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Abbey Murphy

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Forward
Shoot/Catch:
R
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Evergreen Park, Ill.
High School:
Mother McAuley HS
Previous Team:
Chicago Mission

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 • Redshirt Senior Season:

Named a team captain for 2024-25 season
Top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award
CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
All-WCHA Second Team
All-USCHO Second Team
2x HCA National Player of the Month (December, January)
2x WCHA Forward of the Month (December, January)
2x WCHA Forward of the Week (Nov. 18, Dec. 9)
WCHA All-Tournament Team
All-WCHA Preseason Team
WCHA All-Academic
Ranked second in nation with career-high 33 goals
Ranked fourth in nation with career-high 65 points
Tied for eighth in nation with career-high 32 assists
Led nation in shots (242) and game-winning goals (7)
Recorded four points (3g-1a) in season-opening sweep over UConn (Sept. 27-28)
Tallied three points (2g-1a) in sweep of Boston University (Oct. 4-6)
Notched four points (1g-3a) in sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 25-26)
Recorded three points (2g-1a) in sweep of Bemidji State (Nov. 1-2)
Notched five points (1g-4a) in sweep of Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 15-16)
Tallied hat trick against St. Cloud State (Nov. 22)
Recorded eight points in sweep of St. Thomas (3g-5a)
Notched two assists against Bemidji State in U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Face-Off Classic (Jan. 1)
Tallied three points (1g-2a) against Brown (Jan. 3)
Recorded seven points (2g-5a) in sweep of Minnesota State (Jan. 17-18)
Scored three goals in sweep of Bemidji State (Jan. 24-25), including a goal on Hockey Day Minnesota (Jan. 25)
Recorded seven points (4g-3a) in three-game WCHA Quarterfinal series against Minnesota State (Feb. 28-Mar. 2)
Tallied three points (2g-1a) in WCHA Final Faceoff Semifinal against Ohio State (Mar. 7)
Recorded 100th career goal in WCHA Final Faceoff Semifinal against Ohio State (Mar. 7)
Scored two goals against Colgate in NCAA Regional Final (Mar. 15)

2023-24 • Redshirt Junior Season:

Top-10 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Award
All-WCHA Second Team
All-USCHO Third Team
2x WCHA Forward of the Month (Nov. & Dec.)
3x WCHA Forward of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 27, Dec. 4)
Academic All-WCHA
Ranked first on the team and third in the nation in points (62)
Ranked first on the team and first in the nation in goals (33)
Tallied five points (3g-2a) in series sweep at RIT (Oct. 6-7)
Scored hat trick and added two assists in 8-0 win vs. St. Thomas at Xcel Energy Center (Oct. 13)
Recorded three points (2g-1a) in 4-3 loss at No. 2 Ohio State
Notched three points (2g-1a) in series sweep at UMD (Nov. 17-18)
Tallied two points (1g-1a) in 3-0 win over Harvard (Nov. 24)
Scored two goals in 5-1 win over No. 8 Cornell (Nov. 25)
Tallied eight points (4g-4a) in series sweep vs. Bemidji State (Dec. 1-2)
Scored two goals in 5-3 win over No. 3 Wisconsin (Dec. 8)
Recorded three points in 5-3 win over No. 11 UCONN (Jan. 5)
Notched three points (2g-1a) in 4-3 win over Minnesota State (Jan. 26)
Tallied five points (3g-2a) in series sweep of St. Thomas (Feb. 2-3)
Scored two goals in series sweep of No. 10 St. Cloud State (Feb. 9-10)
Recorded two assists in 4-3 loss at No. 2 Wisconsin (Feb. 16)
Notched eight points (2g-6a) in WCHA First Round vs. Minnesota State (March 1-3)

2022-23 • Redshirt Sophomore Season:

All-WCHA Third Team
WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player
WCHA All-Tournament Team
WCHA Forward of the Month (Oct.)
WCHA All-Academic Team
Ranked second on the team and second in the NCAA in goals (29)
Ranked third on the team in points (50)
Led Gophers in power-play goals (8) - tied for third-most in NCAA
Tied for team lead in +/- rating (+38)
Scored two goals in opening-night win over Bemidji State (Oct. 7)
Recorded six points (3g-3a) in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 14-15)
Scored four power-play goals in the month of October
Scored two goals in 4-4 tie at No. 1 Ohio State (Oct. 29)
Scored two goals in series sweep over Minnesota State (Dec. 2-3)
Tallied a career-high four points (2g-2a) in 8-1 win over New Hampshire (Jan. 7)
Recorded three points (1g-2a) in 5-0 win vs. St. Thomas (Jan. 13)
Tallied three points (2g-1a) in series sweep at Bemidji State (Jan. 20-21)
Scored two goals in 3-1 win at No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 27-28)
Scored two goals in 4-2 win vs. No. 1 Ohio State (Feb. 3)
Tallied three points (2g-1a) in series vs. No. 8 Wisconsin (Feb. 10-11)
Scored back-to-back game-winning goals in the 2023 WCHA Final Faceoff (March 3-4)
Scored one goal in nine-straight games (Feb. 10 - March 11)
Made NCAA Frozen Four debut
One of nine Gophers to play in all 39 games

2021-22 • Redshirt Freshman Season:

Redshirted the season while spending the year training with the U.S. Women's National Team
Won silver with the U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China
Recorded one assist in seven games

2020-21 • Freshman Season:

WCHA All-Rookie Team
Preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year
2x WCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 12, Feb. 23)
Ranked second on the team with 18 points and eight goals
One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
Made collegiate debut in a season-opening 4-0 win over Ohio State (Nov. 21)
Scored first collegiate goal in a 4-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 27)

High School: A 2020 graduate of Mother McAuley High School • played for the Chicago Mission for seven years • won 14U state championship and 16U state and national championships with the Mission • member of the U.S. Under-18 Team • won gold with the U.S. Under-18 Team at the 2020 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia • earned silver with the U.S. Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in Obihiro, Japan • won gold with the U.S. Under-18 Team at the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship in Dmitrov, Russia • member of the U.S. Under-18 Women's Select Team at three Under-18 Series vs. Canada in 2019, 2018, and 2017 • participated in USA Hockey Women's National Festivals in 2017, 2018, and 2019 • attended USA Hockey Girls U18 Select Player Development Camps in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Personal: Daughter of Ed and Lynne Murphy • has two siblings, Patrick and Dominic • shoots right • undecided on a major • brother Dominic is on the wrestling team at St. Cloud State • brother Patrick plays football at Carthage College • enjoys rollerblading, watching movies, and spending time with friends • also played lacrosse in high school.