Louisa Morton: September's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Louisa Morton leads the counter-attack in the Blazers' win over the Assiniboine Cougars earlier this September.
Congratulations to Louisa Morton of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for September. The rookie defender has demonstrated a maturity and consistency to her game not normally seen in first year student-athletes.
Morton's play in the first half of the season thus far has been instrumental in putting the Blazers in the playoff picture, with her ability to shut down the opposition's top talents, and helping transition the counter-attack by setting up her strikers downfield. Originally signed for the 2022/23 season, Morton ended up deferring her start for a year and rejoined the team this summer ready to get back into competitive collegiate soccer. She has started all six of the Blazers' games so far this season, and has used her talent and athleticism to control the middle of the pitch.
As a central midfielder, the stats don't always tell the whole story, but a keen eye sees the way Morton has impacted the game, and the Blazers' co-head coaches Cara Isaak and Lianna Bestvater have certainly taken note. "Louisa joined the Blazers with an amazing foundation of talent and game understanding," states Isaak. "The toughest thing for rookies is usually settling the nerves and finding consistency, but Louisa's play has been wonderfully consistent both in effort, attitude, and execution."
The Blazers are now in a stretch of four games in eight days, and begin a set of three consecutive home matches this Wednesday evening as they hope to capture some critical points towards securing a playoff spot at the MCAC Championships, which CMU hosts at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex October 28-29. The team that takes home the MCAC title will also earn a spot at this year's CCAA National Championships, hosted by Holland College of Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
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