Ava Morrant

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
AT
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
High School:
Maple Ridge Secondary School

Features on Ava

• Morrant Transitions to U-M Straight from Youth World Championships (MGoBlue.com)

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	Sh%	EX	DEX	STL	FB	SPW	SPL
2019	27	8	4	12	.296	15	3	7	3	6	2
2020	19	20	12	32	.385	21	10	24	3	22	14
2021	26	23	17	40	.489	14	7	19	5	28	6
2022	35	40	27	67	.494	20	10	25	5	0	0
2023	33	41	20	61	.441	20	10	29	1	5	3
Total	140	132	80	212	.421	90	40	104	17	61	25

Career Highs
Points: 5, x2, vs. Harvard (4/1/23)
Goals: 4, vs. #19 Princeton (4/3/22)
Assists: 4 vs. Santa Clara (2/29/20)
Drawn Exclusions: 3, vs. San Jose State (2/5/23)
Steals: 4, vs. Indiana (3/19/22)
Field Blocks: 2, 2x last vs. #1 Southern California (2/27/21)

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in communication and media
• CWPA All-Conference Second-Team (2023)
• CWPA Player of the Week
• Appeared in two NCAA Tournament
• Three-time CWPA Champions
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team (2020)
• CWPA Scholar Athlete (2020)
• Two-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2019-20)

Graduate Student (2023)
• CWPA All-Conference Second-Team
• Reached a career-high three Drawn Exclusions against San Jose State (2/5/23)
• Matched a career-high five points against Harvard (4/1/23)
• Appeared in all 33 games this season

Senior (2022)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Hit career highs in goals (40), assists (27), points (67), and steals (25)
• Scored a career-high 4 goals against Princeton (4/3/22)
• Appeared in all 35 games

Junior (2021)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Scored a career-best 23 goals with a career-high .489 shot percentage
• Won 28 sprints and had a .824 win percentage for the season
• Registered eight multi-goal games on the campaign
• Played in all four matches of the Michigan Invitational, capping with a two-goal performance against No. 13 Indiana
• Had two steals six different times during the season, including a pair against Mount St. Mary's in the CWPA semi-final
• Won four sprints in a game twice, including the CWPA Championship against Bucknell

Sophomore (2020)
• CWPA Player of the Week (Jan. 21)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Led the field players with 24 steals and 22 sprints won
• Three games with three or more goals
• Started all four games at the UCSB Winter Invite, posting seven goals, one assist and three steals
• Recorded four goals, two assists and six steals at the Stanford Invitational
• Notched three goals and six assists at the Wolverine Invitational
• Posted three goals, two assists and six steals in the Michigan Invitational
• Finished with three goals, one assist and six steals at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Tallied hat tricks against No. 22 CSUN and No. 5 UC Irvine at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Career-high three steals to go with three goals against No. 11 UC Davis at the Stanford Invitational
• Dished out a career-high four assists against Santa Clara in the Wolverine Invitational
• End of the season was canceled prior to conference play due to the COVID-19 illness

Freshman (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Played in 27 games with eight goals, four assists and seven steals
• Season-best two goals against George Washington
• Posted one goal, one assist, one steal, one field block and won two sprints against No. 3 UCLA at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Recorded two goals and one assist in four wins at the Wolverine Invitational
• One goal, one assist and one steal in a win over No. 21 CSUN at the Triton Invitational
• Two field blocks in a victory over No. 9 Arizona State
• Tallied one goal and one steal against Brown
• Scored her first collegiate goal against No. 2 Stanford to go with a steal
• Appeared in three games at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Joined the team in the fall of 2018

National Team
• Competed at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy with Team Canada
• Named to the Canada Junior National Team for the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru in 2019
• Member of the 2018 19u Canadian National Team
• Won a gold medal at the 2018 19u Pan American Games
• Placed 10th at the 2018 FINA Youth World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia
• Captain of the 2017 17u Canadian National Team
• Bronze medal at the 2017 17u Pan American Games
• Co-captain of the back-to-back 16u Canadian National Champion team in 2015 and 2016
• Medaled at the NCL Western National Championships four straight years with a gold in 2016 (16u), silver in 2015 (16u) and 2017 (19u) and bronze in 2016 (19u)
• Picked up a silver medal at the 2015 18u Canadian Youth Cup

Prep
• Graduated from Maple Ridge Secondary School in 2018

Personal
• Born in Chelsea, London, England
• Birthday: January 3, 2000
• Parents are Andrew Morrant and Katherine Albrechtsen

Why Michigan
"The University of Michigan offers both athletic & academic excellence. It expects greatness from its students both in the classroom & in the pool."

Why Water Polo
"I began swimming competitively at age 9 for the Haney Neptunes, after a year of that their waterpolo team needed more girls to compete so I got to participate for free. I was hooked instantly & began to love both the intensity & the physicality of the sport."