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Jersey Number 20
Samantha Murphy
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- HS:
- Xavier Prep
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Major:
- Pre-Physical Therapy
Bio
GCU
2009-10 – For second straight year, earned Pacific West Conference Female Scholar Athlete Award, as well as, female scholar for basketball ... Was selected Pacific West Conference Player of the Year ... Selected first-team All-West Region .and first team all-conference ... Became program’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 21, 2010 in victory over Hawai’i at Hilo, has 1,361 going into final season at GCU ... Led PacWest in scoring (19.0) and was among leaders in 11 of 13 categories ... Scored in double figures 24 of 27 games, including a career-high tying 33 at Dixie State Feb. 6, also tying a personal-best 16-of-17 at the free-throw line ... Scored 30 or more points twice and 20 or more points 13 times ... Eleven field goals against UC San Diego tied a career-best ... Hit 14-of-14 free throws against Western Washington ... Went over 1,000 points for her career in win against Alaska-Fairbanks on Dec. 11, 2009 ... Led team in scoring 18 times ... Led ‘Lopes in scoring, free-throw percentage, steals, blocked shots and minutes played ... Was second in assists and third in rebounds.
2009-10 – For second straight year, earned Pacific West Conference Female Scholar Athlete Award, as well as, female scholar for basketball ... Was selected Pacific West Conference Player of the Year ... Selected first-team All-West Region .and first team all-conference ... Became program’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 21, 2010 in victory over Hawai’i at Hilo, has 1,361 going into final season at GCU ... Led PacWest in scoring (19.0) and was among leaders in 11 of 13 categories ... Scored in double figures 24 of 27 games, including a career-high tying 33 at Dixie State Feb. 6, also tying a personal-best 16-of-17 at the free-throw line ... Scored 30 or more points twice and 20 or more points 13 times ... Eleven field goals against UC San Diego tied a career-best ... Hit 14-of-14 free throws against Western Washington ... Went over 1,000 points for her career in win against Alaska-Fairbanks on Dec. 11, 2009 ... Led team in scoring 18 times ... Led ‘Lopes in scoring, free-throw percentage, steals, blocked shots and minutes played ... Was second in assists and third in rebounds.
2008-09 – Named Pacific West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of Year … All-PacWest Academic … All-PacWest First Team … All-West Region … Led team in scoring (19.2 ppg), field goal percentage (.504), 3-point field goal percentage (.420), free-throw shooting (.829) and offensive rebounds (2.2) … Was second in assists (3.5), rebounds (5.2) and steals (3.6) … Led conference in steals and was second in conference in scoring, field goal percentage and free-throw percentage … Ranked seventh in assists and minutes played (31.1) … Ninth in offensive rebounds and 13th in total rebounds … Scored a career-high 33 points, including 16-of-17 free throws, in 84-80 overtime loss to Notre Dame de Namur on Feb. 14 … Scored 30 points and grabbed career-high 10 rebounds in 78-56 win over Notre Dame de Namur on Feb. 13, helping team clinch share of PacWest title … Had 30 points, seven rebounds and seven steals in Dec. 30 94-85 double-overtime victory over eventual national runner-up Franklin Pierce ... Had career-high seven steals in NCAA West Region game at Seattle Pacific ... Career-best nine assists at HPU on Feb. 3.
2007-08 – PacWest Freshman of the Year… First Team PacWest … Scored in double figures in 25 games as freshman … Scored 27 points at BYU-Hawai’i on Feb. 14 … Sank 10 of 10 free throws at Hawaii-Hilo on Jan. 19.
Xavier Prep
2006-07 - Second Team All-State … Desert Valley Region Player of the Year ... Named first team All-Desert Valley Region … Conference three-point champ … Team Most Valuable Player … Xavier Prep Outstanding Senior Athlete Award … U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award
2006-07 - Second Team All-State … Desert Valley Region Player of the Year ... Named first team All-Desert Valley Region … Conference three-point champ … Team Most Valuable Player … Xavier Prep Outstanding Senior Athlete Award … U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award
2005-06 –The East Valley Tribune All-State honorable mention .. First team Desert Valley Region ... Team MVP.
2004-05 - Second team all-conference … Hustle award.
2003-04 – Team’s Most Improved Player … All Defensive Team.
Personal: Daughter of William and Maria Murphy. She has four sisters, Mallory, Hayley, Abbey and Vanessa.
Career Highs:
Points: 33 (twice, *at Dixie State, Feb. 6, 2010)
Field Goals: 11 (two times, *vs. UC San Diego, Nov. 21, 2009)
Free throws: 16-17, .941 (twice, *at Dixie State, Feb. 6, 2010)
Rebounds: 10 (vs. Notre Dame de Namur, Feb.13, 2009)
Off. Rebounds: 5 (twice, *at Chaminade, Feb. 7, 2009)
Def. Rebounds: 6 (five times, *vs. Western State, Nov. 28, 2008)
Assists: 9 (at Hawai’i Pacific, Feb. 3, 2009)
Steals: 7 (three times, *at Seattle Pacific, Mar. 13, 2009)
Assists: 9 (at Hawai’i Pacific, Feb. 3, 2009)
Steals: 7 (three times, *at Seattle Pacific, Mar. 13, 2009)
Blocks: 2 (twice, *vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Dec. 11, 2009)
*most recent
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