Student-Athlete of the Week (10-4)
MAAC Sports
Michael
O'Keeffe, Fairfield Men's Soccer
Jr., Goalkeeper
- Christchurch, New Zealand
A
two-time All-MAAC performer, O'Keeffe is in his third season as the Stags
starting goalkeeper. He owns a 3.35 GPA in New Media/Television. On the pitch,
O'Keeffe owns a 1.69 goals against average with one shutout this season. He has
started every game since arriving on the Fairfield campus for the 2009 season.
Sam Morgan,
Niagara Volleyball
Sr., Libero -
Cincinnati, Ohio
Senior
Libero Sam Morgan has etched her name throughout the Niagara record book
throughout her tenure as a student-athlete. Morgan, who holds the single season
record in digs with 613 set in 2009, became the program's career leader in digs
on Sept. 2, 2011 and is the conference active career leader in digs with 2,065
after 18 matches played this season. Morgan leads the conference in digs and
ranks fifth in the nation in digs per set. Morgan, who was named to the 2010
MAAC All-Tournament Team, has earned the conference defensive player of the
week award nine times during her career, including three times this
season. A two-time MAAC All-Academic team member, Morgan holds a 3.68
grade-point average and has been an instrumental part of the team that has been recognized
by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for
the last three seasons.