Longwood University Athletics

Career: One of 17 players in Big South history to be named All-Conference in each of her four seasons … Third player in program history to hit 50-plus home runs at Longwood, joining former teammates Megan Baltzell and Brooke Short … Started every game in four seasons at shortstop and sits atop Longwood record book in career games played – 233 games …  Three-time All-Big South first team selection … Finished career sixth all-time in Big South history in career home runs … Fourth in Big South history in career RBI and tied for sixth in runs scored … Ended career second all-time at Longwood with 182 runs scored …  Third all-time at Longwood with 192 career RBI … Fourth all-time in program history in stolen bases … part of Longwood’s all-time winningest class and first class ever to win over 150 games – 155 career victories …part of Longwood’s first class to play all four seasons of career in Big South … Member of each of Longwood’s three 40-win teams … Along with Jamie Barbour and Carly Adams, one of two classes in program history to win at least 30 games in all four seasons at Longwood … Three-time Big South Champions, two-time regular season champion, three-time NCAA Regional participant, three career NCAA Tournament wins – First class to accomplish such feats at Longwood … Tied for most NCAA Tournament wins by any Big South class with three.
 
2016 (Senior): Named All-Big South First Team for third straight season … Earned VaSID First-Team honors … Named to Big South All-Tournament Team … Enjoyed best season of career, leading the Lancers with a .365 batting average … Recorded 51 RBI and 41 runs scored, leading the team with 12 blasts … Started all 60 games at shortstop … Became third player in program history to reach the 50-home run mark during conference tournament … Notched a career-best .930 fielding percentage … - Runner-up in Big South Player of the Year voting.
 
2015 (Junior): Named All-Big South First Team for the second straight season … Appeared at No. 8 on SportCenter’s Top10 Plays on a defensive gem in the Knoxville Regional against No. 8 Tennessee … A two-time Big South Player of the Week selection … Ranked second on the team with 17 HR … Had three multi-HR games … Recorded a .600 slugging percentage to rank second on the team … Notched a .909 fielding percentage at shortstop.

2014 (Sophomore): Named to Big South All Conference First Team … Started all 56 career games with a .295 batting average … Logged 41 runs, 7 home runs, and 156 assists … Led the team with 23 steals on the season.

 2013 (Freshman): Started 61 games, batting .318 (55-173) … Set school record for single-season walks (41) … Third on the team with 68 RBI and fourth with 51 runs … Logged 14 home runs, seven doubles and a .452 on-base percentage … led team with 152 assists … Season-high five RBI and three home runs against Campbell (5.11) … season-high six total bases against Syracuse (3.2) … Season-high two stolen bases and three walks at Liberty (4.15) … VaSID University Division All-State First Team … All-Big South Second Team … Big South All-Freshman Team … Big South Presidential Honor Roll recipient … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.  

High School: Four-year varsity letter winner at Kempsville … four-time MVP … two-time All-Beach First Team and All-Tidewater honoree … two-time All-Region and All-State selection … also played basketball for four years, winning the Academic Scholar Award on two occasions … Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Nelson and Nancy Murphy … Worked at collegiate softball camps during the summer of 2013 … Majoring in therapeutic Recreation.