Morgan Thatcher joined the UMass Boston volleyball program in the spring of 2023.
Thatcher received her undergraduate degree from University of New Hampshire, graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor's of Science in Physical Education before going on to complete a Masters Degree in Kinesiology from UNH in 2017.
The UNH product is no stranger to the collegiate coaching ranks as she previously served as the head coach at Emmanuel College (MA), the assistant and Interim Head Coach at Division II Stonehill College before joining her alma mater staff at UNH as an Assistant from 2015-18.
Thatcher has coaching experience at the high school level in both volleyball and basketball, coaching on both staffs at Brockton High School. She also has coached with the Seacoast Volleyball Club out of Dover, N.H., serving as the Head Coach for the club's Elite-16 squad that was ranked No. 1 in New England and earned a bid to nationals.
While at UNH, Thatcher was a four-year scholarship athlete for the Wildcats Women's Volleyball team. She served as a two-time team captain and helped the program capture the 2013 America East Championship en route to being named the 2013 America East Player of the Year with All-Tournament Team honors. She garnered America East First Team All-Conference honors in 2012 & 2013 along with a Second Team nod in 2011 and was named the AEC Player of the Week five times over her junior and senior seasons. She received the team's Most Valuable Player Award during her junior and senior season and along with her success on the court, Thatcher was a three-time America East Academic Honor Roll selection and served on the Wildcats Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She graduated ranked fifth all-time at UNH with 1,168 kills.
Prior to UNH, Thatcher was selected as the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year in 2009 and went on to earn AVCA/Under Armour First Team All-American honors out of high school at Brockton High. She was also The Enterprise News Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 and was named to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald and The Enterprise News All-Scholastic teams in 2008 and 2009. Thatcher, a four-year starter, captained the 2009 squad leading the Boxers to the Big 3 Conference title in 2008 and a win at the Bay State Invitational that same season. Morgan, who was a two-time Big 3 All Star, played her club volleyball for the Mass Patriots Volleyball Club.
