2013 Women's Volleyball
Morgan Semmelhack
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OH
- Hometown:
- Elmhurst, Ill.
- Prev School:
- York
- High School:
- York
KENT STATE AWARDS & HONORS
โข Letterwinner: 2012
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills:ย 13 (Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
Attack Attempts:ย 44ย (Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
Hitting Percentageย (min. 12 kills):ย .357 (twice, last: at Bowling Green, 9/22/12)
Assists:ย 2 (at Miami, 9/21/12)
Aces:ย 4ย (Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
Digs:ย 7 (vs. South Florida, 9/1/12)
Block Solos:ย 1 (three times, last:ย Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
Block Assists:ย 2 (vs. South Florida, 9/1/12)
Total Blocks:ย 2 (twice, last:ย Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
Points:ย 18.5ย (Western Michigan, 10/19/12)
2013 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
โข Saw action in 11 matches and 29 sets, making one start
โข Totaled 40 kills, two assists, 10 digs and two blocks on the season
โข Posted season-high eight kills at Marshall (Sept. 14) at the Thunder Invitational
โข Recorded season-high five digs vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 13)ย at the Thunder Invitational
2012 - FRESHMAN SEASON
โข Saw action in 25 matches and 74 sets, making 16 starts
โข Third on the team with 1.73 kills per set and fourth in kills (128), points (149), and points per set (2.01)
โข In MAC play, was second on the team in kills (98) and kills per set (1.85) and third in points (114) and points per set (2.15)
โข Posted double-digit kills in consecutive matches against Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Bowling Green for a 2.69 kills per set average over the three matches
โข Recorded career-high 13 kills against Western Michigan (Oct. 19)
โข Posted team-high in kills three times
โข Recorded four kills with zero hitting errors in collegiate debut against VCU at the N.C. State Courtyard Midtown Invitational (Aug. 31)
โข Finished the season with six assists, 11 service aces, 87 digs, and 16 total blocks
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
โข Three-year team captain at York High School in Elmhurst, Ill. under head coach Patty Iverson, earning All-West Suburban Conference Silver honors as a senior in 2011
โข Helped lead the Dukes to a fourth-place finish at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A State Championship as a junior in 2010.
โข Also competed for 1st Alliance Volleyball Club under head coach Natalie Holder, helping lead the squad to a top-ten national ranking and a fifth-place finish in the 17 Open Division at USAV Nationals
PERSONAL
โข Daughter of Sharon and Gene Semmelhack
โข Has two siblings, Evan and Ben
โข Cousin, Doug Burchett, played club volleyball at Illinois; cousin, Jonna Burchett, played volleyball at Illinois State
โข Majoring in visual communication design
