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Varsity - October 17, 2013

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road environments at Nebraska and Penn State, Morales said that she learned that "our team can really focus in on what we need to get done." During their four-match road swing, the Badgers picked off wins at Iowa and at No. 14 Ohio State. Since her hometown of Amherst is only 120 miles from Columbus, Morales had family and friends watch her play against the Buckeyes, including players from the Steele High School volleyball team. When Morales was a Steele freshman, she remembered looking up to a senior, Courtney Jarvis, who was one of the team leaders. Jarvis went on to a solid career as an outside hitter at University of Akron, where she earned All-MAC second team honors in 2011. Jarvis was 5-9. "I tried being just as good, if not better. I always gave myself that inspiration, I tried to imitate her almost, " Morales recalled. "She was a little taller, but not so much taller than me, and the same kind of situations happened to her. Even at Akron, they told her that she wouldn't see the front row." What makes this recollection even more poignant is the fact that a current Steele freshman volleyball player has been looking up to Morales in the same light that Morales looked up to Jarvis. "She has been following me since she was really little, since I think she was about 10," Morales said. At Ohio State, the youngster introduced herself to Morales, who was humbled. "It's really awesome," she said, "knowing you can have such an influence on someone so much younger than you." "IT'S WHAT YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO REALLY," MORALES SAID. "WHEN PEOPLE BELIEVE IN YOU AND SEE THAT POTENTIAL IN YOU, LIKE KELLY (SHEFFIELD) HAS, IT'S AWESOME. HE REALLY PUSHES ME TO NEVER BE SATISFIED." 41

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