2019 (Junior): Started 13 of 27 matches and played in 100 sets…Averaged 1.91 kills per game…Finished with 191 kills, 33 digs, 26 blocks, two assists and a service ace…Totaled 12 kills, four digs and an assist in the MEAC title match against host Howard (11/24)…Recorded 12 kills, four digs and three blocks in a MEAC semifinal win over North Carolina A&T (11/23)…Had a career-high 21 kills on a career-high 37 attempts in a MEAC quarterfinal win over Bethune-Cookman (11/22)…Notched 13 kills at Florida A&M (10/19) to help the Lady Bears earn their first regular-season win over FAMU since 1995. It was Morgan’s first visit to Tallahassee since 2002…Hit for a career-high .611, while recording 12 kills and two blocks against Delaware State (9/29)…Tallied 13 kills and a dig in a win over William & Mary (8/30) in the opening day of the Morgan/Towson Invitational.
2018 (Sophomore): Earned MEAC Volleyball All-Academic honors…Named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team…Recorded 35 kills, 86 digs, five assists, five service aces and 19 blocks, including two solo blocks…Named MEAC Defensive Specialist of the Week (11/13)…Tied a career-high five blocks, including a solo blocks and had two kills and two service aces in the regular season finale at Maryland Eastern Shore (11/11)…Set a career-high five blocks to go with eight digs and four kills at Delaware State (11/9)…Totaled a career-high 13 digs against Norfolk State (10/28)…Produced a career-best four assists and had 11 digs against Howard (10/26)…Named MEAC Defensive Specialist of the Week (10/13)…Finished with seven kills, seven digs and two blocks against Villanova (8/25).
2017 (Freshman): Was a second-team Morgan State All-Academic Team honoree…Had 60 kills, 85 digs, 13 service aces, four assists, 15 blocks, including three solo blocks…Totaled 10 digs and two kills at Maryland Eastern Shore (11/3)…Named MEAC Co-Rookie of the Week (10/30)…Recorded a career-high six blocks, while adding a season-best 11 digs and had nine kills against Hampton (10/27)…Finished with 10 digs, three kills, three service aces and an assist against Delaware State (10/15)…Tallied a season-high 10 kills and had six digs against Howard (10/4)…Collected eight kills, eight digs, three service aces and two blocks versus Liberty (9/16) in the finale of the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament…Had nine digs, three kills and three blocks at UNC Wilmington (9/16) in the Courtyard by Marriott Tournament.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at North Farmington High…Was a member an African-American leadership group called POWER…Also a part of an organization called LINK, which helped incoming freshmen feel comfortable and get acclimated with the transition from eighth grade to high school.
Personal: Born July 24, 1998 in Detroit, Mich….Daughter of Monica Alade…Is the oldest of 11 siblings and a first generation college student…Is a marketing major, who aspires to build her own health and wellness brand…On her free time, she likes to meditate, travel, listen to music and be with her loved ones…Is active in the community and at Morgan…Is the President of EAGER Inc. mentoring program…Has also interned with POP CDF Freedom School summer program, which helps strengthen reading and leadership skills through sports.
MYKAELA’S CAREER HIGHS
| Attack Percentage |
.611 vs. Delaware State (9/29/19) |
| Kills |
21 vs. Bethune-Cookman (11/22/19) |
| Total Attempts |
37 vs. Bethune-Cookman (11/22/19) |
| Assists |
4 vs. Howard (10/26/18) |
| Digs |
13 vs. Norfolk State (10/28/18) |
| Aces |
3 vs. Norfolk State (10/29/17) |
| Blocks |
6 vs. Hampton (10/27/17) |
