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Samaya Morin Season 2026

#24
Height6-0
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownLake Stevens, Wash.
High SchoolLake Stevens HS
Previous SchoolGrand Canyon
MajorAssess Integ Health Mod (Cert)

In the News:

2026 (Redshirt senior):

  • In her final season, she played in almost dual and earned a 20-12 record. She paired with Ava Kirucnhyk in almost every dual on the top court, earning a 20-9 record together. She finished her career with 86 wins between GCU and ASU. With Kirunchyk, they have the fourth-most pairs wins in ASU history, earning 28 over two seasons.
  • AVCA Second Team All-American.
  • Named to the All-Big 12 Team.
  • Named to the 2026 Spring All-Big 12 Academic Team and was a recipient on the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.
  • Defeated No. 6 seed Arizona at the Big 12 Championship with partner Ava Kirunchyk.
  • Earned a ranked win against No. 7 Loyola Marymount at the COE Challenge with partner Ava Kirunchyk.
  • At the Sparky Invitational, went 3-0 with partner Ava Kirunchyk. Earned ranked wins against No. 13 GCU and No. 15 Stetson on court one.
  • Went 2-1 at the Big 12 Preview, picking up ranked wins against No. 19 South Carolina and No. 20 Arizona with partner Ava Kirunchyk.
  • Picked up a ranked win against No. 12 LSU at the Death Volley Invitational, going 2-2 on the weekend.
  • Named Big 12 Pair of the Week with Ava Kirunchyk (3/10).
  • Improved to 10-0 with Ava Kirunchyk on the top court after going 4-0 at the Sun Devil Classic, including a win over No. 19 Arizona to clinch the dual.
  • Earned ranked wins against No. 19 Georgia State and No. 20 Arizona at the Cactus Classic with partner Ava Kirunchyk.
  • Went 4-0 in the Canyon Classic to start off the season with partner Ava Kirunchyk on court one. They secured ranked wins against No. 5 TCU and No. 13 Grand Canyon.
  • In the fall, finished tied for seventh at the AVCA Beach National Championships with partner Ava Kirunchyk. This was the best finish by a Sand Devil in the four years of this pairs tournament.

2025 (Senior):

  • After missing the first 10 duals, played the rest of the season and earned a 17-9 record, playing primarily on the top court. She paired with Daniella Kensinger and Ava Kirunchyk for most of the season.
  • AVCA Second Team All-American.
  • Big 12 All-Conference Team.
  • Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team.
  • Named to the 2025 Big 12 Spring All-Academic Team.
  • Went 3-1 at Big 12 Championships with Kirunchyk, had a ranked win over the No. 1 pair from No. 1 TCU.
  • With Kirunchyk, picked up a win over the No. 1 pair from No. 7 Florida State at the COE Challenge. 
  • Went 5-0 at the No. 1 court with partner Daniella Kensinger against Arizona and at the ASU/GCU invitational. Picked up a ranked win over No. 19 Washington.
  • With Kirunchyk, picked up ranked wins over the No. 2 pairs from No. 20 Florida International and No. 12 LSU.
  • Collected her 50th career win against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
  • Made her Sun Devil debut at the Sun Devil Classic, competing with partner Ava Kirunchyk.

2024 (Junior):

  • Did not play.

Before ASU:

  • She spent her first two seasons across town at Grand Canyon where she was a two-year starter and helped the team to two-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and top-10 finishes. 
  • In June, she won the 2023 USA Volleyball U21 FIVB Beach World Championship Trials with partner Taylor Wilson of Stanford. They qualified for the 2023 FIVB U21 Beach World Championships in Roi-Et, Thailand on Nov. 8-12, representing the U.S. 
  • 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.
  • In her freshman year in 2022, she compiled a 23-9 record and earned 10 wins over opponents from ranked teams.
  • Prior to college, she played four years of indoor volleyball at Lake Stephens High School, as well as one year of basketball.
  • She earned all-conference first team honors in 2018 and 2019, as well as being a first team all-state selection in 2019.
  • Named to the All-Seattle Area First Team in 2018 and 2019.
  • Named the 2019 Wesco and Everett Herald All-Area Player of the Year.
  • She was a 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee.
  • In 2017, she received All-State honorable mention.

Personal
Her parents are Daniel and Nicole and she has one older brother, Brooks.

Morin's career summary

Year Record
2026 20-12
2025 17-9
2024 0-0
2023* 26-5
2022* 23-9
Total 86-35

*At GCU

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Redshirt Junior
2025

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Junior
2024

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