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GIRLS SOCCER

Morgan Kotch

Forward
THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL
PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

37

Goals (Season)

7

Assists (Season)

108

Goals (Career)

21

Assists (Career)
“I viewed Morgan as unguardable in the final third of the field. She has size, remarkable strength and almost absurdly quick feet and skill for her size. She’s the most cold-blooded and calm finisher I’ve seen.”
Matt Roach
Head Coach - head coach of the Peddie School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior forward led the Red Raiders to a 21-0 record and the Prep A state championship this past season. Kotch scored 37 goals and passed for seven assists, including one of each in Pennington’s 2-1 win over Rutgers Prep’s in the state final. She participated in the High School All-American Game in South Carolina last fall and concluded her prep soccer career with 108 goals and 21 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Kotch has maintained a 3.81 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Villanova University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s community service club, Kotch has also served in Pennington student government and has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach.