Senior - 2014

• Illini Classic All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 31 matches as a senior, making one start.
• Totaled 282 kills, 54 blocks and 53 digs with a .248 hitting percentage on the season.
• Hit .320 with 10 kills in the season opener against Long Beach State, then hit .636 with seven kills and no errors against Southern Illinois en route to Illini Classic All-Tournament honors.
• Registered the first kills-blocks double-double in three years at No. 2 Stanford, tying for the team lead with 16 kills and more than doubling her career high with 10 blocks.
• Tallied 18 kills, hitting .333, with three blocks and four digs against Virginia Tech.
• Hit .562 with 10 kills against Washington State.
• Hit .444 with nine kills against South Dakota.
• Continued her efficient attack against Rutgers, tallying 10 kills and hitting .444.
• Posted 15 kills and a solo block at Ohio State.
• Did not start, but came in to hit .317 with 17 kills and seven blocks at Iowa, including posting seven kills on eight swings in the second set alone.
• Matched her career high with 21 kills along with six digs and three blocks to lead Illinois to a 3-1 victory at No. 13 Nebraska.
• Led the match with 15 kills, hitting .278, against No. 13 Purdue.
• Led the Illini to their first sweep of the Michigan road trip since 2003, posting 19 kills at Michigan State then turning in 17 at Michigan. Exploded for 15 kills over the final three sets to drive the Illini's comeback from down 0-2 to defeat the Wolverines in five.
• Replaced an injured Birks in the fifth set against No. 10 Nebraska and slammed four kills in the crucial final frame.
• Had five kills in the first set against Iowa State, including a key swing to make it 25-24 and help set up the Illini's extra-point win.
• Posted 12 kills, three blocks and four digs vs. No. 5 Florida, including two crucial kills in the fifth set to tie the score at 14-14 and extend the NCAA Regional match.

Junior - 2013

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all but one match (32) on the year, making five starts.
• Third on the team with 250 kills and 270 points, hitting .210 with 36 blocks, 56 digs, four assists and a service ace.
• Appeared in all three matches at the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational, garnering significant playing time against No. 17 Kentucky. Entering the match originally on defense, she tallied two digs and received 13 serves without an error. She then earned herself the chance to stay in on the attack, hitting .375 with four kills and a block.
• Saw action in all three matches of the Illini Classic, registering three kills and a block against No. 2 Texas while playing front row for Julia Conard.
• Was a bright spot at No. 15 UNC, recording five kills and two blocks in the second half of the match.
• Made her first start of the season at Duke, recording her first career double-double with then-career highs in kills (a team-best 14) and digs (11).
• Had eight kills and six digs in her start against Iowa.
• Hit .364 with five kills at No. 9 Michigan State.
• Recorded eight kills at No. 14 Michigan, scoring three in the fifth set including, a tip shot to tie the score at 12-12.
• Set a new career high with 15 kills at Indiana, tallying four blocks including her first two career solo blocks.
• Had a tremendous weekend against No. 4 Penn State and No. 17 Ohio State, shattering her career high with 21 kills while hitting .400 against PSU, then putting up 15 kills against OSU.
• Tallied her third-straight double-digit kill match at Northwestern, with 10 kills and a block assist.
• Marked down her fourth-straight double-digit kill match with 10 at No. 16 Wisconsin.
• Had nine kills and two digs in the first two sets at No. 11 Nebraska.
• Erupted for 19 kills, hitting .341, against No. 17 Michigan.
• Led the team in kills in both matches on Nov. 15-16, hitting .388 with 25 kills, four blocks and two digs on the weekend.
• Tied for the team lead with 15 kills at Ohio State.

Sophomore - 2012

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 16 matches on the season, making three starts.
• Tallied 73 kills, 28 digs, 15 blocks, four assists, and two aces, while hitting .241 on the year.
• Had more kills in the first weekend (16) than she did all of last season (11).
• Led Illinois in kills vs. Pepperdine (9).
• Hit .500 with 10 kills and no errors in 3-0 victory over Iowa State on Aug. 31.
• Set a new career high against Cincinnati on Sept. 7 with 12 kills, then matched the kill total the following day against Louisville.
• Returned to the court in the fourth set against Ohio State to force a momentum shift, scoring the next two-straight Illini points.
• Set a new career high with six digs at Wisconsin, playing for Birks in the first set and for Stark later in the match.
• Started in the back row at No. 2 Penn State.

Freshman - 2011

• Appeared in nine matches, totaling 11 kills, three digs and a block.
• Had eight kills vs. Houston, hitting .364 with five kills in the second set.

High School

• Ranked No. 33 in PrepVolleyball.com's list of Senior Aces.
• Three-time Decatur Herald & Review Macon County Player of the Year.
• AVCA/Under Armour All-America Watch List.
• 2009 second-team all-state; 2008 honorable mention.
• Four-time ECIC all-conference performer, the last three seasons unanimously.
• Has twice earned National Junior Classic Most Valuable Player accolades.
• Helped LSA to four straight ECIC conference titles.
• Her 1,401 career kills are 12th-most in Illinois high school history.
• A member of the Illini Elite Club team.
• Four-time USA AAU All-American and was named to the JVDA National Championship All-Tournament team.
• Named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America Watch List.

Personal

• Born on July 30, 1993.
• Daughter of David and Jane Criswell.
• Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism.

Criswell's Career Single-Match Highs:

K: 21, 2x-last at Nebraska (10/18/14)
TA: 51 at Nebraska (10/18/14)
Pct: .636 (7-0-11) vs. Southern Ill. (8/30/14)
A: 2 vs. Pepperdine (8/25/12)
SA: 2 vs. Iowa State (9/1/12)
D: 11 at Duke (9/21/13)
BS: 2 at Indiana (10/12/13)
BA: 10 at Stanford (9/7/14)
TB: 10 at Stanford (9/7/14)

Getting to Know Morganne

Nickname: Mogz, Morgii, Mo
Career Plans: Play volleyball overseas and work for NIKE
Favorite Movie: The Harry Potter series
Movie you've seen in the theater you've regretted seeing the most: Halloween
Favorite Midnight Snack: Frozen Grapes
Three things on your "bucket list": Play in the Olympics, Go to New York or California, Get a tattoo
What are you most proud of and why: All of my volleyball accomplishments, because originally I wanted to be a ballerina.
Famous person you admire and why: Oprah. She is influential and not afraid to be opinionated.
Favorite quote: "If you don't like where you are change it. You're not a tree."
Your favorite sundae topping: Peanut butter
Your weirdest quirk: I hiccup all the time
Favorite Musical Group: New Boyz
Favorite Vacation Spot: Rehoboth Beach
Secret Talent: I can make my shoulder blades pop out
Favorite game: Catch Phrase
Lucky number: 18
Favorite subject in high school: English
Favorite class at Illinois: Animal Science
Who did you idolize growing up? My mom. I still idolize her. She is my best friend.