Morgan Hauser has been named the new Head Volleyball Coach at Blackburn College.  Hauser comes to Blackburn from conference rival MacMurray College where she served as the top assistant coach this past season.  

While at MacMurray, Hauser served as the Head Junior Varsity Coach, handled transfer recruiting, gameday operations, team travel and compliance paperwork.  Hauser was also the administrative assistant for the athletic department.  Prior to MacMurray, Hauser was the assistant coach at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.  While earning her master's degree at Bethany, she was also the Head Junior Varsity Coach and assisted with recruiting and also was the administrative assistant for the athletic department.

"I am extremely grateful for the opportunity that Blackburn College have given me. I was lucky enough to work under and learn from fantastic mentors in my three previous seasons in assistant coaching positions, and I truly feel they have prepared me for this step. Having been a previous player and coach in the SLIAC, I am aware of the culture and expectations of this competitive conference. I am very excited to begin my head coaching career working with a such a dedicated group of young ladies and can't wait to take my knowledge as player, and pass it on to them," said Hauser.

As a player, Hauser enjoyed a great four-year volleyball career at MacMurray and also at Lincoln Land Community College.  An outside-hitter at MacMurray, she was named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic All Conference team in both of her seasons, set the school record for kills in a season, was named offensive most valuable player both seasons, and was a member of the academic all-conference team in 2015.  At Lincoln Land, Hauser was a utility hitter while the Loggers went 66-17 in her two seasons including the first trip to the national tournament in years in 2012.

A native of Moline, Illinois, Hauser also has four years of coaching experience as the Head Coach of the Capital Area Volleyball Club from 2012-15.

"We are very pleased to welcome Morgan Hauser to our staff as Head Volleyball Coach.  Coach Hauser has experienced collegiate volleyball success as both a student-athlete and an Assistant Coach.  She has the work ethic and strong knowledge base to be a very successful volleyball coach at Blackburn," said Blackburn Athletic Director John Malin.