"We are extremely excited to have Kari join our staff," Phillips said. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience after student coaching and playing at the Atlantic Coast Conference level."

Morrison, a graduate of Virginia Tech, started three years between the pipes for the Hokies. She earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team honors in three consecutive seasons. On the field, Morrison ranks as Virginia Tech's all-time leader in ground balls and she led the nation in regular-season saves in 2008 with 208 stops. She also sits second in the Hokie record book in career saves and set the Virginia Tech single-season record for ground balls in 2008 with 65. Following her playing career, she spent a season as an undergraduate assistant coach with Virginia Tech.

Morrison graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2010 with a degree in human nutrition, foods and exercise.