Outlook

Morgan LaPlante returns to the area after playing her freshman year at Oklahoma Baptist University ... Possesses great versatility and can play multiple positions.. Good athlete ... Holds the ball well ... Good around the goal ...Brings a lot of experience and leadership to the program ... Has signed with the University of Minnesota Crookston for 2021-22.

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Played in 12 games, three as a starter … Tallied six points on one goal and four assists … Her four assists were second-most on the squad … Fired four shots, three on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of .750 … Got the assist on JCCC’s second goal in a 3-2 win over Hutchinson in the season opener (4-2-21) … Credited with the game winning assist in a 4-2 win over Coffeyville (4-5-21) … Netted Johnson County’s third score in a 5-0 win over Neosho County (4-19-21) … Credited with an assist on JCCC’s first and last goal in a 7-2 victory over Dodge City (4-24-21) … Provided the assist on the third goal of a 4-0 win at Neosho County (5-12-21)  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99.

Freshman Year

Played in five matches for coach Mike White at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla. The Bison finished the season 11-7-2 and 8-3-1 in the Great American Conference … Scored a goal in her collegiate debut, helping OBU to an 11-0 win over Southern Nazarene (9-28-19) .. Fired three shots, two on goal in that match … Was an All-Academic selection. 

High School

Was a four-year starter for coach Jesse Smith at DeSoto High School, DeSoto, Kan. … Was a two-time Kansas Class 5A All-State selection … Was a four-time All-United Kansas Conference performer … Played club soccer for Sporting Blue Valley for coaches TB. Davies and Angelo Catenacci … Helped the team win the Disney Showcase Championship and Futsal Nationals … National Honor Society member, Kansas Governor’s Scholar and Salutatorian. 

Personal

Born Morgan G. LaPlante on January 20, 2001 … Daughter of Mike and Christine LaPlante … Has one sister, Bailey … Her father played football at University of California Davis, and her mother played tennis at JCCC … Majoring in exercise science … Favorite food is macaroni and cheese … Favorite fast food restaurant is Tropical Smoothie Café … Favorite restaurant is Brio … Favorite sports movie is Soul Surfer … Has a superstition of eating peanut butter, honey and banana toast as a pre-game meal.