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Briefly:Durable, exciting player to watch ... Elevated his play to a new level last season, becoming the field general for the Cardinal defense ... Former member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team that played at the FIFA World Youth Championships in Nigeria... Excellent ball-winner both in the air and on the ground.
2000: Second Team All-American was the anchor of a Stanford defensive unit that posted a school record 16 shutouts with a nation-low 0.44 GAA... Started all 22 matches... Finished third in the voting for the Missouri Athletic Club Award, given annually to the top player in men's and women's collegiate soccer... Scored three goals and four assists for 10 points... Selected to the All Pac-10 First Team... Named the Defensive MVP at both the Nike/Goal Rush Classic and the Stanford/Nike Invitational as the Cardinal recorded shutouts in all four matches... Named to the Soccer America Team of the Week following the Dartmouth Classic...Assisted on the game-winning goals against Western Kentucky and California; tallied the game-winner at Dartmouth.
1999: One of only six players to start all 19 games for the Cardinal... Named a First Team All-American by Soccer America and College Soccer News... Took 15 shots on the season... Scored three goals for six points... Posted the lone goal for the Cardinal in a 1-1 tie with Air Force and the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Harvard... Named a Third Team College Soccer Online All-America selection... Tabbed a Second Team NSCAA Far West Region All-America and a First Team MPSF All-Federation selection.
1998: Burst onto the national scene as he led Stanford to the NCAA Men's College Cup for the first time in school history... Scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Maryland in the NCAA Semifinals... Named All-Tournament at the Men's College Cup... Selected First Team All-MPSF... One of only three players to start all 25 matches... Scored his first collegiate goal against San Jose State... Registered his first assist in the 3-0 victory over Boston University... Beat the San Jose State keeper for Stanford's second goal in the NCAA First Round defeat of the Spartans... Named the MPSF Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 2 after scoring goals against UC Irvine and tenth-ranked Cal State Fullerton.
High School: Listed among Soccer America's Top 25 recruits in the country... A two-time high school All-American at Jesuit High School... Named the 1997 Gatorade Player of the Year... Two-time Sacramento Bee High School Player of the Year (1996 and '97)... 1995 and '97 Metro League Player of the Year... Led the Marauders to four consecutive Metro League titles and the 1997 Sac-Joaquin Section Championship... Played for the San Juan Attack club team with current teammates Travis James and Taylor Graham... Former captain of the U.S. Under-18 National Team.
Personal: Son of Stephen and Jo Morrison... Has three brothers, one sister and a poodle named Shadow... Brother, Erik, is a former Stanford soccer standout... Enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing soccer and playing the piano... Major is undeclared.
Career Stats
Year GP/GS S G A Pts
1998 25/25 14 5 3 13
1999 19/19 15 3 0 6
2000 22/22 18 3 4 10
Total 66/66 47 11 7 29