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CHICAGO -- UIC head volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley announced Monday that Morgan Mereday has signed a National Letter of Intent to play with the Flames. Mereday (Hunterdon Central/Lebanon, NJ) is a 6-foot-0 outside hitter who was a Second Team All-State selection in 2014.

Mereday is a powerful, explosive hitter with a big vertical. She put down 263 kills in her career, including 121 as a junior in 2013.

Mereday had 100 kills and 42 digs as a senior in 2014 while leading Hunterdon Central to a Group IV title. She had nine kills in the Group IV title match victory over Ridge.

Mereday was also named First Team All-Area and First Team All-Conference in 2014. She played club volleyball for USANY.

Mereday is the seventh addition for the 2015 season. She will join:

Alyssa Ehrhardt - 5-foot-11 outside hitter from Algonquin, Ill. (transfer from Toledo)
Bridget Powell - 5-foot-6 defensive specialist from Oak Lawn, Ill. (transfer from Purdue)
Ali Witt - 6-foot-0 middle blocker from Crystal Lake, Ill.
Macy Geyer - 5-foot-11 setter from Rockton, Ill.
Carla Salvato - 5-foot-5 libero from Chicago, Ill.
Haley Sullivan - 5-foot-3 libero from Lemont, Ill.