2023 Volleyball Roster
Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Morgan Janda
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Seven Lakes HS
- Prev School:
- Sam Houston
Bio
GRADUATE (2023)
Finished in second on the team with 527 assists and 5.07 assists per set … One of two setters in Houston’s 6-2 rotation … Recorded four double-doubles, all assists-digs … Tallied four matches with double-digit digs … Led Houston in assists 12 times, aces three times and digs twice … One of six Houston servers with 20-or-more aces … Played in 29 matches, making six starts … One of three players to play in all of Houston’s 104 sets … Recorded 31 assists against North Texas (Sept. 1) … Converted .545 percent of sets for 12 assists against West Virginia (Oct. 7) … Season highs: 1 kill, 31 assists, 4 aces, 15 digs, 4.0 points.
SENIOR (2022)
Led the team in assists (758) and assists per set (6.71) … Finished second on the team with most double-doubles this season (6) … Finished third on the team in digs (233) and digs per set (2.06) … Finished fourth on the team in service aces (22) and service aces per set (.19) … Made her Houston debut against Rice (8/26/22) … Led all Houston players in assists with 19 against Rice (8/26/22)… Posted season-high 52 assist against Oregon State (Sept. 3) … Recorded 30-or-more assists in three straight matches against Oregon State (Sept. 3), South Alabama (Sept. 9) and Mississippi State (Sept. 9) … posted three-consecutive double-doubles against Tulane (Nov. 2), Cincinnati (Nov. 4) and Tulsa (Nov. 11).
SAM HOUSTON (2019-21)
A two-sport athlete at Sam Houston, competed in volleyball and track and field as a high jumper ... Named a 2021 All-WAC Second-Team honoree after being named a Preseason All-WAC honoree ... On the court, helped lead the Bearkats to a regular season WAC title in 2021 ... In 2021, led the team with 9.46 assists per set and added 69 kills on a .203 attacking percentage ... Averaged 2.63 digs per set and chipped in 22 blocks in 2021 ... Posted 13 double-doubles in 2021, including a run of eight-straight matches ... Set a career-high 58 assists against UT Arlington (9/4/21) ... 2020-21 All-Southland Conference Second Team ... 2020-21 All-Tournament selection at Southland Tournament ... Led the Bearkats to a 3-1 win over Houston in the 2019 NIVC ... On the track, finished fourth in the high jump at the WAC Outdoor Championships, jumping 1.70 meters ... Set a personal record 1.70 meter jump at the 2022 Houston Alumni Invitational, winning the high jump event.
HIGH SCHOOL
2018 District 19-6A MVP ... Averaged 9.2 assists per set in 2018 ... Had 908 career digs and 275 kills in three years on varsity ... Led Seven Lakes HS to state tournament in 2017 ... Also led SLHS to 2016 regional tournament and 2018 district title ... Named 2017 first team all-district ... Named 2017 GHCVA Setter of the Year ... Named 2017 TSWA and TAVC all-state ... 2017 TGCA all-star ... 2016 District 19-6A Honorable Mention ... Played club ball for Texas Tornados 17-18 Mizuno.
PERSONAL
Parents are Chris and Theresa Janda ... Both parent attended Sam Houston ... Has one older brother, Zach ... Father, Chris, ran track and field at Sam Houston ... Biggest influence is her grandfather Jerry Janda.
Finished in second on the team with 527 assists and 5.07 assists per set … One of two setters in Houston’s 6-2 rotation … Recorded four double-doubles, all assists-digs … Tallied four matches with double-digit digs … Led Houston in assists 12 times, aces three times and digs twice … One of six Houston servers with 20-or-more aces … Played in 29 matches, making six starts … One of three players to play in all of Houston’s 104 sets … Recorded 31 assists against North Texas (Sept. 1) … Converted .545 percent of sets for 12 assists against West Virginia (Oct. 7) … Season highs: 1 kill, 31 assists, 4 aces, 15 digs, 4.0 points.
SENIOR (2022)
Led the team in assists (758) and assists per set (6.71) … Finished second on the team with most double-doubles this season (6) … Finished third on the team in digs (233) and digs per set (2.06) … Finished fourth on the team in service aces (22) and service aces per set (.19) … Made her Houston debut against Rice (8/26/22) … Led all Houston players in assists with 19 against Rice (8/26/22)… Posted season-high 52 assist against Oregon State (Sept. 3) … Recorded 30-or-more assists in three straight matches against Oregon State (Sept. 3), South Alabama (Sept. 9) and Mississippi State (Sept. 9) … posted three-consecutive double-doubles against Tulane (Nov. 2), Cincinnati (Nov. 4) and Tulsa (Nov. 11).
SAM HOUSTON (2019-21)
A two-sport athlete at Sam Houston, competed in volleyball and track and field as a high jumper ... Named a 2021 All-WAC Second-Team honoree after being named a Preseason All-WAC honoree ... On the court, helped lead the Bearkats to a regular season WAC title in 2021 ... In 2021, led the team with 9.46 assists per set and added 69 kills on a .203 attacking percentage ... Averaged 2.63 digs per set and chipped in 22 blocks in 2021 ... Posted 13 double-doubles in 2021, including a run of eight-straight matches ... Set a career-high 58 assists against UT Arlington (9/4/21) ... 2020-21 All-Southland Conference Second Team ... 2020-21 All-Tournament selection at Southland Tournament ... Led the Bearkats to a 3-1 win over Houston in the 2019 NIVC ... On the track, finished fourth in the high jump at the WAC Outdoor Championships, jumping 1.70 meters ... Set a personal record 1.70 meter jump at the 2022 Houston Alumni Invitational, winning the high jump event.
HIGH SCHOOL
2018 District 19-6A MVP ... Averaged 9.2 assists per set in 2018 ... Had 908 career digs and 275 kills in three years on varsity ... Led Seven Lakes HS to state tournament in 2017 ... Also led SLHS to 2016 regional tournament and 2018 district title ... Named 2017 first team all-district ... Named 2017 GHCVA Setter of the Year ... Named 2017 TSWA and TAVC all-state ... 2017 TGCA all-star ... 2016 District 19-6A Honorable Mention ... Played club ball for Texas Tornados 17-18 Mizuno.
PERSONAL
Parents are Chris and Theresa Janda ... Both parent attended Sam Houston ... Has one older brother, Zach ... Father, Chris, ran track and field at Sam Houston ... Biggest influence is her grandfather Jerry Janda.
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