Sophomore (2011): Missed several games due to an illness ... Started at the libero position in every match that she was healthy for ... Led the team in digs (417) ... First on the team in digs per ... set (4.63) That number puts her 5th in the SoCon in digs per set ... Match-highs in digs on Oct. 4 (20 vs. UNC Asheville) and Oct. 7 (19 vs. Davidson) ... Set season-high in digs with 20 against UNC Asheville on Oct. 4th ... Tallied over 15 digs in the last seven matches, dating back to Oct 22.
Freshman (2010): Named to the 2010 SoCon All-Freshman Team as a Libero... Played in all 32 matches for the Catamounts, starting the majority at the libero position... One of the top defensive players for WCU, recording a team-high 459 digs, a dig/set avg. of 4.14... Fourth on the team in service aces with 18... Fourth in the SoCon in total digs (top freshman in this category)... Career best 29 digs against mountain-rival UNC Asheville 9/18... Also notched 26 digs at Chattanooga (10/9)... Logged 21 digs against Bethune-Cookman (9/26)... Recorded four assists against USC Upstate on 9/22.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Eastern Alamance High School... Helped her team to conference titles during her junior and senior campaigns... Selected to the all-conference team in 2007-09, earning Player of the Year accolades in 2009... Named Eastern Alamance High School's Athlete of the Year during her senior year... Helped her team capture the 2009 Invitational Championships, earning Most Outstanding Player honors... Ranked as the No. 1 defensive player in North Carolina according to MaxPreps.com.
Personal: Full name is Morgan Brittney Cochran... Daughter of Van and Nancy Cochran... Has three brothers, Waylon, Logan and Carson... Hobbies include playing the guitar and piano in addition to singing.
*Updated Oct. 5, 2011*
Career Bests Digs: 29 vs UNC Asheville (09/18/10) Assists: 4 vs USC Upstate (09/22/10)
