University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Played in 24 contests and averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... Handed out 36 assists while finishing with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio ... Credited with 17 steals and a block as well ... In first start of the year, posted a season-high eight points and three assists in win at Little Rock on March 7 ... Finished with seven points and a season-best four assists in victory at Georgia State on Jan. 16, sharing the team lead in the latter category while also adding three rebounds ... Recorded six points, three assists and a pair of steals in Jan. 2 win over Appalachian State ... Had six points, making 2-of-4 attempts from beyond the three-point arc, and added an assist in defeat of Arkansas State on March 10 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina on Jan. 4, adding two assists and a steal ... Paced all players with three steals in Jan. 18 victory at Georgia Southern, adding four points, two boards and a pair of assists in 21 minutes ... Posted four points, three boards and assist and a steal in 18 minutes in Jan. 11 win over ULM ... Had a team-best four assists against just one turnover in double-overtime win over Texas State on Jan. 25, also posting two rebounds and a steal ... Led the Jags with three assists at Southern Miss on Dec. 17, also posting two boards and a steal ... Had two assists and a steal in 12 minutes off the bench in win over Tennessee State on Nov. 30 ... Made only shot from the field — it was from three-point range — and handed out two assists without a turnover in just five minutes of defeat of Arkansas State on Feb. 20 after sitting out the previous three games ... Shared game-high honors in Dec. 7 victory at Tulane with two steals, adding a rebound and an assist in 11 minutes of action.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Appeared in 34 games for the Jags, making eight starts including in the semifinals and championship game of the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... Posted 4.3 points amd 3.1 rebounds per contest while ranking third on the team with 82 assists and 31 steals ... Shot 41.5 percent from the field including connecting on 17 three-point field goals ... Scored in double figures in six games during the season, led the Jags in rebounding once, assists six times and steals on five occasions ... Scored a career-best 16 points in a start against Alabama State at the Mitchell Center, going 6-for-9 from the floor in that game while also setting career highs in field-goals and three-pointers (3)  ... Put up 14 points in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in an overtime win vs. Troy ... Grabbed eight rebounds, handed out seven assists and dropped six points at Troy ... Set a new career high in minutes played in a road contest at Central Arkansas after being on the floor for 35 minutes in the Jags' victory.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Appeared in 23 games, the most of any Jag true freshman during 2017-18 season … Averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 rebound per game, while amassing 22 assists and 13 steals … Also averaged 9.2 minutes per game, seeing 10 or more minutes of action in 11 contests … Grabbed her first rebound in the season opener against Georgia Southwestern (11/10) … Recorded first career points on a three-pointer against New Orleans (11/24) … Recorded back-to-back games with a season-high four assists against Arkansas State (2/10) and at Appalachian State (2/15) … Also played in a season-high 20 minutes at Mountaineers … Brought down a season-high five rebounds at Georgia Southern (3/1) … Dropped a season-high seven points in the Jags’ 2018 Sun Belt Conference quarterfinal match up against Troy (3/8).

AT WENONAH HIGH SCHOOL    
Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Ala. … Helped lead the Dragons to four state championship titles … Was part of the defensive team of the year … Was named the MVP of the Dragons’ 2016-17 regional championship game.

PERSONAL    
Full name is Jayla Jaleese Morrow … Born Sept. 17, 1998, in Birmingham, Ala. … Daughter of Jeffrey Morrow and Yolanda Riggs Morrow … Has two older brothers and an older sister … Favorite movie is “Love and Basketball” … Favorite book is “The Secret to Success” … Favorite professional sports teams include the Minnesota Lynx, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers … Favorite athletes are listed as Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Michael Jordan among others … Favorite musical artists are J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Houston among others …  Enjoys writing poetry and listening to music in her spare time …Majoring in sociology with a minor in communication.