UMass Boston

2019 AWARDS

All-Conference: Second Team 

SEASON HIGHS

Games Played/Games Started: 19/19
Assists: 1 vs. Nazareth College, March 12 (1 total)
Points: 1 vs. Nazareth College, March 12 (1 total)
Ground Balls: 5 two times (41 total)
Caused Turnovers: 2 three times (20 total)

NOTABLES

• Named to the Little East Conference Second Team as a senior 
• Played in all 19 games for the Beacons 
• Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers with 20 while his 41 ground balls placed him at fourth amongst the Beacons 
• Sits at 9^thall time with 183 groundballs and 2^ndwith 82 caused turnovers
• Recorded his first point of the year on March 12 vs. Nazareth College while picking up a season-best five groundballs 

2018 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played / Games Started: 12/12

Goals: 1 vs. University of Southern Maine, March 31

Assists: 1 three times (3 total)

Points: 1 four times (4 total)

Ground Balls: 8 vs. Salem State University, April 25 (36 total)

Caused Turnovers: 6 vs. Salem State University, April 25 (18 total)

Face-offs: 3-15 (20.0) 

NOTABLES 

• Scored his first career goal on March 31 vs. University of Southern Maine
• Had 8 ground balls and 6 caused turnovers in the 11-3 win over Salem State University on April 25 
• Recorded an assist in back to back conference games vs. Plymouth State University 
• Tied his career high 4 points in his junior season as one of the Beacons’ go to defenseman 
• Second on the team in caused turnovers with 18 

2017 AWARDS

Little East Conference Second Team

2017 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played / Games Started: 16 / 15

Goals: 0

Assists: 2 vs. New England College, 3/1/17 (4 total)

Points: 2 vs. New England College, 3/1/17 (4 total)

Situational Goals (GAME WINNERS, UP, DOWN): 0

Ground Balls: 14 vs. Southern Maine, 4/28/17 (80 total)

Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Rivier University, 3/22/17 (28 total)

Face-offs: 146-316 (46.2)

NOTABLES

• Recorded eight ground balls and was 14-for-21 against Wheaton College (MA) on April 4
• Collected a career-high 17 face-off wins at Keene State College on May 6 in the Little East Tournament Championship game
• Had five ground balls, three caused turnovers, and 11 face-off wins against Plymouth State on May 4 to give the Beacons their first-ever LEC Tournament semi-final win
• Had 16 face-off wins and had an assist and a caused turnover against Southern Maine on April 28

2016 Started in 10 of the 17 games he played in during his freshman season … Combined for 26 groundballs and 16 caused turnovers … Also had five face-off wins … Made his collegiate debut on March 1 at Wentworth Institute of Technology … Earned his first college groundball and had a pair of caused turnovers in the 14-10 win over Daniel Webster College on March 3 … Earned his first collegiate point, an assist, and had a career-high four groundballs in the 17-9 win over Becker College on March 8 … Tallied four ground balls and was 2-for-2 at the face-off dot on April 2 against Keene State College.

PERSONAL/ HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Watertown High School in 2015 where he was a three sport athlete (lacrosse, hockey, soccer) … In his Junior year he was a Middlesex League All-Star … He earned three varsity letters … During his Senior year he helped lead the hockey team to win the State Championships … In high school he was also a member of the National Honors Society … Son of Robert and Kathleen Murphy … He has one sibling, Luke … He is a member of the Honors College and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at UMB and currently majors in Exercise Health Sciences.