NDSU

BISON CAREER

2008 (Junior): Started all 18 games she played...Tallied first career assist in 4-1 win over Mary (9/9)...Named to the Jackrabbit Invitational All-Tournament Team after  outstanding performances against Iowa State (9/12) and Eastern Washington (9/14)...Registered an assist at Northern Iowa (9/21)...Scored the late game-tying goal at IPFW (9/26)...Notched a goal and an assist in 7-0 win over Centenary (10/12)...Also scored a goal in season finale at Western Illinois (11/1)...Named to the Summit League Fall All-Academic Team and the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2007 (Sophomore): One of the staples of the Bison defensive backfield, starting all 19 games...Key member of a defensive backfield which limited the opposition to 1.11 goals per game and registered seven shutouts...Put two of her three shots on goal...Named the team’s co-Defensive Player of the Year...Named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Fall All-Academic Team.

2006 (Freshman): Saw action in 19 games in her first season with the Bison...Started her first game against Montana (9/29)...Notched first career goal in the 26th minute of a 12-0 romp over Howard (10/29).

High School

Four-year letterwinner for Totino-Grace High School...Led team to a third-place state finish in 2005...Team captured the Suburban Conference and state championship titles in 2002...Named to the all-tournament and all-conference honorable mention teams in 2005 after being named to the all-state and all-North Suburban conference team in 2004...School won Minnesota’s Section 4A championship in 2002, 2003 and 2005...Earned academic all-conference in 2005...All-conference relay sprinter in track and field...National Honor Society member as a junior and a senior.

Personal

Daughter of Dan and LaVonne Murphy...Family includes one younger brother, Tim, and one older brother, Dan...Her father played football at Minnesota-Duluth...Majoring in mechanical engineering.