Jacob Murphy

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Bishop Luers
Club:
Fort Wayne Fever Academy

• 10/3/16 Summit League Offensive Player of the Week

2016: Appeared and started in 17 matches…Earned 15 points off seven goals and one assist…Scored goals against Saint Joseph’s (IN) (Aug. 26), UTRGV (Sept. 19), at Denver (Sept. 24), Oral Roberts (Oct. 1), and at Bowling Green (Oct. 25)…Picked up one assist at Detroit Mercy (Oct. 4)…Placed .485 percent of his shots on goal.

2015: Appeared in 16 matches, starting 12…Earned six points off three goals…Scored goals against Asbury (Sept. 11), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 10), and Western Illinois (Oct. 24)…Placed .625 percent of his shots on goal…Named to All-Summit League Second Team.

2014: Appeared in 16 matches, starting all of them during his sophomore season … Scored a game-tying goal and picked up an assist while placing two shots on goal against Western Michigan (Aug. 31) during a 2-2 tie… Picked up two assists on Sept. 27 against IUPUI during 4-0 shutout… Recorded 12 shots during the year, finishing with a .417 shots on goal percent, while playing 984 minutes.

2013: Played in 17 matches during the season, starting 16 times ... Scored his first collegiate goal on September 1 against Dayton, while also dishing out his only collegiate assist ... Scored again for IPFW on September 13 against St. Francis (Pa.) ... Took 26 shots on the season, nine of which came on goal ... Took four shots in the team's win over Eastern Illinois on October 12, while putting up three shots against Dayton, Oral Roberts (Sept. 29), IUPUI (Oct. 19), and Western Illinois (Oct. 26).

High School: Named Honorable Mention All-State as a senior ... Twice named First Team All-Conference ... All-District as a senior ... Scored 20 goals during his senior year, while adding nine assists ... Recorded two hat tricks as a senior, one against North Side, and once against Heritage.

Personal: Son of Adam and Nicole Murphy ... Has one brother, Zack, and two sisters, Katie and Allison ... Majoring in general studies.