Image
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Draper,
Utah
Last School
Alta High School
Roster Years
2012-2017
Before BYU
- Four-year letterwinner in basketball
- High School Female Athlete of the Year - 2012
- Parade All-American - 2012
- Three-time 5A MVP by Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune – 2010, 2011, 2012
- Three-time 5A First Team All-State by Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune – 2010, 2011, 2012
- Two-time State Scoring Leader 5A – 2011, 2012
- All-time leader at high school in scoring (1799), steals (345), and rebounds (556)
- Utah High School Activities Association Record Book: Scoring Career – ranked fourth all-time with 1,799 points
- MVP 5A State Tournament – 2011
- 5A State Tournament First team – 2011
- 5A State Tournament Scoring Leader – 2011
- 5A State Champions 2011
- 5A State All-Star Team - 2012 selected by the Utah Women's Basketball Coaches Association
- Region 3 Champions with 10-0 region record - 2012
- Three-time 5A Region MVP – 2010, 2011, 2012
- Four-time 5A All-Region First Team – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year – 2012
- Nominated for Academic All-State Award – 2012
- Lettered in track & field and in tennis
- 3.982 cumulative GPA in high school
- Received Advanced Degree in high school
Personal
- Born in Sandy, Utah
- Parents are Terry and Shelly Morrison
- Has one brother
- Married to Adam Pulsipher (linebacker on this year's football team)
Get to know Makenzi Morrison
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2013-2014
- Played in a total of 28 games while averaging 7.1 minutes of action ... averages 2.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game
- Picked up six points, all from 3-point range in the road game at Pepperdine ... pulled down one rebound and had one assist
- Had four points, one rebound and one steal in the game at Pacific
- Tallied four points along with one rebound, two assists and one steal in the home win over USF
- Started her first career game vs. Saint Mary’s on 1/4/14 contributing one point, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 10 minutes of action
- Scored eight points in eight minutes of action vs. Pacific, while shooting 2 for 2 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free throw line
- Tied her career-high in points with nine and had career-high assists (3) and steals (3) against Pepperdine on 12/30/13
- Had season- and career-high nine points from 3 of 3 3-point shooting against Utah State on 12/21/13
- Played 10 minutes in the home overtime win vs. Boston College on 11/16/13 picking up four points all coming from the free throw line where she was 4 for 5
- Came off the bench playing in her first collegiate game in the home season opener vs. South Dakota State on 11/8/13 contributing four points, two assists, one rebound
- Named to the WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
Sophmore Year
2014-2015
- Named to the 2015 WCC Championships All-Tournament Team
- Recorded 16 games with at least 10-plus points and had two others with 20-plus points
- Named WCC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Had career highs in points with 25 in the road win at Pepperdine ... 21 of the points were from 3-point range as she broke BYU’s single game record for 3-point field goal percentage, going 7 for 7 from behind the arc
- Finished the year as the team's third leading scorer averaging 9.6 points per game
- Led the team in steals averaging 1.5 per game ... had six games with 3-plus steals
- Tallied at least three assists in 12 games on the season
- Named to the 2014-15 WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
Junior Year
2015-2016
- Recorded 23 games with double figures in points including three with 20-plus points
- Recorded career highs in points with 27 vs. UVU ... the points were also game highs
- Finished the year with nine games with 3-plus assists; 11 games with 3-plus steals; eight games with 3-plus 3-pointers; was the scoring leader in three games and the assist leader in three contests
- Started in all games averaging 33.5 minutes of playig time, the third most minutes on the team
- In WCC games, ranked 9th in scoring, tied in 10th place in FT percentage, 4th in steals, 9th in 3-point FG percentage,4th in 3-point FG made, tied for 7th place in minutes played
- Averaged 12.7 points for second most on the team
- Led the team in steals averaging 2.1 per game
- Had the team’s best free throw percentage, .795 (105-132)
- Was selected as a team co-captain
- Named to the WCC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team
- Named All WCC Women’s Basketball Second Team
- Named to the WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
Senior Year
2016-2017
- 2016-17 WCC Women’s Basketball Second Team
- Named to the 2016-17 WCC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team
- Scored in double figures in 24 of 32 games played
- Ranked second on the team in scoring with a 13.5 average
- Was team’s steals leader with 78 for a 2.4 average
- Had second-best free-throw percentage on the team, .790 (94-119)
- FInished BYU career ranked seventh all time in 3-pointers made with 187
- Concluded BYU career ranked eighth all-time in total games played with 126
- Places 21st all-time in career points with 1,240 points
- In BYU career, recorded 62 games scoring in double figures and had 10 games with 20-plus points
- In a total of 33 games, dished out at least three assists
- In BYU career, had 32 games with at least three steals
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012-2013
Medical Redshirt Year
2012-2013
- W Basketball | Jul, 27
Five women's basketball team members named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 16
Washington State tops BYU in first round of WNIT
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 06
Cougars fall to Gaels in semifinals of WCC Championships
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 25
Solid fourth quarter gives BYU seniors a win over Gonzaga
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 18
Cougars fall to Gaels despite 18 points from Broadhead
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 16
Four score in double-digits as Cougars down Toreros 65-47
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 11
Broadhead’s 22 points lift BYU over USF
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 09
Four BYU players achieve double digits in win over Pepperdine
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 04
Three players score in double figures in 39-point win at Portland
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 02
Cougars record fourth conference loss at Gonzaga
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 28
Cougars fall to Lions in second overtime game this week
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 26
BYU defeats Santa Clara 72-66 in double overtime
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 21
Broadhead’s 23 points propel BYU past Pacific
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 19
Season-high 14 three's lift Cougars over Waves
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 14
Broadhead's career-high points lifts BYU women over San Diego
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 12
BYU falls to USF for second conference loss
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 05
Late heroics from Purcell, Broadhead and Nielson preserve win over Gaels
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 17
Defense dominates in BYU's 60-40 win at Utah State
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 14
BYU at Utah State on Saturday for final in-state game
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 25
BYU tops St. Joseph's 71-56 in tournament semifinals
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 19
BYU falls to Oklahoma in heartbreaking 68-61 loss
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 02
Purcell's double-double leads BYU over Westminster 77-59
- ImageW Basketball | Oct, 31
Cougars picked second, Pulsipher and Purcell earn preseason honors
- ImageAthletics | Apr, 21
Banquet honors graduating athletes for academic achievement
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 14
Women headed to Austin in third-straight NCAA appearance
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 07
Rydalch’s record night leads Cougars over Broncos in WCC semifinals
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 13
Three in double digits lifts Cougars over Broncos
- ImageW Basketball | Feb, 11
Rydalch's half-court shot wins the game for Cougars
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 23
Purcell’s double-double leads BYU past Pepperdine 69-64
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 21
Rydalch, Purcell power BYU to 75-61 win over LMU
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 16
Three Cougars in double digits lift BYU over Portland in WCC action
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 14
Purcell’s double-double leads Cougars to comeback win over Gonzaga
- ImageW Basketball | Jan, 02
Maeda’s career high sparks BYU past Pacific 79-62
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 31
Three score in double figures in win over Saint Mary's
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 23
Cougars fall to Toreros in first WCC match-up of season
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 12
Cougars capture Deseret Duel trophy with 73-59 victory over rival Utah
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 10
Cougars top Wildcats in 17-point victory
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 05
Rydalch, Cougar defense knock off No. 11 Texas A&M
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 03
Purcell's double-double lifts BYU over Hawaii
- ImageW Basketball | Dec, 03
Cougars cruise past Seasiders in overall team effort
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 28
Purcell, Rydalch lift BYU over Penn State
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 27
BYU falls to Georgia in close battle
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 24
Rydalch, Purcell led BYU to 81-69 win over Utah State
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 21
Cougars fall to Rams despite double-double from Rydalch
- ImageW Basketball | Nov, 19
Rydalch scores 15 as Cougars fall to Sooners
- ImageW Basketball | Oct, 29
Cougars display shooting in Blue and White Game
- ImageW Basketball | Oct, 23
Boom Shakalaka gives fans a taste of the upcoming basketball season
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 21
BYU's season ends in NCAA tournament
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 10
BYU defeats San Francisco to claim WCC championship
- ImageW Basketball | Mar, 09
BYU upsets Gonzaga to advance to the WCC Championship