern past Virginia in the Cavalier Classic championship match (8/27) ... Handed out a career-high three assists in the Wildcats’ win over Buffalo (8/27).

2015: Academic All-Big Ten ... Named the Northwestern recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Notched her second double-double of the season with 16 kills and 13 digs against Minnesota (11/11) ... Served a career high three aces and tallied a season high 16 digs vs. Illinois (11/4) ... Hit at a career high .500 clip with nine kills on 18 attempts at Indiana (10/24) ... Recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 14 digs to go along with a career high three assists in leading Northwestern to a win over No. 3 Penn State (10/10) ... Notched a double-double at Minnesota that included a season-high 14 digs (9/30) ... Paced the Northwestern offense vs. Missouri State with a season high 18 kills on 47 assists ... Rewrote her season highs at the Boise State Tournament with 10 kills vs. Idaho State (9/4), 35 attempts, six blocks and 12 digs vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/5) and an ace and two assists at Boise State (9/5) ... Proved versatile in the Wildcats’ 3-0 win over New Hampshire with seven kills, an ace, nine digs and three blocks (8/28) ... Served an ace in all three matches of the Rambler Challenge.

2014: Finished the season ranked second on the team in kills per set (2.77) and digs per set (2.40) ... Tied for eighth in the Big Ten with nine double-doubles for the season ... Appeared in all 116 sets ... Earned her ninth double-double behind 12 kills and 10 digs against Maryland (11/29) ... Also added five blocks in the match ... Notched 8 kills and 10 digs in victory over Iowa (11/22) ... Posted 10 kills and 12 digs, her second of back-to-back double-doubles in series against Illinois (11/8) ... Added another double-double behind 15 kills and a season-high 18 digs in upset victory over No. 9 Illinois (11/5) ... Posted third consecutive double-double behind 14 kills and 13 digs against Michigan (10/31) ... Earned second of back-to-back double-doubles behind 13 kills and 12 digs against Indiana (10/25) ... Also added five blocks against the Hoosiers ... Posted a double-double behind 10 digs and a career-high 22 kills against No. 13 Purdue (10/24) ... Tallied 11 kills and added eight digs and two blocks against Iowa (10/18) ... Put away five kills and added eight digs and a block against No. 13 Nebraska (10/15) ... Posted seven kills, 13 digs and added three blocks against Ohio State (10/11) ... Had six kills, seven digs and two blocks against defending national champion Penn State (10/8) ... Registered 11 kills and nine digs in victory over No. 18 Minnesota (10/5) ... Had 9 kills and 11 digs against No. 6 Wisconsin (10/1) ... Tallied 18 kills and added six digs against Maryland (9/27) ... Posted a career-high three aces against Rutgers (9/26) .. Notched seven kills, an assist and five digs against Green Bay (9/21) ... Put down a career-high eight blocks against Ohio (9/18) ... Also added a double-double behind 10 kills and 16 digs ... Registered four blocks and nine kills in win over Virginia (9/13) ... Posted nine kills, eight digs and three blocks in win over Loyola (9/12) ... Tallied 12 kills and three blocks against Youngstown State (9/12) ... Matched career high with two aces in win over Cal State Fullerton (9/5) ... Contributed 13 digs and four blocks and an assist in win over Brown (9/6) ... Matched career high with two assists against NIU (8/30) ... Started season with 14 kills at a clip of .433 against Colorado (8/29) ... Hitting percentage marked a career high ... Also added 12 digs and six blocks against the Buffaloes.

2013: One of four true freshmen to see action ...Only one to start all 32 matches ... Ranks third on the team with 265 kills ... Ranks second on the team with 22 service aces ... Scored three kills and added a service ace and three digs against No. 13 Wisconsin (11/30) .... Tallied four kills and four digs and added an ace against No. 18 Illinois (11/27) ... Paced the Wildcats with 13 kills at Ohio State (11/23) ... Notched 14 kills and 15 digs at No. 2 Penn State (11/22) ... Chipped in with 12 kills vs. Indiana (11/17) ... Notched 10 kills and added six digs and two blocks against No. 17 Michigan (11/10) ... Tallied fourth double-double behind 13 kills and 11 digs against No. 13 Michigan State (11/8) ... Had 11 kills and added eight digs and two aces in win at Iowa (11/1) ... Recorded nine digs and two aces at Minnesota (10/27) ... Posted 15 digs and macthed a career high with two aces against Illinois (10/23) ... Notched nine kills vs. No. 4 Penn State (10/20) ... Racked up a career-high 17 kills on personal-best 47 attempts against No. 17 Ohio State (10/16) ... Added 10 digs to record third double-double ... Notched 13 digs against No. 20 Purdue (10/12) ... One of five players with at least eight kills at Indiana (10/11) ... Hit .357 with five kills against Michigan State (10/5) ... Collected 16 kills against Iowa (9/28) ... One of three 'Cats in double figures with 13 kills against IUPUI (9/22) ... Notched 11 digs and a pair of aces vs. Miami (OH)(9/20) ... Hit .370 (12-2-27) against Portland State (9/14) ... Led Wildcats with 12 kills in that match ... Posted 16 kills in three-set win over Columbia (9/6) ... Earned .351 attacking percentage in that match ... Secured a double-double against Belmont with 12 kills and 13 digs (9/6) ... Registered first career double-double in season's first win against Milwaukee (8/31) ... Led Wildcats with 22 digs against the Panthers ... Also added five blocks and an ace vs. UWM.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Portage Northern High School ... Voted team MVP sophomore and junior year ... Named All-Conference, All-Region and Second-Team All-State junior year ... 2010 Kalamazoo Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention ... 2011 Kalamazoo Gazette All-Area team ... Named to PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Aces List ... Named to Volleyball Magazine's Top 25 Underclassman to Watch list ... Member of USA Women's Junior National Team that won the High Performance Championship in Des Moines, Iowa ... Won 3rd place and a qualification to the 2013 World Championships at Managua, Nicaragua at the NORCECA Championship ... Team ranked 2nd in nation in 2011 with 16 and under division ... won JVA Showcase, JVA World Challenge, Pre-Nationals, Great Lakes Volleyfest Tournaments in 2011 ... placed 3rd in Great Lakes Power League 17/18 division in 2011 ... All-Tournament Team for JVA Showcase in Wisconsin Dells, WI in 2011 ... 17-and-under division team ranked 10th in nation ... Ran track as a freshman ... Conference and Regional Champion in 800 meter run ... Highest Honor Roll student all four years ... Recipient of Daughters of the American Revolution award for Portage Northern ... National Honor Society Member.

Personal: Daughter of Gretchen Kauth and Dave Morin ... Mother, Gretchen, played collegiate volleyball at Minnesota ... Father, Dave, played tennis at Minnesota ... Father is head men's tennis coach at Western Michigan ... Majoring in Political Science.