Kenton Ridge grad leaves MAAC for MAC

Mikala Morris heads to Kent State after four productive seasons at Quinnipiac
Indiana guard Nicole Cardano-Hillary (4) shoots next to Quinnipiac forward Mikala Morris (30) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Hamden, Conn. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Credit: Bryan Woolston

Credit: Bryan Woolston

Indiana guard Nicole Cardano-Hillary (4) shoots next to Quinnipiac forward Mikala Morris (30) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Hamden, Conn. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Kenton Ridge High School graduate Mikala Morris signed with the Kent State women’s basketball program on Monday after four seasons at Quinnipiac.

Morris scored 1,149 points at Quinnipiac. She averaged 9.7 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior. She has one season of eligibility remaining because the 2020-21 season didn’t count against anyone’s eligibility because of the pandemic.

Morris, who won Clark County’s Pam Evans Smith Miss Basketball Award in 2019, entered the transfer portal on March 13, four days after her season ended.

“Thank you to my teammates, coaches, trainers and the entire Quinnipiac athletic community for everything you have done for me the past four years,” Morris wrote on Twitter. “I have made so many relationships and memories I will forever be thankful for.

“A big thank you to my teammates who have been by my side throughout my journey at Quinnipiac, and have made me not only a better player but an even better person. Thank you Quinnipiac for allowing me to not only live my dream but to also graduate with two degrees.

“With that being said, I have decided to enter my name into the transfer portal for my graduate year. I am excited for all the upcoming opportunities.”

Morris made the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookie team in 2020, the first team in 2021 and the second team in 2022 and 2023.

Morris ranks in the top four in Quinnipiac history in career blocks and rebounds and is one of 17 players to score 1,000 points or more.

At Kent State, Morris will join a program that finished 21-11 last season and lost to Syracuse in the first round of the NIT.

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