HONORS & AWARDS
SEC Defensive Player of the Week 9/26
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023
Played in 24 matches… Piled up 82 assists and 12 aces… Led the team in digs putting up 316… In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, she reached a team-high of 13 digs against Western Michigan… Reached double digits digs in 17 matches this season and had at least 20 digs four times… Playing the five-set-thriller against the Razorbacks, she reached a season-high of 25 digs… In the sweep over Alabama, Morton reached 19 digs, the fourth most in any SEC match this season… Awarded with 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll... Reached 500 career digs.
2022
Made collegiate debut on Aug. 26 vs Belmont... Played in 30 matches, starting in all 30 of them at Libero... Recorded a career-high 26 digs in five-set win over Georgia on Oct. 9... Piled up at least 10 digs in 27 over the 30 matches she played in... Her 457 digs were the 3rd-most in the SEC and the 7th-most in Auburn single-season history... Averaged 3.82 digs per set, ranking No. 10 in Auburn single-season history... Was second on the team in aces with 30, tying for the 10th-most in single-season history... With 22 digs against Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Morton set the record for the most in a single match in Auburn postseason history... Morton was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after the series sweep at Alabama in which the freshman tallied 39 total digs across two matches, holding the Crimson Tide below .200 hitting in each victory.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 84 overall recruit in the country … 2021 AVCA High School All-Region Team selection … 2021 First Team All-District … named a varsity libero, representing the Northern Indiana, at the 2018 North vs. South Tournament … 2018 All-Conference Team selection … nominee to the 2019 and 2021 Under Armour Phenom Lists … tabbed to 2021 Indiana Senior Watch List … a 2020 Junior and District All-Star … honored as a 2020 Game Changer … selected as the 2020 Most Valuable Player … earned 2020 North Region First Team honors … 2020 All-State Second Team member … member of the 2020 AVCA Phenom List … led Munster High School to its first 2020 Regional Championship and first appearance at the state tournament … helped Munster to the semifinals of the 2020 state championships as the team ultimately finished runners-up … named a 2020 Darling Dandy by PrepVolleyball … participated in the 2019 USAV Winter National Youth Training Block at Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs … member of the 2019 USAV HP Select A1 National Training Team … St. Louis 15-Open All Team Tournament selection … a 2021 USAV GJNC Silver Medalist in the National Division … 2019 JVA Summerfest undefeated champions in the 15-Open division … member of Best Buddies and the ASL club.
PERSONAL
Born Sarah Marie Morton on June 20, 2004, in Dyer, Indiana … parents are James and Raquel Morton … has one older sister, Linda … her sister played collegiate volleyball at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.