GET TO KNOW: Kayla Morrison
Oct. 18, 2017
As we continue through the 2017-18 season, members of the Virginia women’s soccer team took some time to sit down and answer a few questions to provide a little insight and help our fans get to know them better as student-athletes.
Name: Kayla Morrison
Major: Undeclared
Classification: Redshirt Freshman
Position: Defender
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
High School: Norfolk Christian
What do you love most about competing as a Virginia Cavalier?
What I love most about competing as a Virginia Cavalier is that the athletic community is very tight and cheers for each other.
Why did you choose Virginia?
I chose Virginia because it is in-state and the soccer program is one of the best in the nation.
What will be your lasting memory of your time as a Virginia Cavalier?
So far my lasting memory of my time as a Virginia Cavalier was Lighting of the Lawn.
What defines a Cavalier?
The defining traits of a Cavalier is that we are tenacious, studious, and competitive.
Who or what motivates you in your sport?
My parents motivate me in soccer
Favorite family vacation?
Grand Turks and Caicos
Favorite class?
Calculus
Favorite cereal?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite movie?
Step Brothers
What would you sing at Karaoke night?
Bank Account by 21 Savage
Teammates would describe you as?
Hard-worker
Who is your hero and why?
My hero is my mom because she took amazing care of me.
Name one thing most people probably don’t know about you?
I have five siblings.
Besides your own sport, what’s a sporting event on Grounds that fans need to experience at least once?
People need to attend a field hockey game.
If you could play any other sport, what would it be?
Field Hockey
If you could give any advice to younger athletes entering the sport what would it be?
At the end of the day, have fun playing.
Favorite holiday?
My birthday
Favorite TV show?
I do not really watch TV, but my favorite show would be Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
What is your biggest fear?
Spiders
Dream job?
Banker
Best Athletic Memory?
Finding out that I was an All-American in high school.