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5/7/20: Blue Devil 360: The ACE Program (PODCAST)
12/21/19: Stanford's Core Four Caps Remarkable Run with Third NCAA Volleyball Title - Mechelle Voepel (espn.com)
12/4/19: Day in the Life: Jenna Gray & Morgan Hentz (VIDEO) - Stanford Athletics
11/6/19: Journey to Hentz-Ville - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)
8/9/19: Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve (GoStanford.com)
8/21/18: My Stanford Story: Morgan Hentz (VIDEO) - Stanford Athletics
Career Accolades
- Three-time NCAA champion (2016, 2018, 2019)
- Three-time Pac-12 champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Three-time AVCA All-America first team (2017, 2018, 2019)
- espnW All-America first team (2019)
- Three-time VolleyballMag.com All-America first team (2017, 2018, 2019)
- VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention (2016)
- Three-time Pac-12 Libero of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Three-time AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference (2017, 2018, 2019)
- All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention (2016)
- All-Pac-12 Freshman Team (2016)
- Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal Winner (2020)
- Senior CLASS Award finalist (2019)
- AAU Sullivan Award semifinalist (2020)
- Three-time Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference (2017, 2018, 2019)
- NCAA Final Four Co-Most Outstanding Player (2018)
- Three-time NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2016, 2018, 2019)
- Two-time NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team (2017, 2019)
- NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team (2016)
- Nine-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2019)
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2017, 2018)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019)
As a Senior (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Libero of the Year
- AVCA All-America first team
- espnW All-America first team
- VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal Winner
- Senior CLASS Award finalist
- AAU Sullivan Award semifinalist (2020)
- Three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28, Nov. 25, Dec. 2)
- Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
- NCAA All-Tournament Team
- NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Broke the school record for career digs (2,310), becoming just the third player in school history and 14th in Pac-12 history to register 2,000 career digs
- 2,310 career digs is fourth all-time in Pac-12 history
- Program-record 4.72 career digs per set
- Led the Pac-12 with 5.03 digs per set - second-most in a single season in school history
- 603 total digs was the fourth-most in a single season in program history
- Recorded double-digit digs in 32 matches and reached the 20-plus dig mark on 18 occasions
- Career-high 11 assists at No. 21 California (Sept. 26)
As a Junior (2018) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Libero of the Year
- AVCA All-America first team
- VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team/Co-Most Outstanding Player
- Five-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Third in the Pac-12 with 4.88 digs per set
- Tied for the third-most in a single season in program history
- 591 digs were the fourth-most in a single season in school history
- Career-high 32 digs in the national final win over No. 6 Nebraska (Dec. 15)
- Season-best nine assists in a sweep over West Virginia (Sept. 1)
As a Sophomore (2017) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Libero of the Year
- AVCA All-America first team
- VolleyballMag.com All-America first team
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 23)
- Aggie Classic ‘Best Libero’
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with 4.08 digs per set
- Ninth-best average in a single season in school history
- 486 total digs was the 10th-most in a single season at Stanford
- Season-high seven assists at Texas A&M (Sept. 3)
- 18 digs and registered her first kill of the season at No. 25 Colorado (Sept. 25)
- 24 digs versus No. 18 UCLA (Nov. 16), including the 1,000th of her career
- Collected 19 digs and six assists in a sweep over No. 2 Texas (Dec. 9) in the NCAA Regional Final
- Season-best 25 digs and six assists in the NCAA semifinal versus No. 2 Florida (Dec. 14)
As a Freshman (2016) • NCAA Champions
- VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team
- All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention
- All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
- NCAA Madison Regional All-Tournament Team
- Recorded double-digit digs in all 34 matches, including 20+ digs on 13 occasions
- Set a Stanford single season record with 630 digs and ranked third with 4.88 digs per set
- Collected 15 digs and five assists in her collegiate debut versus San Diego (Aug. 26)
- Had 21 digs, two aces and her first collegiate kill, a pancake dig that sailed over the net and fell in-bounds in the fifth set against Cal Poly (Sept. 11)
- Her dig/kill against the Mustangs was voted the top play of the month on NCAA.com
- Had 16 digs and tied her season-high with six assists against Boise State (Dec. 3) in the NCAA Tournament
- Career-high five aces to go with 27 digs against No. 16 Florida State (Dec. 9)
- Season-best 30 digs in a five-set win at No. 3 Wisconsin (Dec. 10)
- Notched 27 digs in the national semifinal win over No. 1 Minnesota (Dec. 15)
- Totaled 27 digs in the NCAA finals win over No. 5 Texas (Dec. 17)
USA Volleyball
- Member of the U.S. Youth National Team
- Placed second at the U18 World Championship Tournament in Lima, Peru
Prior to Stanford
- A 2016 graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, Ky.
- Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, captaining her team as a junior and senior (2014 and 2015)
- Four-time regional champions (2011-2015)
- Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year (2015)
- 2015 Miss Kentucky Volleyball
- 2015 Under Armour All-American and West Team MVP
- Greater Cincinnati NKY Sportswoman Association’s High School Sportswoman of the Year (2016)
- Named a Max Preps High School All-American and KHSAA First Team All-State
- No. 22 Senior Ace (PrepVolleyball.com) and finalist for national player of the year
- PrepVolleyball.com All-American and Academic All-American (2015)
- Two-time Cincinnati Enquirer NKY Volleyball Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
- PrepVolleyball.com All-American and National Junior of the Year finalist (2014)
- Two-time KHSAA State Championship All-Tournament Team (2013, 2014)
- Played for NKYVC
- First team in NKYVC club history to win two open qualifies in one season
Personal
- Daughter of Mike and Kerin Hentz
- Oldest of four siblings; Abby, Louie, and Joelle
- Born in Fort Thomas, Ky.
- Full name is Morgan Irene Hentz
Career Highs
| Statistic | Career High | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kills | 1 (9X) | last at USC | Oct. 27, 2019 |
| Attempts | 2 | vs. Washington | Oct. 13, 2018 |
| Hitting Percentage | 1.000 (1-0-1) (8X) | last at USC | Oct. 27, 2019 |
| Assists | 11 | at California | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Service Aces | 5 | vs. Florida State | Dec. 9, 2016 |
| Digs | 32 | vs. Nebraska | Dec. 15, 2018 |
| Blocks | -- | -- | -- |