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2018 Soccer Roster

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26 Katie Murray

  • Position M
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High School Oak Hills
  • Prev School Kings Hammer

Biography

Career Honors

  • 2016 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2017 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2018 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 All-Big Ten Second Team Midfielder

Senior - 2018

  • Played and started in all 20 of Illinois matches
  • Led the Illini with eight goals on the season, including two game-winners
  • Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Michigan State (Sept. 29) and in a 3-1 win over Purdue (Oct. 11)
  • Converted a penalty kick at Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal round to give Illinois an early lead
  • Recorded four assists on the year, including assisting the game-tying goal against Wisconsin (Oct. 28) in the Big Ten Tournament and the game-winning goal against Northern Illinois (Aug. 26)
  • Put 60-percent of her shots on goal on the season, firing 35 total shots and putting 21 on frame

Junior - 2017

  • Played and started in 16 matches 
  • Totaled 21 shots on the season, putting nine on goal
  • Scored two goals on the year, at Oklahoma State (Sept. 10) and against Rutgers (Sept. 24)
  • Her goal against Rutgers marked the first goal allowed by the Scarlet Knights in the season

Sophomore - 2016

  • Played in all 19 of Illinois' matches, earning 17 starts
  • Tallied 14 shots on the year, taking a season-best four against Maryland (Sept. 22)
  • Netted her only goal of the year against No. 19 Michigan (Oct. 6)
  • Put five shots on frame during the season

Freshman - 2015

  • Played in 18 games for Illinois, earning 11 starts
  • Earned her first-career start against Portland (Sept. 6)
  • Scored two goals, putting in her first against Purdue on Sept. 20
  • Took 15 shots on the season, tallying nine shots on goal

National Team (NT)

  • 2013 U-16 NT camp invitation
  • 2012 U-15 NT Player Pool
  • 2011 U-14 NT Player Pool
  • 2011 September U-14 NT Camp

Olympic Development Program (ODP)

  • 2010-14 ODP Ohio South Player Pool
  • 2010-13 Region II ODP Player Pool
  • 2011-14 Region II ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Pool
  • 2012-13 ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Best XI Player All Star Team
  • 2011-2012 Costa Rica International Tournament, earning MVP honors in two of four games
  • 2014 Costa Rica International Tournament Region II Champions

Kings Hammer Club Team

  • 2012-13 USYS National Championship - Kings Hammer Academy Team Finalist (2nd place finish)
  • 2012 National League Champions
  • 2014 USYS National Championship - Kings Hammer Academy Team (5th place finish)
  • 2013 USYS National Championship Best XI All-Star Team
  • Named TopDrawerSoccer's Top 10 stars from U.S. youth finals
  • Named TopDrawerSoccer's U.S. Youth Soccer Nationals Top-10 girls
  • 2011 Named to the Puma National top 75 Players College Showcase Camp

High School

  • Two-time Ohio all-state second-team selection (2013-14)
  • Named to the Southwest Ohio All Star Team and won the game's MVP award in 2014
  • Named to the TopDrawerSoccer's Watch List for the U.S. All-American Team in 2014
  • Two-time Southwest Ohio First Team honoree (2013-14) and Second Team (2012) as a sophomore
  • Two-time All-City First Team honoree (2013-14) and honorable mention (2012) as a sophomore
  • Three-time Greater Miami Conference first-team selection (2012-14) and second-team (2011) as a freshman

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2015Freshman

    M
    5'2"
    26
  • 26

    2016Sophomore

    M
    5'2"
    26
  • 26

    2017Junior

    M
    5'2"
    26
  • 26

    2018Senior

    M
    5'2"
    26