It’s no secret, Delaware County produces a lot of really good volleyball players, and those players tend to rack up a lot of accolades.
Sometimes, those players go on to bigger things, and those accolades keep coming, well beyond the borders of the county.
This year was no different, and a pair of locals claimed the title of becoming college All-Americans. Burris’ Taylor Morey, now a junior libero for Wisconsin, and Delta’s Morgan Bergren, now a junior setter at Kentucky, both made the 2014 AVCA Division I second-team All-American team named in mid-December.
Morey helped lead the Badgers to a 31-3 record, a Big Ten title and an Elite Eight appearance. She led the conference with 5.12 digs per set and was second on the team with 20 aces.
In high school, Morey was Indiana’s 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year and a 2011 first-team Under Armour All-American.
Bergren posted 1,291 assists for the Wildcats, second-most in program history. She helped the team to a .272 hitting percentage and 14.25 kills per set, the latter number leading the SEC. She was second on the team with 91 blocks, third with 28 aces, fourth with 214 digs and fifth with 158 kills.
She helped lead her team to the NCAA tournament, where it fell to Ohio State in the second round. She was a three-time all-state player and All-American in high school with the Eagles.
2013 Volleyball Photo Day on Monday, August 12, 2013. Photo by Chet White | UK Athletics