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Nikki Morzenti

CLEVELAND, OH - Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) of the University at Buffalo volleyball team was named to the 2003 All-Mid-American Conference Freshman Team, as announced today by the league office. Morzenti is Buffalo's second All-MAC Freshman Team honoree, joining Keri Shiels (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) who earned the honor as a rookie in 1998 in the Bulls' first season in the league.

Morzenti finished the 2003 season second on the team in kills with 331 (2.88 per game), behind senior Lindsay Matikosh's (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) 408 kills (3.52 per game). Morzenti's 331 kills are the most ever recorded by a freshman in UB volleyball history. She also tied for second on the team behind Matikosh with 28 service aces and ranked fourth on the team with 274 digs (2.38 per game) and 70 blocks (0.61 per game) on the season.

"We're very proud of Nikki's accomplishments and of the accomplishments of our entire team this past season," said UB head coach Sally Kus. "To have a player get conference recognition tells us that we're definitely headed in the right direction with our program."

The Bulls finished the 2003 season with an 11-20 overall record and a 5-11 Mid-American Conference mark. Their five conference wins are the most the Bulls have recorded in one season since joining the MAC in 1998.

Joining Morzenti on the MAC All-Freshman Team is Michaele Blackburn (Ohio), Kelly Cochran (Ball State), Kate McCullagh (Northern Illinois), Meghan Moore (Central Michigan) and Lauren Slusser (Miami).