2015-16: MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... academic All-MAC honoree ... Team captain ... Team P4 Award winner voted on by coaches ... started every game and led team with 4.0 assists per game (127 total) ... finished career eighth with 383 career assists ... finished with eighth best 3-point field goal percentage in a season in WMU history ... in MAC-play only, she finiished third in minutes played per game (35.9), sixth in assist-turnover ratio (1.8) and seventh in assists per game (4.4) ... third on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg) and second in steals (1.1) ... led team with 33.4 mpg ... scored in double-figures in 15 games including in seven of the last nine games ... finished with a career-high 10 assists at Eastern Michigan (2/6) ... grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Detroit (12/12).
2014-15: Academic All-MAC honoree ... averaged 8.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 31.6 minutes per game ... started all 33 games as point guard for the Broncos, ranked third on the team in scoring, second in steals (39) and led WMU with 109 assists and 1,044 minutes played ... had a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio, fifth best in the MAC ... scored in double figures in 10 games , including a five-game consecutive stretch from Dec. 20 to Jan. 7 ... scored a season-high 16 points vs. Holy Cross (12/29) ... 75.7 percent free throw shooter ... shot 36.3 percent from the floor and made 21 three-pointers ... set a career high with five steals at Chicago State (11/29) ... tied a career high with nine assists at Miami, also scoring 10 points (1/31) ... dished out six assists in all three meetings against Central Michigan, home vs. CMU (2/7) at CMU (2/21) and in MAC Tournament (3/11) ... also grabbed a career-high six rebounds at Central Michigan (2/21) ... scored 15 points in MAC wins against Ohio (1/7) and Northern Illinois (2/11).
2013-14: Played in all 31 games and started 29 at point guard ... named team’s Most Improved Player ... averaged 31.5 minutes per game and had 116 assists, both of which were team highs ... 116 assists most by a Bronco since 2008-09 season ... averaged 7.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... totaled 20 steals and three blocks ... shot .390 from the field and went 11-for-42 from behind the arc ... shot .647 from the free-throw line (55-for-87) ... had just 77 turnovers, and ranked fifth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.5) ... scored in double digits in eight games ... led the team in scoring with a career-high 17 points vs. Toledo (1/18), going 7-for-12 from the floor ... had 10 points in three consecutive contests (vs. Oakland, at Valparaiso & at Miami) ... had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal in MAC Tournament win over Miami (3/10) ... dished out a career-best nine assists vs. Eastern Michigan (2/26) ... had seven assists against Detroit (11/14) and Ohio (2/19) ... twice hauled in career-high six rebounds, vs. Miami (1/22) and Ohio (2/19) ... had three steals against Buffalo (1/7).
2012-13: Played in 29 games and made 16 starts ... averaged 3.7 points per game during the season, and 5.1 ppg during MAC games ... averaged 1.3 rebounds per game and totaled 31 assists, 19 steals and three blocks ... led Western Michigan with a 86.4% free-throw percentage (19-for-22) ... twice scored 11 points, at Oakland (12/1) and at Ohio (2/26) ... grabbed four rebounds three times ... dished out a season-best four assists against Ball State (1/31) ... made two three-pointers against Miami (1/13) and Ball State (1/31) ... played 39 minutes against Akron (1/19).
High School: Averaged 15.7 points, 3.7 rebound, 3.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a senior ... team was state runner-up junior season ... named Indiana Basketball Coaches Association First Team Senior All-State ... Northern Indiana Conference MVP as a senior and was an Indiana All-Star and recipient of John Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award ... two-time First Team All-NIC selection ... underclassman IBCA honorable mention as a junior ... All-State IBCA Academic Honorable Mention as a senior.
Personal: Pre-Physician's Assistant major, with a 3.85 GPA ... daughter of Tom and Carla Morton ... born March 15, 1994, in South Bend, Ind. ... has two siblings, Chad and Casey ... mother played college basketball at Valparaiso (1981-83) and concluded her career at St. Mary's College (1984).
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17 (vs. Toledo, 1/18/14)
Rebounds: 9 (vs. Detroit, 12/12/15)
Field Goals: 7 (vs. Toledo, 1/18/14)
Three-Point Field Goals: 2 (9x, Last vs. Central Michigan, 3/9/16)
Free Throws Made: 7 (vs. Akron, 1/3/15)
Assists: 10 (at Eastern Michigan, 2/6/16)
Steals: 4 (vs. Central Michigan, 1/27/16)
Blocked Shots: 2 (3x, Last: vs. Central Michigan, 3/11/15)
Minutes Played: 50 (at Eastern Michigan, 2/6/16)
MORTON'S CAREER STATISTICS
Minutes |
Total |
3-Point |
F-Throws |
Rebounds |
|
Year |
gp-gs |
min |
avg |
fg |
fga |
pct |
fg |
fga |
pct |
ft |
fta |
pct |
off |
def |
tot |
avg |
pf |
fo |
ast |
t/o |
blk |
stl |
pts |
avg |
2012-13 |
29-16 |
564 |
19.4 |
38 |
134 |
.284 |
13 |
54 |
.241 |
19 |
22 |
.864 |
1 |
37 |
38 |
1.3 |
20 |
0 |
31 |
33 |
3 |
19 |
108 |
3.7 |
2013-14 |
31-29 |
975 |
31.5 |
82 |
210 |
.390 |
11 |
42 |
.262 |
55 |
85 |
.647 |
11 |
54 |
65 |
2.1 |
53 |
0 |
116 |
77 |
3 |
20 |
230 |
7.4 |
2014-15 |
33-33 |
1044 |
31.6 |
93 |
256 |
.363 |
21 |
62 |
.339 |
56 |
74 |
.757 |
14 |
58 |
72 |
2.2 |
37 |
0 |
109 |
70 |
13 |
39 |
263 |
8.0 |
2015-16 |
32-32 |
1070 |
33.4 |
113 |
276 |
.409 |
24 |
61 |
.393 |
43 |
55 |
.782 |
16 |
78 |
94 |
2.9 |
43 |
0 |
127 |
71 |
10 |
35 |
293 |
9.2 |
TOTAL |
125-110 |
3653 |
29.2 |
326 |
876 |
.372 |
69 |
219 |
.315 |
173 |
236 |
.733 |
42 |
227 |
269 |
2.2 |
153 |
0 |
383 |
251 |
29 |
113 |
894 |
7.2 |