Kayla Morrison

SENIOR (2017)
Selected as the 2017 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and was the first KU player ever to win the award … Selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Started all 20 games for the Jayhawks … Led the team in minutes with 1,875 for an average of 93.8 minutes per game … Was never subbed out of a game once during her 2017 campaign … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Texas (10/13) … Finished with a career high two goals and four points … Had a career high 11 shots on net … Had a season high three shots in a 2-1 win over Iowa State (9/29).

2016 (JUNIOR)
Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team … Played and started in all 21 of Kansas’ matches, extending her games-started streak to 63 games … Logged 1,985 minutes in 2016, the fourth-most by a field player in school history … Tallied a career-high 21 shots, posting one shot or more in 14 games … Notched lone assist of the year in KU’s 2-1 win over Valparaiso (9/4) … Posted a season-high three shots against Oklahoma State (10/9).

2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in each of the 21 matches and averaged over 94 minutes per outing … Her 1,977 minutes logged on the year led the team and marked the fifth-most minutes by a KU field player in program history … Named the team’s defensive MVP … Took a career-high 19 shots on the season, which included a career-best three shots in KU’s 1-0 loss to Texas Tech (11/8) in the Big 12 Championship final … Despite playing at centerback for the majority of the season, still managed to post at least one shot in 14 of her 21 outings as well as four multi-shot games.

2014 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team … One of four Jayhawks to start in all 21 games … Logged 1,531 minutes and averaged 72.9 minutes per outing as an outside defender, which ranked first among KU freshmen … Tallied first-career goal on a header in her team’s 2-0 win over TCU (9/28) … First-career assist came in KU’s 4-0 victory over St. Mary’s (9/21) … Played all 90 minutes in four of her team’s eight conference games … Added eight shots on the year and posted two multi-shot games, the first against UMKC (9/14) and the second against Iowa State (10/24).

CORONA HIGH SCHOOL
Won six letters while playing volleyball, soccer and participating in track & field …. Under head coach Michelle Mason, scored 90 goals in her four years as a varsity player … Led her team as a captain during her senior year (2013) and was named the Most Valuable Player on the team … Named the squad’s Best Offensive Player 2010-13 … In 2012, scored four goals in a single game on two occasions.

CLUB (LEGENDS FC)
Played for Legends FC for seven years … As a midfielder, helped her team to the U15 National Championship in 2012.

PERSONAL
Born in Corona, California … Daughter of Eric and Debra Morrison … Younger sister to CJ … Majoring in communications.