Rachel Morris Profile - University of Kansas Official Athletic Site

Rachel Morris

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
	High School: Blue Valley West

	Height: 5-7
	Position: Midfielder/Forward
	Experience: 3L

Honors and Awards

Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week (Sept. 21)

2009 Jayhawk Invitational Offensive MVP

2009 Jayhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team

2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall)

2009 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall)

2008 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring/Fall)

2009 (Junior)

Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors

Member of the Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Rolls (Fall semester)

Selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week (Sept. 21)

Appeared in 21 of KU's 22 matches, making five starts

Recorded career highs with three goals, two assists and 15 shots

Tallied first assist of the season against Denver (Sept. 11)

Scored first goal of the season against No. 18 San Diego (Sept. 18)

Recorded career-high five points with two goals and an assist against South Dakota State (Sept. 20)

Her five points matched the most by a Jayhawk in 2009

Selected Jayhawk Invitational Offensive MVP and to the all-tournament team (Sept. 20)

Appeared in all 10 Big 12 matches

Recorded shots in both of KU's Big 12 Championship matches

2008 (Sophomore)

Participated in 11 matches at midfield

Collected first shot of the season against No. 20 Purdue in season-opener (Aug. 22)

Played a season-high 47 minutes at Nebraska (Sept. 26)

2007 (Freshman)

Scored two goals and collected an assist in 16 matches

Scored her first collegiate goal in her first start of the season at Baylor (Sept. 28)

Scored KU's first goal in a 2-1 win at Drake (Oct. 5)

Collected an assist on the game-winning goal at Colorado (Oct. 19)

Played a season-high 79 minutes at No. 6 Texas (Oct. 21)

Made nine starts as a freshman, including eight against Big 12 opponents

Blue Valley West High School

Lettered four times in soccer for head coach Alex Aiman

A four-time all-state selection

Also named All-Eastern Kansas League and All-Sun Conference four times

Named Blue Valley West Freshman of the Year

Team won the 5A Region championship, and finished as the state runner up

Club (KCFC Alliance Futuras)

Played for the KCFC Alliance Futuras and Blue Valley Stars

Her KCFC Futuras team was a Kansas State Cup finalist in 2005

Personal

Rachel Carey Morris was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Daughter of Paul and Cathy Morris

Has three brothers: Paul, Brett and Matthew

Father, Paul, played basketball at Stetson University

Brother, Brett, also played basketball for Drake University

Brother, Paul, attended KU for a semester because of Hurricane Katrina

A communications major