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#22 Kellie Murphy
Position: Forward/Midfielder
Height: 5'5"
Class: Sophomore
Experience: 1 Letter
City/State: Lafayette, La.
High School: St. Thomas More HS
Major: Kinesiology
Kellie Murphy Bio
Courtesy: LSUsports.net
Release: 01/07/2010

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2009)
Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season as one of the Tigers' top attacking midfielders ... Saw action in all 24 matches during the 2009 season ... Cracked the starting lineup in eight of the last nine games to end the season, including seven-straight starts to end the year ... Scored five goals and one assist for 11 points during her sophomore campaign ... Scored two goals and one assist for five points in SEC play ... Recorded the first multi-goal game of her collegiate career with a pair of goals in a 7-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 13 ... Also earned a start in LSU's second-round match against Texas A&M on Nov. 15 ... Helped the Tigers clinch their third-straight SEC Western Division championship by scoring a goal in a dominating 4-1 win over Arkansas in their regular season finale on Oct. 30 ... Set a new career high with four shots and matched her career high with two shots on goal against the Razorbacks ... Also scored goals in a 5-1 win over Tennessee and a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament ... Credited with an assist in LSU's 3-0 blanking of Alabama ... Finished the season with 26 total shots and 14 shots on goal ... Earned her second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Enjoyed an outstanding freshman season as one of LSU's top reserves ... Played in all 20 matches during the 2008 season while making three starts ... Cracked the starting lineup against Loyola-Chicago on Sept. 1, Centenary on Sept. 14 and Georgia on Oct. 5 ... Played a key role in the Tigers winning their second-straight SEC West crown and earning their second-straight at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament ... Finished the season with three goals and one assist for seven points on the offensive end ... Scored her first career goal in a 4-0 shutout of Oklahoma in LSU's non-conference finale on Sept. 19 ... Also scored goals against Tennessee on Oct. 3 and Ole Miss on Nov. 5 in the first round of the SEC Tournament ... Credited with an assist in LSU's dominating 7-0 shutout of Centenary ... Attempted 13 total shots on the season with five shots on goal ... Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Signed with LSU following an outstanding career at St. Thomas More High School in which she established herself as one of the state's top recruits for the Class of 2008 ... Led the Cougars to the Class 5A state title and an undefeated 27-0-2 record in 2008, marking the first time that any athletic team had finished a season undefeated in school history ... One of the most decorated recruits in Louisiana as she finished her high school career as a three-time first-team all-state, all-district and all-Acadiana selection ... Was also a two-time District 3-5A Offensive MVP and was named the Class 5A MVP following her team's championship run in 2008 ... Set the school's single-season scoring record with 43 goals as a sophomore as she also led her team to a state championship in 2006 ... Enjoyed great success at the club level as she led Cajun Soccer Club Rage to four state titles in seven seasons ... Was also a member of the Louisiana State Olympic Development Program Team for four years.

PERSONAL
Full name is Kellie Alexis Murphy ... Born on Nov. 30, 1989 ... Parents are Daniel and Charlene Murphy ... Has three sisters named Lauren, Nicole and Danielle ... Has two brothers named Lucas and Brian ... Also lettered in volleyball, cross country and track and field at St. Thomas More High School ... A member her school's honor roll ... Currently undecided on a major.

 

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