Cornell University Athletics

Coach Graap on Hale
"Morgan is a versatile player who earned valuable field time as a sophomore and will have a chance to earn a full-time starting spot in 2009. She is poised with the ball and can trigger our transition game with her speed."

As a junior
Hale started all 16 games for the Big Red in 2009, setting career highs and ranking among the team leaders with 23 ground balls and 15 ground balls. She also notched seven caused turnovers on the year. Hale had three draw controls and two ground balls in a win at Yale, won three draws in the triumph over LeMoyne and scooped up three ground balls in wins against both Brown and Vanderbilt.

As a sophomore
Hale moved into the backline full-time in 2008, starting six contests while playing in all 16 games. She recorded 14 ground balls, nine draw controls and four caused turnovers, all career highs. Hale came alive in the team’s final eight contests, registering all 14 ground balls, seven draw controls and two caused turnovers. Hale won three ground balls, won two draws and caused a turnover in the win over Harvard, while also posting three ground balls, a draw and a caused turnover in the win over Yale. She had a pair of draws and two caused turnovers in the victory over Columbia.

As a freshman
Hale saw action in 13 contests with a start against Princeton during her rookie season. She made a name for herself as a two-way midfielder, scoring two goals with an assist and adding nine ground balls and three caused turnovers. Hale had a goal and caused three turnovers against Notre Dame and also found the back of the net against Denver. She assisted on a goal in the win over Brown. She earned the Jeff Stenstrom Memorial Award after the season as the Cornell freshman student-athlete who best exemplifies leadership qualities through dedication and strength of character.

At Toms River South
Captain of the lacrosse team as a senior, Hale was a three-year starter and letter winner at Toms River South HS. She was named the team’s outstanding midfielder as a junior. Hale was also an outstanding tennis player and swimmer in high school. She earned all-area first-team honors in singles as a senior in tennis, capturing Newark Star-Ledger and Ocean County Observer Scholastic Tennis Player of the Year honors. She was also a three-time team MVP. As a swimmer, Hale was county champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and advanced to the state finals in two events as a junior. She also owns a pair of school records. Hale was president of her class in each of her final three years.

Personal
Morgan Suzanne Hale is the daughter of John and Suzan Hale and has an older brother. She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where she is a member of the Cornell National Scholars program.