IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Single-game records: first in caused turnovers (7 vs. Holy Cross, April 22, 2009); second in caused turnovers (6 vs. Dartmouth, April 27, 2010, vs. Vermont, Feb. 20, 2010, at No. 5 Maryland, March 15, 2009); fifth in caused turnovers (5 vs. No. 24 Stony Brook, March 27, 2010, at Presbyterian, March 13, 2010, vs. Presbyterian, April 10, 2009); tied for ninth in caused turnovers (4 at No. 4 North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2010, at Dartmouth, Feb. 24, 2009, vs. Pace, March 20, 2007); tied for 10th in ground balls (12 at Merrimack, April 24, 2007)... Single-season records: first in caused turnovers (43, 2009) and caused turnovers per game (2.87, 2009); tied for first in games played (18, 2008) and games started (18, 2008); second in caused turnovers (42, 2010) and caused turnovers per game (2.47, 2010); tied for sixth in caused turnovers (13, 2008); tied for seventh in games started (17, 2010) and caused turnovers per game (0.80, 2007); tied for eighth in caused turnovers (12, 2007); 10th in ground balls (70, 2010)... Career records: first in caused turnovers (110), caused turnovers per game (1.69) and games started (65); third in ground balls (253); tied for third in games played (65); fourth in ground balls per game (3.89).
Career Notes: Started in all 65 games of his four-year career at Bryant, playing in every single minute of every game... Two-time All-American (2008 - DII; 2010 - DI)... Bookended career with Defensive Player of the Year honors, being named the Northeast-10 Conference (DII) Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman in 2007 and earning the inaugural Northeast Conference (DI) Defensive Player of the Year award as a senior in 2010.
2010: Started all 17 games as a senior defenseman to cap off a phenomenal four-year career for the Bulldogs... Led the team in both ground balls, with a career-high 70, and caused turnovers, falling one shy of his own program record with 42 on the year... Finished the season ranked fourth in the nation, averaging 2.47 caused turnovers per contest... Ranked No. 34 among all Division I players nationally with 4.12 ground balls per game... Forced at least one opponent turnover in 14-of-17 contests on the season, causing a season-best six against Vermont and Dartmouth... Scooped up a season-high 11 ground balls in a home win over Vermont... Collected a ground ball in every contest, with 13 multi-GB games and and six contests with five or more... Dished out a pair of assists on the year, coming at home against Wagner and in the season finale vs. Hobart... Fired two shots, both on goal... 2010 Honorable Mention All-America selection... Inaugural Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year... First Team All-NEC choice... NEILA All-New England Second Team nod... USILA/LaxWorld North/South Game selection... NEILA East/West All-Star Game pick.
2009: As a junior, started in all 15 games, leading the defense... Forced 43 turnovers, finishing the regular season with the second-most caused turnovers in the nation... Caused a career-high seven turnovers in the season finale win over Holy Cross, scoring his first-career goal in the same contest... Collected 58 ground balls, second best on the squad... Averaged 3.87 ground balls per game, good for 42nd nationally... Recorded an assist in a loss to Maryland.
2008: Started in all 18 games... Collected a team second-best 64 ground balls... Named a 2008 All-America Honorable Mention... Named Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Magazine Preseason Honorable Mention All-American selection.
2007: Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of Year... Named a second team all-conference selection and was the only freshman on the first or second team... Started in all 15 games with 61 ground balls... Had career-best 12 ground balls in win at Merrimack and seven more in NE-10 semifinal win over the Warriors.
Before Bryant: A 2006 graduate of Oceanside High School... Starting defenseman for coach Bob Moltisanti... All-conference selection in basketball as a senior and all-county pick in lacrosse as a junior and senior... Also lettered in football and golf.
Personal: Born March 14, 1988... Son of Tim and Barbara Murnane... Studies accounting in the College of Business.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 (vs. Holy Cross, April 22, 2009)
Assists: 1 (four times, last vs. Hobart, May 6, 2010)
Points: 1 (five times, last vs. Hobart, May 6, 2010)
Ground balls: 12 (at Merrimack, April 24, 2007)
Caused turnovers: 7 (vs. Holy Cross, April 22, 2009)
