Growing up in Lake Stevens, Washington, Morin first got into volleyball when she was six years old because her dad was the coach for a local Boys & Girls Club. She continued to play throughout childhood and into high school, starting to get recruited for indoor volleyball her sophomore year. It wasn’t until her friend, who later attended Cal Poly, invited her to play in a sand volleyball tournament that she got exposure to the sport and ultimately fell in love with beach volleyball.
Due to beach being a less popular sport in Washington, there were limited training options for beach players.
“Where we practice is an indoor facility in Tacoma, which is about an hour and a half away from me, two hours if there’s traffic,” Morin said. “Me and my buddies, we would carpool down there and practice for like two to four hours per time just to get the most training in.”
After talking to multiple schools and coaches, Morin decided to commit to Grand Canyon University mainly due to the coaching staff and the weather.
“Kristen (Rohr) and Abra (Rummel) were both super uplifting and had a lot of confidence in me and always did their best to support me on and off the court,” Morin said. “I think that hearing other people’s stories and experiences, getting that support on a social level and a mental level, is definitely different from other programs I’ve seen and heard about.”
“I remember the first time I saw her at a tournament.” Arizona State head coach Kirsten Rohr said. “She was out in Chelan, Washington, and it was her first beach tournament she’s ever played in, and was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this girl is going to be so good.’ I got her to come out to camp and work with me a little bit. Right after that, she decided to commit.”
Morin has no complaints from her time at GCU, saying that it was a great place to start her collegiate career and enjoy some sunshine. She was a two-year starter and helped the team to two-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and top-10 finishes. As a sophomore in 2023, she was named to the 2023 AVCA Top Flight Award in the No. 2 spot, where she earned a 19-1 record on the year, including an NCAA Tournament win.
At the end of her sophomore year in the late spring of 2023, Coach Rohr informed the team that she was headed to coach at ASU. Morin shared that she struggled in what to do in terms of transferring or staying, emphasizing a want of no regrets. After many conversations with those close to her, she…
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