Class / Eligibility:

    Senior / Senior

 

Hometown:

    Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

High School:

    Brother Rice

 

Height / Weight:

    5-11 / 200

 

Position:

    Midfield

 

Major:

    General Studies

 

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General: Great speed and athleticism...  fastest player on the team...  has started as an offensive midfielder for three years, but moving to defensive midfield this year...  plays on the wing for faceoffs, and also on both the extra-man and man-down units...  a true two-way midfielder...  vocal leader...  played for an outstanding high school program...  first high school All-American on the team in MCLA era.

 

At Michigan:

Elected Captain as senior (2008)

1st-Team All-CCLA as a junior (2007)

Elevated to Captain during his junior season (2007)

Honorable Mention All-CCLA as a sophomore (2006)

Honorable Mention MDIA All-American as a sophomore (2006)

 

Junior - 2007: Played in all 18 games, starting 17... Elevated to Captain midway through season...  Finished sixth on the team in goals (19), and fifth in assists (11) and total points (30)...  Finished third in total shots (75)...  Fifth on the team with 46 groundballs, but first among players with more than one total point...  Scored his first career hat trick in season opener against Central Michigan (Feb. 16)...  Tied a career high with 5 ground balls vs. Florida State (Feb. 28) and vs. Central Michigan (May 5)...  Set career highs in points (5) and assists (3) and scored 2 goals vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 17)...  Finished the season with a hat-trick vs. Colorado (May 17)...  Earned 1st Team All-CCLA.

 

Sophomore - 2006: Played in and started all 20 games... Scored 2 goals against Kenyon (Feb. 18)... Scored 2 goals vs. Cal-San Diego (Feb. 27)... Contributed 3 points on 1 goal and 2 assists vs. Arizona (Mar. 24)... Scored 2 goals and added 2 assists vs. Oakland (Apr. 15)... Set a career high in ground balls vs. Michigan State (Apr. 22)

 

Freshman - 2005: Played in all 21 games, starting 15... Finished third among freshmen and second among midfielders with 19 goals and 12 assists... First among freshmen in ground balls with 43... Scored first career goal in first game vs. Missouri (Feb 18)... First multi-point (3) and multi-goal (2) game vs. Eastern Michigan (Mar 18)... Scored 4 points (2 goals and 2 assists) vs. Florida (Mar 27)... Gathered a career high 5 ground balls against Central Michigan (Apr. 15)... Scored 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) again vs. Oregon in the USL MDIA semifinals (May 11).

 

Prep: Played at Brother Rice High School for Rob Ambrose... Captain of state championship team... All-American, 1st-Team All-State and All-Division as a senior... All-Division as a junior... Also played hockey and tailback for the football team.

 

Personal: Parents are Jorge and Pat Morales... Born January 26, 1986... Enrolled in the College of  Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies.

 

Bobby Morales's Career Statistics

Year GP/GS Goals Assists Points PPG Shots GB FO FO% Pen.
2008                    
2007 18/17 20 11 31 1.7 76 46 - - 7/5:00
2006 20/20 18 8 26 1.3 94 28 - - 8/6:00
2005 21/15 19 12 31 1.5 95 43 10/17 .588 6/5:00
Totals 59/52 57 31 88 1.5 265 117 10/17 .588 21/16:00

 

Bobby Morales's Career Highs

Goals 3 vs. Central Michigan (2/16/2007) and Colorado (5/17/2007)
Assists 3 vs. Western Michigan (3/17/2007)
Points 5 vs. Western Michigan (3/17/2007)
Shots 10 vs. Michigan State (4/22/2006)
Groundballs 5 vs. multiple opponents

 

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