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Morgan Dukes Season 2018

PositionD
Height5-4
ClassFreshman
HometownBowie, Md.
AWARDS & HONORS
American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team • 2019
American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team • 2019

 
CINCINNATI PROGRAM RANKINGS
Career
#3 – 118 Ground Balls
#9 – 44 Caused Turnovers
 
Single-Season (best entry on the list)
#1 – 69 Ground Balls (2019)
#6 – 27 Caused Turnovers (2019)
 
QUICK NOTES: Has become one of the top defenders in the American Athletic Conference, earning American All-Conference First Team honors in 2019... ranked second in the nation in ground balls per game average at 3.63... after two years, already is #3 in program history for career ground balls (118) and #9 in caused turnovers (44)... coming off a sophomore season in which she tallied a single-season record 69 ground balls and her 27 CT ranked as the #6 total in a single season.
 
2019 (SO): Started all 19 games on the year... one of the top defenders in the conference, was selected to the American Athletic All-Conference First Team and was a member of the AAC All-Tournament Team as well... recorded a single-season record 69 ground balls on the year, averaging 3.63 per game... that average ranked second nationally and was first among all AAC players... secured at least three ground balls in 15 games on the year, including the final six... posted a career-high six ground balls three times on the year, including against Temple in the program’s first postseason game (5/2/19)... ... added 27 caused turnovers, the #6 single-season total in program history... in the final game of the year, the AAC Tournament final, scored her first career goal on a coast-to-coast run against #18 Florida (5/4/19)... goal on just her second career shot... caused four turnovers against Ohio State (2/8/19) in the opener for a career-high total... earned AAC All-Academic honors.
 
2018 (FR): Ended her rookie season ranked #3 in the BIG EAST in ground balls with 2.88/game and recorded 49 total ground balls on the season, tying her for the third-most in a single season at Cincinnati… was the team leader in ground balls on a team that lead the NCAA in the category… recorded a single-game high of six ground balls on three occasions, including against Villanova (4/29/18) in the season finale… started 16 of the 17 games she played… added three draw controls won and 17 caused turnovers… earned one free-position shot, but her attempt was saved.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Elizabeth Seton High School (Bladensburg, Md.)… four-year defensive player… three-time Washington Catholic Athletic Conference award winner, including honorable mention as a freshman, second team as a junior and third team as a senior… also played volleyball at ESHS… selected for the school’s Most Athletic Award as a senior after earning Dedication and Commitment Award as a junior… selected for the National Honors Society… two members of her family were two-sport athletes in college, including her father, Keith (football and baseball) and uncle Kevin (football and basketball).
 
Single Game Highs
Points: 1, vs. #18 Florida (5/4/19)
Goals: 1, vs. #18 Florida (5/4/19)
Free-Po Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Ground Balls: 6, 6x (last: vs. Temple, 5/2/19)
Draw Controls: 1, 4x (last: at Stetson, 4/25/19)
Caused TOs: 4, vs. Ohio State (2/8/19)
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Senior
2021

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Junior
2020

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Sophomore
2019

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