UC SANTA BARBARA
2015-16
Played in 29 games with four starts…Shot a career-best 44.4 percent from the field, averaging 2.3 points per game…Went 9-18 from the foul line…Grabbed 51 rebounds, averaging 1.8 per game…Recorded seven assists, seven steals, and six blocks…Scored a season-high 10 points after going 4-8 from the field and 2-3 at the foul line against UT Rio Grande Valley…Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds versus Morehead State…Recorded a season-high two assists versus UC Irvine…Picked up a season-best two steals in UCSB’s 79-49 win against Cal State Fullerton.
2014-15
In her junior year, Morrison appeared in all 29 games, making 21 starts and averaging 13 minutes per contest…Shot 31.7 percent from the floor and averaged 2.1 points per game, as she hit a season-best six points on three occasions…Pulled down an average of 1.8 rebounds and recorded a season-high six boards at Cal State Fullerton (1/24/15)… Reached career-highs of four assists versus Pepperdine (12/12/14) and two blocks against UC Irvine (1/29/15)…Was third on the team with eight blocks on the year.
2013-14
As a sophomore, played in 27 games for the Gauchos…Scored a total of 81 points throughout the season…She recorded a career-best 12 points against Utah State, including a pair of three-pointers…She hit two three-points later in year against UC Irvine (2/27/14) when she went 2-2 from beyond the arc…Brought down 80 total rebounds…She had a career-best nine rebounds in a 74-61 win over UC Riverside (1/23/14)…Recorded 11 assists with a 0.4 assist to turnover ratio…Shot 36.2 percent from the field.
2012-2013
As a freshman, played in 24 games for the Gauchos… Shot 43.8 percent from the field, good for third place on the team… Pulled down 20 rebounds on the season… Scored a season high 11 points in 19 minutes played against USC on Nov. 27, shooting 100 percent from the field as well as behind the three point line… Grabbed a season high 5 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 2 in just 9 minutes of game time… Despite being a forward down low, averaged just 0.5 fouls per game in league play, the best mark on the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year varsity letterwinner at East Lake High School under coach Sara Goldie…She scored her 1,000th career point during her senior year…As a senior, she averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game…Selected to play in the 4A vs. 3A All-Star game…Named Seattle Times Player of the Week and was also named to the State Second Team…Garnered First Team All-KingCo League honors her senior and junior seasons…Led her team to the KingCo Championship and a State Tournament appearance…Scored a career-high 31 points while hitting six three-pointers in her final game…Averaged 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game during her junior campaign…Selected to play in the KingCo All-Star game her junior and sophomore year…Was a third team all-league selection her sophomore season after averaging 15.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game…Competed in volleyball her sophomore year…Also a great student, she was an AP scholar and in the Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Kendra Jean Morrison was born in Sammamish, Wash. on December 8, 1993 to parents Michael and Karin…She has a younger sister, Elise…Is majoring in zoology at UCSB and would like to be a marine biologist or zoologist…She enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and swimming…Favorite TV shows include “The O.C.,” “Gossip Girl” and “Grey’s Anatomy”…Her favorite movies are “Transformers” and “The Notebook”…Roots for the Miami Heat, Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners…Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Candace Parker…Most memorable sports moment is playing in the All-Star State game for 4A vs. 3A…Also recruited by Hawaii, Oregon State, and Idaho.
