As a senior: Appeared and started in 14 matchesas the leader of the stingy Bryant defensive unit … Helpedthe allow just 1.21 goals per match en route to All-NortheastConference Second Team honors … Dished out a pair of assistson the year, in a 4-1 victory over Hartwick (Sept. 28) and in theregular season finale at Central Connecticut (Nov. 9) …Named to the 2014 NEC All-Tournament Team.
As a junior: Appeared in 13 games and earned 12starts for the Bulldogs in 2013 … Recorded a career-bestfour assists, tying for most on the team … Fired off 10shots during the season, including a season-high two strikes in awin at Lehigh on Aug. 30 and again at Rhode Island on Sept. 8… Made a beautiful pass to pick up the assist on agame-tying goal in the 89th minute of the Northeast ConferenceSemifinals vs. Saint Francis U. on Nov. 15.
As a sophomore: Appeared and started in all butone game for the Bulldogs as a mainstay in the Bryant defensiveunit … Registered six shots on the year…Recorded an assist at Monmouth on Oct. 7.
As a freshman:Finished his rookie season with eight appearances and three starts... Made his Bulldog debut on Sept. 2, against Rhode Island in theopening round of the Ocean State Soccer Classic ... Fired two shotsin that game ... Registered his first collegiate assist againstGeorge Washington on Sept. 17, serving up a corner kick toclassmate Connor Norat for a go-aheadgoal in the second half of that game ... Matched his season-openingoutput with two more shots against CCSU on Oct. 14, both on target... Finished the year with six shot attempts.
BeforeBryant: Three-year varsity player at Unionville HighSchool... Helped the Indians reach the state semifinals and captureback-to-back Ches-Mont league titles from 2009-10... Namedall-league in 2010... Honor roll.
Personal: Born onJuly 1, 1993... Son of Kathleen and Dennis Murphy... Has onesister, Jillian... Uncles Ken and Ed Murphy played soccer atUConn... Father Dennis Murphy played at Southern Connecticut.
Career GameHighs
Points: 1, 8x, last at CCSU (Nov. 2,2014)
Goals: --
Assists: 1, 8x, last at CCSU(Nov. 2, 2014)
Shots: 2, 5x, last vs. St. Francis Brooklyn(Nov. 17, 2013)
