2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Morris, Sonya

Jersey Number 11
Sonya Morris
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Incarnate Word
Bio
Career:
2021-22 (Senior):
2020-21 (Junior):
2019-20 (Sophomore):
2018-19: (Freshman):
High School:
Personal:
Career Numbers
2021-22 Game-by-Game
- 2021-22 unanimous All BIG EAST First Team
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award final five finalist
- Senior CLASS Award All-American
- Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Preseason All-BIG EAST
- BIG EAST Player of the Week
- Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team
- Maggie Dixon Captains Award
- Finished career as the No. 9 scorer all-time with 1,668 points
- Tied for sixth in all-time field goal attempts (1,549)
- No. 8 all-time in three-pointers (193)
- No. 9 all-time in three-point attempts (555)
- No. 10 all-time in field goals (665)
- 2020-21 All-BIG EAST First Team
- DI ADA-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award top 10 finalist
- BIG EAST Player of the Week
- 2019-20 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- BIG EAST Most Improved Player Award
- 2019-20 BIG EAST Player of the Week
- Cookie Gavin Most Improved Player Award
- 2018-19 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
- BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2021-22 (Senior):
- Started 30 of 31 games averaging 29.8 minutes per game
- Averaged 17.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists
- No. 17 in the nation in field goals
- No. 4 in scoring average, field goals and field goal attempts in the BIG EAST
- Finished in double figures 27 of 31 games
- Notched 20 or more points in 11 games
- Scored a career-high 36 points including a career-high seven 3-pointers while adding six rebounds and four assists against Vanderbilt at the Paradise Jam
- Poured in 35 points on career high highs of 16 field goals and 29 attempts while adding eight rebounds at St. John's
- Had 28 points and six rebounds vs. Seton Hall
- Put up 27 points and six boards at Xavier
- 26 points, six rebounds, six assists at Seton Hall
- Scored 25 points against Villanova
- Approached triple-double territory against St. John's with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists
- Had 20 points and nine rebounds vs. Northwestern
- Posted a career-high 10 assists against Northern Illinois.
2020-21 (Junior):
- Dynamic multi-dimensional backcourt star led DePaul in scoring (19.3 points per game), three-point percentage (.362) and free throw percentage (.883) while finishing No. 11 in the nation in that category
- Starting all 23 games, Morris led the BIG EAST in free throw percentage and was third in the BIG EAST in scoring, three-pointers, three-point percentage, three-point attempts and field goal attempt
- The explosive scorer tied a career high with 30 points against Drake in the WNIT and reached the 1,000-point career milestone in less than three seasons on Feb. 17 against Xavier
- Saving her best for last, Morris scored 205 points in her final 10 games---20.5 points a game
- That 30-point output came 24 hours after scoring 28 against Saint Louis
- Posted first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds at Providence
- Repeated the feat two games later with 28 points and 10 boards versus Saint Louis
- Fired in 20 or more points 12 times---second in the BIG EAST
- Scored 26 points twice (vs. Loyola Chicago and at Georgetown)
- Finished with 23 points against No. 9/9 Kentucky and at Marquette
- Scored 22 points in four games including No. 13/14 Texas A&M
- Approached triple-double territory with 22 points, six rebounds, eight assists at Creighton
- Handed out a career-high nine assists against St. John’s
- Scored in double figures in all but two games.
2019-20 (Sophomore):
- Started all 33 games averaging 28.7 minutes per game
- Posted double figures in 25 games with one double-double
- Led BIG EAST in total steals
- Scored 20 or more points 10 times
- Finished with a career-high 30 points along with six rebounds, five assists and five steals against Villanova
- Had 29 points, five rebounds and six assists at Notre Dame and duplicated that 29-point effort at No. 5/4 Oregon State
- Notched first career double-double with 17 points and 11 boards against St. John’s
- Finished with 22 points and nine rebounds at Georgetown and 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals at Butler
- Scored 23 points against Butler, 22 points at Northwestern and 21 twice versus Providence
- Totaled 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals at Seton Hall
2018-19: (Freshman):
- Played in all 34 games with six starts including the season-opener
- Averaged 14.5 minutes per game
- Scored a career-best 13 points against Savannah State featuring a season-best 4-of-6 from three-point range
- Scored in double figures five times and and logged a career-high 25 minutes against Princeton.
High School:
- Miss Missouri Basketball averaged 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals and led Incarnate Word to three state titles
- All-State Player of the Year
- All-Metro Player of the Year
- Conference Player of the Year
- Played at the same high school that produced former DePaul standout and WNBA draftee Felicia Chester.
Personal:
- Daughter of Terron and Kawanda
- Has a brother, Mark and two sisters, Nakayla and Zoey
- Undecided on major.
Career Numbers
2021-22 Game-by-Game
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Tuesday, April 29
Episode 19: Jill M. Pizzotti, Women's Basketball Head Coach
Wednesday, April 16
Jill M. Pizzotti Introductory Press Conference
Tuesday, April 15
DePaul Women's Basketball: Jill Pizzotti Introductory Press Conference
Thursday, April 10