Alyssa Murray

Alyssa Murray (born March 17, 1992) is a professional American lacrosse player playing for the Philadelphia Force (UWLX). She played college lacrosse for the Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse.

Alyssa Murray
Born (1992-03-17) March 17, 1992
West Babylon, NY[1]
Nationality United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
NCAA teamSyracuse
UWLX teamPhiladelphia Force (UWLX)
CoachYale (Assistant) 2015-2016
Michigan (Assistant) 2015
Stony Brook (Assistant) 2014
Medal record
The World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wroclaw Lacrosse

Career

Murray had a stand out high school career at West Babylon High School in West Babylon, New York, where she set the standing NYSPHSAA all-time record for career assists, registering 278 between 2008-10.[2] Combined with 284 goals, Alyssa finished her scholastic career with 562 career points,[3] along the way becoming a four-time All-Suffolk County honoree and a 2009 US Lacrosse High School All-American.[4]

At Syracuse, she was second on school's all-time scoring list (362 pts), third in career goals (225) and assists (136), and fourth in single season points (2014 - 110 pts).[5] She was teammates with Kayla Treanor and Halle Majorana.

Murray was selected 7th overall in the inaugural United Women's Lacrosse League draft in 2016 by the Philadelphia Force (UWLX).[6]

Awards and honors
  • 2016 UWLX All-Star Selection[7]

Media coverage
  • Featured in the October 2016 issue of SELF Magazine[8]

References
  1. "Alyssa Murray Joins Yale Women's Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. NYSPHSAA. "NYSPHSAA > Sports > Spring > Girls Lacrosse > Record Book". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. "LIer Murray's change has Syracuse thriving".
  4. "Alyssa Murray Bio - Stony Brook Official Athletic Site".
  5. "Alyssa Murray - Women's Lacrosse". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. "Inaugural UWLX Draft: Schwarzmann Goes First, Full Results". uslacrosse.org. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  7. "United Women's Lacrosse League Announces 2016 All-Stars". UWLX. 2016-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  8. "That Moment when: Alyssa Murray". 15 September 2016.
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