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ASU: Coming off a stellar season in 2005 in which she led the Sun Devils in kills for the second straight year... had a strong spring practice and will be one of ASU's starting outside hitters this season... has become a team leader over the last year and is expected to have a big senior year.
2005 (Junior): Turned in another great year, once again leading the team with 3.57 kills per game...played in 25 matches, starting 21...had five double-doubles and 16 matches with double-digit kills...third on the team in digs...totalled 22 kills and 18 digs against USC (11/19)...also had 22 kills and ten digs at Oregon in the season finale...had 19 digs and 16 kills in Northridge (8/26)...closed out the year with five straight double-digit kill matches.
2004 (Sophomore): Had a breakthrough sophomore season leading the team with 3.53 kills per game... saw action in all 27 matches and made 26 starts at outside hitter... led the team with seven double-doubles and recorded double-digits in kills in 20 matches, including a pair of 20-kill matches... also ranked third on the team with 2.18 digs per game and third with 14 service aces... also led the team averaging 3.92 points per game... had 18 kills and 11 digs against Oregon State (11/4)... had 18 kills on career-high .359 hitting percentage at home against top-ranked Washington (10/15)... also had 15 kills on .353 hitting on the road against the Huskies... recorded career-high 23 kills (.452) and 17 digs against Long Beach State (9/17)... notched a career-high 25 digs to go along with team-high 17 kills in five-game win over Cal State Fullerton (9/18)... named to the Ocean National Bank Invitational All-Tournament team... finished the season with back-to-back 10-kill matches against Stanford (11/26) and California (11/27).
2003 (Freshman): Played in 14 matches and 25 games during her freshman season... averaged 1.28 kills per game and 0.88 digs per game... has season-high seven kills in final match of 2004 against Washington (11/22)... also had seven kills in limited action against UT Chattanooga (9/12)... posted 10 digs against Oregon State (11/13).
High School: A 2003 graduate of Fallbrook Union High School... earned four varsity letters in track and three in volleyball... captain of the volleyball squad during junior and senior years... plays for RSF Nike and Vintage club programs in volleyball... in track finished first in the Avocado League in the high jump with a school record (5'4")... earned team most improved award in 2001 in volleyball... team captain and MVP during senior year... earned first-team All-North County and first-team All-CIF... 2002 winner of the Coca-Cola Golden Spike Award... played in the Senior All-Star Match.
Personal: Is a pre-business major... born Sept. 24, 1985 in Glendale, Calif.... full name is Nicole Leanne Morton... parents are Bryce Morton and Cheryl Donelson... father played rugby and football at Occidental College in Pasadena, Calif... has four sisters (Amie, Stephanie, Michelle and Mikayla) and one younger brother, Mark... lists her most exciting moment in sports as winning the league high jump championship and receiving the Coca-Cola Golden Spike Award... enjoys weightlifting, mountain biking, snow boarding and reading.
Morton's Career Statistics:
YEAR GP-MP K E TA PCT K/G AST SA BS BA TB DIG AVG
2003 25-14 32 22 109 .092 1.28 0 2 2 1 3 22 0.88
2004 89-27 314 149 916 .180 3.53 7 14 6 30 36 194 2.18
2005 84-25 300 111 881 .215 3.57 4 16 8 26 34 181 2.15
Career 198-66 646 282 1906 .191 3.26 11 32 16 57 73 397 2.01
