Morgan Carter
- position Defensive Specialist/Libero
- height 5-9
- class Senior
- Hometown Dallas, Texas
- High school Plano West
- Major Sport and Entertainment Management
- position Defensive Specialist/Libero
- height 5-9
- class Senior
- Hometown Dallas, Texas
- High school Plano West
- Major Sport and Entertainment Management
Morgan Carter Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2022, 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 (JUNIOR)
- Earned the starting libero role and played in the first 23 games before a late-season injury.
- Led the team in digs, with 351, and ranking eighth in the SEC with 3.86 digs per set.
- Her digs per set average (3.86) is the eighth highest for a single season in the program’s rally scoring era.
- Started at libero for both Towson matches, averaging 3.71 digs per set in the series.
- Matched a career high with six assists and also led the team with 17 digs against Clemson (8/30).
- Finished with 22 digs in the win over Miami (9/1).
- Set a career high with 27 digs in four sets at Winthrop (9/16).
- Averaged 5.14 digs per set in the team’s opening road weekend of SEC play (9/22-24).
- Totaled 25 digs with a season-high two service aces at Ole Miss (9/29).
- Is one of 14 players in program history to have four or more games with 20+ digs in a single season.
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
- Appeared in four matches total.
2021 (FRESHMAN)
- The first true freshman to start as the team’s main libero since the position was first introduced in college volleyball in 2002.
- Led the team with 299 digs while starting at libero in 26 matches.
- Her average of 3.22 digs per set is the best by a freshman in the rally-scoring era and is the second best in the program’s all-time history.
- Reached 15 or more digs in eight matches, with a season high of 19 digs in wins vs. UCF (9/3) and Missouri (10/1).
- In serve receive, she was targeted 389 times (third-most on the team) and finished with a serve reception percentage of .943.
- Also finished fourth on the team with 18 service aces, committing just 24 total errors on 310 serves.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Born in Illinois, but became a four year varsity letter winner and earned two state championships while attending high school in Tennessee.
- Played her junior and senior years of high school at Plano West High School after moving with her family to Texas.
- Led Plano West to the state championship final in 2019.
- Competed and trained with the Madfrog Volleyball 18 National Green club team in Texas.
- Made Prep Volleyball’s Fresh 59, Soph 79 and High School All-American teams during her high school career.
- Member of the AVCA Phenom List.
- Spent time training with USA Volleyball’s A1 Select and A1 Youth teams.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Kini Beatty and Alan Carter.
- Has one sister, Kamryn, and one brother, Bryce. Her sister played volleyball at McKendree University.
- Plans to major in occupational therapy at South Carolina.
