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BY ANDY BAGGOT
UWBadgers.com Insider
MADISON, Wis. — Cayla McMorris, a senior guard for the Wisconsin women's basketball team, is winding down a noteworthy, but mostly unsung career. She's played in 104 games, starting 58. She's on the verge of becoming the 25th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points and her free-throw conversion rate of 75.6 percent currently ranks eighth on the all-time career list. McMorris, from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, currently leads the Badgers in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per outing, and pulls down six rebounds per game. After a recent practice she talked about her proudest moment of the season, what it's like to have three older brothers and the best teammate she's had at UW:
You're closing in on 1,000 career points at UW with 923. What would it mean to you to realize that achievement?
"It would just be a blessing to be able to get to that milestone. I've put in a lot of work and just being to end my senior year with that would be a great experience."
What's been your proudest moment this season?
"It was playing in the Thanksgiving tournament (vs. Syracuse, George Washington and Vanderbilt in Washington, D.C.). Even though we went 1-2, I think that's when we really got over the hump and I felt we were really clicking as a team.
What's the last thing you did that made you happy?
"I would just say waking up in the morning. Just getting an opportunity to live each day is something that makes me happy."
What's the best and the worst part of having three older brothers?
"Being the only girl, they're always over-protective of me. It can be both (good and bad). When it comes to dating and stuff, they're always trying to figure things out — what I'm doing and who I'm dating. It can also be a good thing, too, because they're always looking out for me."
If you could have dinner with three people in history who would you choose?
"Drake, Beyoncé and Martin Luther King."
Is there a food that you like that others seem to hate?
"Mushrooms. I love mushrooms."
You're majoring in communications. Why?
"I took an internship my sophomore year with 'Swish Appeal.' It's a broadcasting site for the WNBA and women's sports. After that I knew that was something I wanted to pursue a career in."
A random skill of yours that others might find surprising?
"I can cook. A lot of people don't expect that. I'm a really goofy person."
Who's the best teammate you've had here at UW and why?
"I like all of my teammates, but I'd say Michala Johnson. I played with her for two years — my freshman year she was injured — but she was a really funny and caring person. I looked up to her a lot."
