Morgan Whitaker

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
D
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Glen Allen, Va.
High School:
Deep Run

At Michigan

• Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention Preseason All-America (2023)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention Preseason All-America (2023)
• Big Ten Player to Watch (2023)
• Two-time Second Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Two-time team captain (2022, 2023)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-22)
• Four-time U-M Academic Achievement award recipient (2019-22)

Graduate Student (2023)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• IL Honorable Mention Preseason All-America
• Appeared in and started 17 games on defense
• Ranked second for the Wolverines with 17 caused turnovers
• Had 20 ground ball pick up to rank fourth for Michigan
• Notched a season-best three caused turnovers against No. 25 Johns Hopkins
• Picked up four ground balls at No. 9 Denver

Senior (2022)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Started all 18 games on the Michigan defense
• Helped the U-M defense to a No. 9 national ranking in scoring defense allowing just 9.28 goals per game
• Led the Wolverines with 19 caused turnovers
• Ranked second with 33 ground balls
• Recorded an assist against Northwestern in the NCAA Second Round
• Added five draw control wins

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 12 games for the Wolverines, starting 11
• Was third on team with 14 ground balls and tied for second with 11 caused turnovers
• Had four ground balls against Ohio State (Feb. 21) and Rutgers (March 5)

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after six games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Did not see action in 2020 due to injury

Freshman (2019)
• Saw action in 15 games, starting the final eight of the season on defense
• Ended the season with 13 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and four draw controls
• Scored her first collegiate goal against Central Michigan (Feb. 15)
• Had a season-best three ground balls against Rutgers (April 13) and at Detroit Mercy (April 23)
• Tallied back-to-back games with three caused turnovers against Rutgers and at No. 6 Northwestern (April 18)

Prep
• Prepped at Deep Run High School (2018)
• Earned two varsity letters in lacrosse
• Notched All-American honors in her senior season (2018)
• Named first team all-state in back-to-back seasons (2017, 2018)
• Garnered Conference 11 Player of the Year honors as a junior (2017)
• Earned First Team All-Region 5B and First Team All-Metro Richmond, Virginia two times (2017, 2018)
• Named Times Dispatch Comeback Player of the Year as a senior (2018)
• Helped her team to the first round of the state championships as a senior

Academic/Extracurriculars
• Honor Roll
• FCCLA
• Beta Club
• Key Club
• Educator’s Rising

Club
• Played for Storm Elite Lacrosse
• Earned a tournament championship

Other Sports
• Lettered four times in field hockey
• Lettered once in basketball

Personal
• Full name is Morgan Leigh Whitaker
• Born Sept. 24, 2000
• Daughter of Kelley Whitaker
• Has one brother and one sister
• Sister, Sydney, is also a member of the Michigan women’s lacrosse team
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts
• Major is undecided