Sarah Morton

Arkansas

Sep 12 (Fri)

6 PM

Position:
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Munster, Ind.
High School:
Munster High School
Prev School:
Auburn
Major:
Sociology

Overall Career Highs:
Digs: 26 at North Texas with CU (8/30/24) vs Georgia with Auburn (10/09/22)
Points: 5 vs Rutgers (9/1/24)
Aces: 5 vs Rutgers (9/1/24)
Assists: 9 against SMU with Auburn (09/02/23)

Overall Cumulative Career Statistics:
Digs: 1,123
Assists: 283
Aces: 72
Points: 76

Colorado Cumulative Career Statistics:
Digs: 350
Assists: 91
Aces: 30

2025 (SENIOR):

Sarah Morton is a senior defensive specialist/libero with the Buffs.

2024 (JUNIOR):

Saw action in 28 out of 30 matches for a total of 110 sets in her first season with the Buffs
Opened up the season with a bang, matching her career high at Auburn and setting her Colorado career high with 26 digs at North Texas (Aug. 30)
In the match against Arizona (Oct. 16), she reached a career total of 1,000 digs, ending the season with 1,123 digs
Had a total of 350 digs with 18 of those matches with 10 or above and six matches with 20 or more
Had career high of both aces and points with five apiece vs. Rutgers (Sept. 1)
Achieved a career high at Colorado of eight assists against Utah (Sept. 29)
Earned one or more points in 19 of the 28 games she saw action in
Achieved an assist in every match except two and had six matches with five or more

AT AUBURN:
Auburn Awards:

SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Auburn Career Highs:
Digs: 26 against Georgia (10/09/22)
Assists: 9 against SMU (09/02/23)
Aces: 3 against Missouri (10/15/22)

Auburn Cumulative Career Statistics:
Digs: 773
Assists: 192
Aces: 42

2023 (SOPHOMORE):

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 (FRESHMAN):

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:

Graduated from Munster High School in 2022
Ranked the No. 84 overall recruit in the country
2021 AVCA High School All-Region Team selection
2021 First Team All-District
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
Played club for Michio Chicago VC
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
2021 USAV GJNC Silver Medalist in the National Division
2019 JVA Summerfest undefeated champions in the 15-Open division
Was a member of Best Buddies and the ASL club

PERSONAL:

Sarah Marie Morton was born in Dyer, Ind. and is the daughter of Raquel and James Morton
Has one older sibling, Linda, who played volleyball at Carthage College
Favorite hobbies and pastimes include hiking, sightseeing, doing arts and crafts and going shopping
Her most thrilling sports moment was beating Creighton in five sets in Omaha in the NCAA tournament
Her biggest sports hero is her sister, Linda: “She has been my biggest role model in everything I do. Linda is the reason I started playing volleyball, and she has made me into who I am today. Without my big sissy, I would never be here and when I grow up, I want to be her.”
Wants to travel to Rome, Bora Bora and Egypt
Favorite foods are sushi, tacos, watermelon and cookies
Favorite musician is Fleetwood Mac
Fun Fact: can do the worm moving backwards
After CU, wants to play professional volleyball
Chose to attend CU because “I fell in love with campus and the girls on this team. Along with that, this coaching staff has welcomed and accepted me with open arms and gives me all the resources to pursue my dreams. This team is so fun, and from the first moment I met them, I knew I wanted to be a Buff.”