Michaela Collins Video
2016 (Junior): Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Academic Team…Played in a total of 41 sets, while starting in nine of the 18 matches she played…Had her best season as a Lady Bear, finishing with 31 kills, 29 digs, seven service aces, two assists and two blocks, all season-bests…Had a career-high three service aces, five kills, seven digs, an assist and a block in the season finale at Coppin State (11/6)…Set a career-high eight digs at Howard (11/4)…Finished with a career-high six kills against No. 7 Florida (9/3) during the Spartan Invitational…Set a career-high six kills, a dig, a block and a service ace against NJIT (8/26) at the La Salle Invitational.
2015 (Sophomore): Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Academic Team…Played in 15 sets, making three starts…Totaled three kills, a service ace, three digs and six blocks…Tallied a season-best two kills, a service ace, a dig and a solo block vs. Central Connecticut during the second day of the UIC Invitational (9/5)…Made her first collegiate start and finished with a kill, a dig and a block against host Illinois-Chicago in the opener of the UIC Invitational (9/5).
2014 (Freshman): Was a first-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Saw action in one set against Delaware State (11/2).
High School: Lettered in both volleyball and basketball for three seasons at West Campus High…Helped the Warriors to a 25-7 record, including 15-0 in the Golden Empire League…Had her best season as a senior, when she led the team in kills (116), kills percentage (53.3 percent), solo blocks (62) and total blocks (114)…Finished her career with 157 kills, 72 solo blocks, 130 total blocks, 10 service aces in 104 sets played, along with a .245 hitting percentage…Earned most improved player, All-Golden Empire League honorable mention, all-league MVP and team MVP honors…Coached by Paris Kidd…Helped the basketball team to three straight Golden Empire League championships…Coached by John Langston…Was an academic all-league selection and an honor roll student…A member of the Black Student Union.
Personal: Born on June 11, 1996 in Sacramento, Calif….Daughter of Michael and Jaime Collins…Cousin Erinn Coleman played basketball for Morgan State (00-04)…Is a sociology major with a minor in criminal justice…Career ambition is to be an FBI agent…Was an intern at City Hall…Hobbies include sports and spending time with friends and family…Is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C) at Morgan State, as well as the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
MICHAELA’S CAREER HIGHS
| Attack Percentage |
.714 at Coppin State (11/16/16) |
| Kills |
6 twice; last vs. #7 Florida (9/3/16) |
| Total Attempts |
16 twice; last vs. #7 Florida (9/3/16) |
| Assists |
1 twice; last at Coppin State (11/16/16) |
| Digs |
8 at Howard (10/4/16) |
| Aces |
3 at Coppin State (11/6/16) |
| Blocks |
2 at La Salle (8/26/16) |
