The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Morgan O'Brien
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Libertyville HS
- Hometown:
- Libertyville, Ill.
- Major:
- Health Behavior & Health Education, Masters
2020
Played in 12 matches and 40 sets during the fall schedule…led Texas with 145 digs and 3.63 digs per set…finished second on the team with 13 service aces…also had 24 assists…had a season-high 19 digs at Oklahoma (9/25).
BEFORE TEXAS
2019 (Illinois)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (11/18) … Played in 105 sets, and 27 matches … recorded 402 digs for 3.83 per set … 112 assists and 29 aces.
2018 (Illinois)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … CSU Invitational All-Tournament Team … Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/29) … Academic All-Big Ten … iFund Scholar-Athlete of the Week (12/5) … The mainstay at the libero position, O'Brien started all 36 matches for the Illini … Registered a team-high 571 digs for a 4.33 digs per set average, while also posting 28 service aces … Along with her passing, the Illini were able to record a .281 hitting percentage as a team … Paced all players with 27 digs in the NCAA National Semifinal against Nebraska (12/13).
2017 (Illinois): Saw action in 31 matches, starting 14 and playing in 115 sets … Ranked third on the team with 229 digs for a 1.99 digs per set average … Led the Illini with 22 service aces and registered one kill for 23 points, while also ranking third on the team with 42 assists … Stepped in as the Illini libero for seven matches (Oct. 7-28) during senior Brandi Donnelly's injury, totaling 101 digs for a 3.74 digs per set average … Registered a career-high with 24 digs at No. 5 Minnesota (10/25).
HIGH SCHOOL: PrepVolleyball.com All-American Special Mention and IHSA All-State First-Team as a junior … Named a Max Preps All-American as a sophomore … Two-time North Suburban All-Conference … North Suburban All-Conference Honorable Mention as a freshman … Two-time Daily Herald/Lake County All-Area … Daily Herald/Lake County All-Area Honorable Mention as a freshman … Two-time Pioneer Press All-Area Girls Volleyball Team … Helped her team to the Illinois State Runner-Up in Class 4A as a sophomore … Named the Libertyville High School MVP as a junior … Set the school record for digs as a senior … Earned the Community High School District 128 Distinguished Student Award and High School Hardest Working Award as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born on May 15, 1999 … Daughter of Tammy and Chris O’Brien … Has three older siblings, McKenzie, Mason and Madison, and a German Shepherd named Mercy … In May, O'Brien graduated from Illinois, earning her Bachelor of Science in community health in just three years … At the University of Texas, O'Brien will be pursuing her masters of health behaviors and health education.
