| Height: | 5-10 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Hartville, Ohio |
| High School: | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS |
| Position: | F |
| Experience: | 3 Letters |
All-MAC Second Team (2009-10)
All-MAC First Team (2008-09)
All-MAC Preseason Team (2008, 2009)
All-MAC Third Team (2007-08)
MAC All-Freshman Team (2007-08)
as a Junior (2009-10): All-MAC Second Team honoree ...
started every game ... MAC East Division Player of the Week (Nov.
24) after averaging 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in
three games ... reached double-digits in scoring 23 times ...
scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Zips to a
win against Western Michigan (Jan. 23) ... posted a season-high 28
points while playing all 40 minutes at Robert Morris (Nov. 19) ...
led UA to a win over Buffalo (Jan. 9) with a game-high 21 points
... scored 27 points in a win against IPFW (Dec. 2) ... notched 21
points against Tulsa (Nov. 28) ... led all scorers with 18 points
– on 7-for-10 shooting – and four assists in a win
against Ohio (Mar. 2) ... scored 17 points in 25 minutes –
while shooting 8-for-8 from the free throw line – to guide
the Zips to a win over Northern Illinois (Feb. 6) ... scored a
game-high 17 points in a win against Central Michigan (Feb. 4) ...
recorded a career-high five steals against Youngstown State (Dec.
5).
as a Sophomore (2008-09): All-MAC First Team honoree ...
became the youngest player in program history (10th overall) to
record her 1,000th career point, accomplishing the feat in just 61
games ... broke the school's single-season scoring record with 580
points during the campaign ... ranked 19th in the nation and tops
in the league with a 19.3 scoring average, the second-highest
single-season mark in school history ... tallied 166 makes from the
free throw line, matching a program high, while setting the
standard with 211 attempts ... matched a career high with 32 points
vs. Central Michigan at the MAC Tournament, marking the most points
recorded by an Akron player in postseason play and the 11th-highest
total in MAC Tournament history ... paced the league with 16
20-point games ... led UA in scoring in all but five contests ...
set the school's single-game free throw record with 16 makes (in 17
attempts) as part of a 32-point effort vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov.
22) ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week twice (Nov. 24
and Dec. 29) ... recorded her third career double-double with 21
points and 10 rebounds at vs. Troy (Nov. 29).
as a Freshman (2007-08): Recorded one of the most prolific
freshman campaigns in school history ... named to MAC All-Freshman
team while also claiming All-MAC Third Team honors, marking the
highest all-league designation by a first-year player in program
history ... her 14.5 points per game average was tops on the team
and the ninth-highest mark of any Division I freshman ... was the
only UA player to start all 31 games ... led the team in a host of
categories, including scoring (6th in MAC), rebounds (5.6 rpg),
minutes played (993), field goals (148), free throws (121) and
steals (40) ... was fourth in the league with 15.9 ppg in league
play ... recorded double-digit points in all but six games, hitting
the mark in 18 of her final 20 games ... scored 11 points and
grabbed five rebounds in her collegiate debut at Michigan (Nov. 10)
... paced the Zips' attack with 26 points in a win against Saint
Louis (Nov. 14) in her first home game ... scored a season-high 31
points, behind 15-for-16 shooting from the free throw line, while
also grabbing eight rebounds against Miami (Mar. 1) ... posted her
first double-double with 11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds at
Miami (Jan. 16) ... hit for her second double-double with 23 points
and 11 rebounds at Kent State (Feb. 23).
at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary: Division II second team
All-Ohio as a senior ... named Akron Beacon Journal first
team and Cleveland Plain Dealer "Best of the Best" ...
Women's Tri-County Basketball Coaches Association (WTCBCA) and
All-Northeast Inland District first team ... averaged 19.0 points,
eight rebounds, five assists and four steals over 87 career games
... three-time team MVP ... WTCBCA Player of the Year in 2006 ...
All-Ohio honorable mention in 2005 and 2006.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Pam Murphy ...
father was a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1980-92,
earning Pro Bowl honors in 1983, after playing collegiately at West
Liberty State College ... mother is an Akron alumnus ... has two
older sisters, Kellyn and Kate, and one younger brother, Mark ...
Kellyn and Kate both play basketball at Malone College; Kate is
also a member of the track and field team ... member of the
National Honors Society and a four-year honor roll student ...
enjoys playing paintball, outdoor sports and cooking ... lists
starting varsity as a freshman with her two sisters as one of her
most thrilling moments ... earned a black belt in karate when she
was seven years old ... has participated in numerous community
service events such as peer ministry, adopt-a-family and Heaven
Bound Hoopsters ... intends to major in child and family
development.


