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2023 Men's Volleyball

21 Chris Morikawa

  • Major Undeclared
  • Hometown Yorba Linda, CA
  • Previous School Servite High School
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 165
  • Position OH/OPP

Biography

Career Notes: 2021 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American...Named NAIA Attacker of the Week on March 16, 2021...Currently ranked second in program history with 617 career kills and 3.61 kills per set...Is eighth with a .292 hitting percentage...First in program history with 0.29 service aces per set and tied for fourth with 50 total aces...Sixth with 1.74 digs per set and eighth with 302 total digs...Is also ranked seventh with 22 solo blocks...Career-high's of 28 kills, 15 digs, four aces and four blocks...Four kill/dig double-doubles...2022 California Pacific Conference Attacker of the Year...3X All-Cal Pac First Team selection...2020 All-GSAC member... 5X Cal Pac Player of the Week.

2023: Had 15 kills on a .440 hitting percentage to go along with eight digs and a solo block in the season opener at UC Santa Cruz (1/26)… Recorded eleven kills on a .588 hitting percentage and ten digs against Hope International University (1/31) for his fifth career double-double…Registered 13 kills, eight digs, and a solo block against Dordt University (2/10)…Ripped across four service aces against Central Christian College (2/11)..Was good for 14 kills, six digs, and two blocks against Viterbo University (2/11)…Had 15 kills, four digs, a service ace, and a solo block in the California Pacific Conference Opener against Simpson University (2/17)…Had 12 kills on a .526 hitting percentage, five digs, three service aces, and a solo block at Pacific Union College (2/19)…Pounded out 13 kills, had seven digs, and recorded a solo block against Pacific Union (2/25)...Had a then season-best 17 kills, including eight in the final frame, at Park University Gilbert (3/5)…Upped his season-best in the next match, going for 21 kills on an impressive .447 hitting percentage against Dordt (3/8) and tallied a double-double with a season-high 14 digs…Finished with 15 kills, seven digs, two aces, and a solo block against Westcliff University (3/10)…Had eleven kills, four digs, and a service ace against second-ranked Benedictine University Mesa (3/17)…Tallied a career-high 28 kills behind a .548 (28/5/42) hitting percentage on Senior Night against Park Gilbert (3/18), marking the third most kills by any player in a match in program history…Registered his third double-double and third 20+ kill performance of the year with 21 kills and ten digs in the regular season finale at Westcliff (3/26).


2022: California Pacific Conference Attacker of the Year & All-Cal Pac First Team selection...Was one of six Bobcats that played at least 18 matches...Saw action in 68 sets...Led the Cal Pac for the third straight year and was 17th in the nation with 3.78 kills per set...Also led the league with 608 total attempts...Finished fourth in the league with a .269 hitting percentage and fifth with 0.26 service aces per set...Ranked seventh and led all non-liberos with a career-high 1.9 digs per set...Was the only player in the Cal Pac to rank top ten in kills p/s, service aces p/s, digs p/s, and hitting percentage...Also notched 26 blocks on the year, eight solo...Started the campaign as the first ever Bobcat with ten straight double figure kill matches to open the year...Finished with 17 kills, a solo block and a service ace in the season opener against UC Santa Cruz (1/21)...Totaled 18 kills, seven digs, a solo block, and ripped a service ace against third-ranked Vanguard University (1/22)...Had 13 kills at seventh-ranked Menlo College (1/22)...Neared three-set career-high's and his second career double-double with 15 kills on a .333 hitting percentage and nine digs against Hope International University (1/23)...Smacked ten kills at CSUN (2/4) and became the first player in program history to start the season with five straight double figure kill matches...Had 13 kills and a solo block at The Master's University (2/5)...Had a then season-high 19 kills and nine digs against second-ranked Menlo College (2/9) while recording an impressive .400 hitting percentage...Went for 12 kills, seven digs and a pair of service aces in the California Pacific Conference opener at Simpson University (2/25)...Tallied 16 kills and a solo block against eleventh-ranked Benedictine University Mesa (3/5)...Tallied a career-high 25 kills on a .465 hitting percentage and tied his career-high with four service aces against Park University Gilbert (3/6)...His career-high 25 kills was also the same match he extended his double figure kills streak to ten straight matches to start the year...Was good for nine digs, seven kills, four blocks and two service aces at Park Gilbert (3/11)...Notched his second career double-double and neared career-high's with 23 kills and 14 digs against Westcliff University (3/20)...Recorded a three-set career-high 18 kills while hitting .455 and tied the program's three-set record with 13 digs for his second straight double-double performance, this time at University of Saint Katherine (3/23)...Notched his third consecutive double-double, tallying 21 kills and eleven digs to go along with a service ace and a solo block against Simpson (3/27)...Had eight digs, seven kills, a service ace and a solo block in the California Pacific Conference Championship Semifinals against Westcliff (4/1).

2021: NAIA and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American...All-California Pacific Conference First Team selection...NAIA National Attacker of the Week (3/15)...Had a career-year ranking 12th in the nation with four kills per set and 16th in the nation with a .386 hitting percentage...Had the fifth highest hitting percentage of any player with a minimum of 250 attempts...14th in the nation with 0.51 service aces per set...Both his kills and service aces averages were good for the second best in the program's single-season history...Ended up being one of just two players in the last five years to average at least four kills and 0.5 service aces per set while maintaining at least a .380 hitting percentage...3X Cal Pac Attacker of the Week...Also averaged 1.5 digs and 0.5 blocks per set...Totaled 12 kills and delivered three service aces in match one of the season-opening doubleheader against University of Saint Katherine (2/20)...Pounded out a three-set career-high 15 kills on a .400 hitting percentage and tied his three-set career-high with three blocks in the latter end of the doubleheader against Saint Katherine (2/20)...Stuffed the stat sheet with ten kills, seven digs and three blocks against Simpson University (3/2)...Had a career-day against Park University - Gilbert (3/13), averaging over five kills per set and a .465 hitting percentage in a doubleheader...Tallied a career-high 20 kills and four service aces in the first match, becoming just the third Bobcat in program history to tally at least 20 kills in a match...Added 17 more kills in match two, enough to earn him both the California Pacific Conference Attacker of the Week and the NAIA Attacker of the Week award...Was the Bobcats spark against Simpson (3/28), providing 14 kills and three services in the regular season home finale...Registered a 16-kill, 11-dig double-double while hitting .378 in the Cal Pac Jamboree Semifinal match against Simpson (4/6)...Had eleven kills in the title match against Benedictine University Mesa (4/7).

2020: All-California Pacific Conference First Team selection and All-Golden State Athletic Conference selection...Only Bobcat to play in all 70 sets...Led the Bobcats with 218 kills and 3.11 kills per set...Kills total was good for second on the program's single-season record list...Totaled 544 attempts and a .268 hitting percentage...Finished second on the team with 14 service aces and third on the team with 121 digs and 33 blocks (11 solo)...Service aces and digs number good for eighth on the program's single-season record list...Third Bobcat ever with 150+ kills and 100+ digs in a season...Also had nine assists...Ranked 28th in the NAIA with 218 kills...Debuted and started at UC Santa Cruz (1/3) and impressed with 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks...Became the first true freshman in program history with 15+ kills in a debut...Was good for eight kills on a .800 hitting percentage against University of Saint Katherine (1/9)...Registered a strong first day at the Oak Invitational (1/17) as he tallied nine kills and a career-high 15 digs against Siena Heights before posting a team-high 14 kills and ten digs against Hope International...Smacked 12 kills at Menlo College (1/18) and at University of Saint Katherine (1/25)...Also had nine digs and a solo block at Menlo College (1/18)...Showed versatility in his first career GSAC match with nine kills, six digs and three blocks at The Master's University (1/24)...Stuffed the stat sheet and notched first career double-double against OUAZ (2/8) with 17 kills and 14 digs to go with a career-high four blocks and two service aces...Top performer at NCAA Division One opponent CSUN (2/14) with seven kills and two blocks, one solo...Pounded out a three-set career-high 13 kills at 2019 NAIA National Champion Benedictine University Mesa (2/21)...Tied his career-high with 17 kills and hit .324 with his first career road service ace at Arizona Christian University (2/22)...Both 17-kill performances came in GSAC four-set matches...Tallied match point and totaled 14 kills against Hope International University (2/27) to extend his already career best double figure kills streak to four matches...Also tied his career-high with four blocks and two service aces against HIU...Was good for nine kills on a .381 hitting percentage against Vanguard University (2/28)...Set a three-set career-high with eleven digs at OUAZ (3/7)...Shared team-high with 15 kills while hitting a stellar .429 at Park University Gilbert (3/8), becoming the only Bobcat this season to record at least 15 kills on less than 25 attempts...Also had a career-high three solo blocks against the future Cal Pac opponent.

Personal: Undeclared major...Has two siblings...Both parents are former athletes, mom played basketball at San Jose State University...Lists mom, Mary, and younger brother, Jack, as his biggest influences...Is currently a videographer for UC Merced Athletics...Enjoys playing guitar in his free time...Favorite food is pistachios...Lists favorite athlete as Derrick Rose...Favorite musician is Eddie Van Halen and favorite movie is La La Land...Competing against the best, while he is at his best, is when he is the happiest on the court

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