2007: Appeared in all 27 matches, six of which in a starting role ... Ended season with 158 digs, fifth on the team, and five service aces which ranked seventh ... Reached double-digit digs on five separate occasions and recorded two assists three times ... Tallied one kill and four digs in win over George Washington (Aug. 24) ... Recorded an ace against Georgetown (Aug. 25) ... Notched a kill in win over Buffalo (Sep. 7) ... Matched career high with 14 digs at Northeastern in five-game victory (Oct. 7) ... Totaled 14 kills, tying career mark, in regular season finale against Hofstra (Nov. 10) ... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

2006: Appeared in 63 games and 21 matches during the season... Had 130 digs on the season, the fifth-highest total on the team... Set career highs in hitting percentage (.389), assists (6) and total blocks (3) against Georgetown on Aug. 26... Finished with a career best three aces against Central Michigan on Sept. 1... Had six kills on 15 swings with eight digs against Towson on Sept. 9... Recorded 12 digs against VCU on Sept. 22... Set a career high the following night against William & Mary with 14 digs... Matched her career high with eight kills against Northeastern on Sept. 29... Matched a career high with eight kills against Towson on Oct. 13. Also added 10 digs and two blocks in the match... Had 10 digs against Delaware on Oct. 14... Had nine digs against UNC Wilmington on Oct. 22... Had eight digs against VCU on Oct. 28... Made the Dean's List during the fall semester.

2005: Appeared in 18 of 25 matches for the Patriots... Recorded kills in eight matches... Had career-high six kills against Hofstra on Oct. 15... Had 10 or more total attacks in five different matches... Had a dig in nine matches and a career-high five digs against VCU on Nov. 4... Had a solo block on Oct. 7 against Towson... Had two block assists against Delaware (Oct. 8) and at UNC Wilmington (Oct. 28)... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Prep: Played four years of volleyball and swam for four seasons at Villa Maria Academy... As a junior, helped lead the Hurricane to the AAA state championship... Is fifth all-time at Villa Maria in kills with 605... Also 12th all-time in digs with 498... Was named first-team MainLine Times as a junior and senior... Earned first-team All-District as a senior and second-team as a junior... Was first-team All-League as a junior and senior... Also a Philadelphia Inquirer first-team All-Area selection... Participated in eight years of club swimming, six years of club volleyball and four years of club soccer.

Personal: Full name is Morgan Marie Connell... Parents are Bill and Maryanne Connell... Has a younger sister, Jenna, 16... A 2005 graduate of Villa Maria Academy with a 3.8 GPA... Father played basketball at the University of Maine... Hobbies include swimming and photography... Chose Mason over Rutgers.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 8, three times, last vs. Towson, 10/13/06
Total Attacks: 27, vs. Towson, 10/13/06
Assists: 6, vs. Georgetown, 8/26/06
Aces: 3, vs. Central Michigan, 9/1/06
Digs: 14, vs. William & Mary, 9/23/06
Total Blocks: 3, vs. Georgetown, 8/26/06