Morgan Pence

Photo by: Tim Benko, Benko Photographics

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Great Falls, Va.
High School:
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory
Major:
MA-Strategic Communication Design

Awards:

2024 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2X Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2023 Pac-12 Tournament Team
2023 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Career Highs:
Goals: 5 vs. USC (5/06/23)
Assists: 3 vs. Cal (3/19/23)
Points: 6 vs. Vanderbilt (3/04/22)
Ground Balls: 3 vs. Oregon (5/04/22)

Cumulative Career Stats:
Goals: 80
Assists: 37
Points: 117
Ground Balls: 30
Caused Turnovers: 7
Shots: 175 (.457)
Shots on Goal: 1248 (.846)

2025 (GRADUATE):

Started in six of the eight games played for the Buffs
Had one hat trick against Michigan (3/8/2025)
Tallied 16 points from 10 goals and six assists
Picked up a ground ball against Iona (3/15/2025)

2024 (SENIOR):

Played in two games in the 2024 season – at Marquette (Mar. 8) and against Stanford (Mar. 15)
Had two assists and picked up a ground ball at Marquette (Mar. 8)
Sat out the rest of season due to injury.

2023 (JUNIOR):

Played in all 19 games of the season and started in six
Recorded a hat trick in the first game of the season at Vanderbilt (Feb. 10)
Earned six hat tricks throughout the season, including one against then-#21 Stanford in the program’s 100th win (Mar. 17)
Recorded a new career-high three assists vs. Cal (Mar. 19)
Earned 50 career goals with one goal against SDSU (April 7)
Set a new career-high for a single game with five goals in the Pac-12 championship against USC. Fell one goal short of tying the most goals scored in a Pac-12 championship by a single player.

2022 (SOPHOMORE):

Appeared in all 17 games during her second season
Completed the season with 27 goals, nine assists, 35 points, 56 shots, seven free-position goals and 15 free-position shots
Scored a career-high four goals in the fourth game of the season against Vanderbilt (Mar. 4)
Also had two assists against the Commodores
Totaled three ground balls on the season

2021 (FRESHMAN):

Played in 11 games during her first season
Made her CU debut against Denver on February 28 and scored a pair of goals in the 14-7 upset
One of her goals was a free-position goal
She scored 10 goals during the season, two of which were game-winners
She had the game-winner against Denver on February 28 and her goal on April 2 against USC to make the score 12-11 sealed the win for CU (13-11 victory). Of her 21 shots, 17 were on goal (81.0 %). Added four ground balls.

MAJOR:

Creative Technology and Design

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 2020 graduate of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School where she played lacrosse and field hockey.
Her high school team was the co-champion of the 2018 ISL AA in lacrosse and field hockey.
During her sophomore season (2018), the team finished 17-2 and as a junior, the team was 19-5.
As a midfielder, she recorded 48 goals, 25 assists, 44 draw controls, 32 ground balls during her sophomore and junior years.
Scored a career-best six goals against Milton as a junior.
Made the DC Team 1 all three years for the National School Girls Tournament and played on the DC under Armour Team.
Two-time lacrosse captain (senior and junior year) and served as the field hockey captain her senior year.
Member of the honor roll.
Earned the National Aspirations in Computing Award.
Also recruited by Syracuse and Boston University.
Played club for Capital Lacrosse.

PERSONAL:

Born in Arlington, Va.
Considers herself a foodie.
Enjoys live music and anything at the beach.
Favorite professional team is the Capitols. Her favorite athlete is Nicklas Backstrom.
Chose CU because it was the whole package.