Athlete of the Week 2/11: Matt Morgan

RELEASE: ITHACA, NY– BRSN has named senior basketball guard Matt Morgan as this week’s Athlete of the Week. On Friday night, Morgan put up 41 points, shooting (9-of-11) en route to an 83-80 win over Dartmouth. His 41 points was a career high and the first 40-point game by a Cornell player since 1960. On Saturday, the Concord, N.C. native contributed 15 points to help secure a 67-61 win over Harvard. After this weekend, Morgan moved into 2nd place on the Ivy League’s all-time scoring list with a total of 2,162 points. The Big Red return home for games against Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday at Newman Arena.