Kara Murphy

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
Hometown:
Hartville, Ohio

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 inthree games ... reached double-digits in scoring 23 times ...scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Zips to awin against Western Michigan (Jan. 23) ... posted a season-high 28points 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 21points against Tulsa (Nov. 28) ... led all scorers with 18 points– on 7-for-10 shooting – and four assists in a winagainst Ohio (Mar. 2) ... scored 17 points in 25 minutes –while shooting 8-for-8 from the free throw line – to guidethe Zips to a win over Northern Illinois (Feb. 6) ... scored agame-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) torecord her 1,000th career point, accomplishing the feat in just 61games ... broke the school's single-season scoring record with 580points during the campaign ... ranked 19th in the nation and topsin the league with a 19.3 scoring average, the second-highestsingle-season mark in school history ... tallied 166 makes from thefree throw line, matching a program high, while setting thestandard with 211 attempts ... matched a career high with 32 pointsvs. Central Michigan at the MAC Tournament, marking the most pointsrecorded by an Akron player in postseason play and the 11th-highesttotal in MAC Tournament history ... paced the league with 1620-point games ... led UA in scoring in all but five contests ...set the school's single-game free throw record with 16 makes (in 17attempts) as part of a 32-point effort vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov.22) ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week twice (Nov. 24and Dec. 29) ... recorded her third career double-double with 21points and 10 rebounds at vs. Troy (Nov. 29).

as a Freshman (2007-08): Recorded one of the most prolificfreshman campaigns in school history ... named to MAC All-Freshmanteam while also claiming All-MAC Third Team honors, marking thehighest all-league designation by a first-year player in programhistory ... her 14.5 points per game average was tops on the teamand the ninth-highest mark of any Division I freshman ... was theonly UA player to start all 31 games ... led the team in a host ofcategories, including scoring (6th in MAC), rebounds (5.6 rpg),minutes played (993), field goals (148), free throws (121) andsteals (40) ... was fourth in the league with 15.9 ppg in leagueplay ... recorded double-digit points in all but six games, hittingthe mark in 18 of her final 20 games ... scored 11 points andgrabbed five rebounds in her collegiate debut at Michigan (Nov. 10)... paced the Zips' attack with 26 points in a win against SaintLouis (Nov. 14) in her first home game ... scored a season-high 31points, behind 15-for-16 shooting from the free throw line, whilealso grabbing eight rebounds against Miami (Mar. 1) ... posted herfirst double-double with 11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds atMiami (Jan. 16) ... hit for her second double-double with 23 pointsand 11 rebounds at Kent State (Feb. 23).

at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary: Division II second teamAll-Ohio as a senior ... named Akron Beacon Journal firstteam and Cleveland Plain Dealer "Best of the Best" ...Women's Tri-County Basketball Coaches Association (WTCBCA) andAll-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 WestLiberty State College ... mother is an Akron alumnus ... has twoolder sisters, Kellyn and Kate, and one younger brother, Mark ...Kellyn and Kate both play basketball at Malone College; Kate isalso a member of the track and field team ... member of theNational Honors Society and a four-year honor roll student ...enjoys playing paintball, outdoor sports and cooking ... listsstarting varsity as a freshman with her two sisters as one of hermost thrilling moments ... earned a black belt in karate when shewas seven years old ... has participated in numerous communityservice events such as peer ministry, adopt-a-family and HeavenBound Hoopsters ... intends to major in child and familydevelopment.