As a senior: Made 31 appearances, starting every game at center ... Averaged 28.6 minutes, 7.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game ... Recorded her second double-double of the season and ninth of her career against Saint Francis U. off 13 points and 13 rebounds ... Averaged a team-high 1.45 blocks per game, placing her fourth in the league in rejections ... Recorded 3+ blocks on seven occasions and has tallied a season-high four swats three times, including four rejections in Bryant’s semifinal win over Sacred Heart ... Scored a career-high 20 points vs. Holy Cross, making nine field goals in the game ... Led the Bulldogs in scoring on two occasions and rebounding in eight outings ... Was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Appeared in all 31 games, earning 15 starts ... Averaged 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game ... Shot the league's second highest 53 percent from the floor ... Led the Bulldogs in rebounding on two occasions .. Scored double-digit points in 10 games, including a season-high 18 at Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 11 ... Grabbed double-figure rebounds on three occasions, including a season-high 12 boards against Sacred Heart on Feb. 22 ... Posted a season-high four blocks at LIU Brooklyn on Feb. 27 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Started in 30 games for the Black and Gold at center, missing just one contest in Nov. due to injury … Finished the season ranking 22nd in the NEC in scoring at 10.3 points per game and fourth in rebounding at 9.0 boards per contest … Posted 1.2 blocks per game (third in NEC), sending away a career-high five shots vs. LIU Brooklyn on Jan. 3 … Posted seven double-doubles on the year, sixth best in the NEC … Eclipsed the double-digit scoring mark 19 times, putting up a career-high 19 points vs. the Blackbirds on Jan. 26 … Grabbed a career-best 14 boards vs. Brown on Nov. 25 … Registered four-straight double-doubles from Jan. 31 – Feb. 9 … Handed out a career-high five assists vs. St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 28 … Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a freshman: Appeared in 30 games earning five starts during her rookie campaign … Averaged 11.8 mpg, 3.0 ppg, and 2.4 rpg … Had three double digit scoring contests, including a season-high 13 points vs. Central Connecticut on Feb. 8 … Led the team with 16 blocks and ranked 14th in the Northeast Conference with 0.55 blocks per game.
Before Bryant: A four-year letterwinner and two-year starting center under Kirk Murad at E.O. Smith H.S. in Storrs, Conn. … Led her team to back-to-back Connecticut State finals as a junior and senior … As a junior was named All-State, All-Conference, and was selected as a New Haven Register All-Star … Did a post-graduate year at the Pomfret School where she played basketball and volleyball … Played for the Conneciticut Cobras AAU program under coach Russ Hill ... Honor student.
Personal: Daughter of Skip and Tracy Olander, Morgan Elizabeth Olander was born on Oct. 21, 1994 ... Has two brothers, Ryan and Tyler.
Career Highs
Points: 20, vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 14, 2016)
Field Goals Made: 9, vs. Holy Cross (Nov. 14, 2016)
Field Goals Attempted: 14, at Robert Morris (Mar. 12, 2017)
3-Point FG Made: 2, 2x, rec. at Sacred Heart (Mar. 8, 2017)
3-Point FG Attempted: 3, 2x, rec. at Sacred Heart (Mar. 8, 2017)
Free Throws Made: 6, at Vermont (Nov. 18, 2014)
Free Throws Attempted: 8, at Vermont (Nov. 18, 2014)
Rebounds: 14, at Brown (Nov. 25, 2014)
Assists: 7, at Vermont (Nov. 11, 2016)
Steals: 4, vs. St. Francis Brroklyn (Feb. 11, 2017)
Blocks: 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 3, 2015)
Minutes: 40 at Sacred Heart (Feb. 7, 2015)
