Kate Murphy

Shea Vanderbosch

/ Women's Soccer

Photo by: Virginia Tech Athletic Communications

Photo by: Pitt Media Relations

Photo by: Larry Novey

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Hometown:
Plano, Texas

Graduate Season (2024): Murphy was with the staring lineup against UMASS ... She started and played 88 minutes versus MAINE ... Murphy tallied an assist in the 5-0 win versus MERCYHURST ... She logged three consecutive competitions of 90 minutes played against NORTHWESTERN, at CORNELL, and at BINGHAMTON ... Murphy scored a goal in a win against ST. BONAVENTURE ... She has started and played a full 90 minutes at SMU, at VIRGINIA TECH, at #6 FLORIDA STATE, and versus #3 NORTH CAROLINA ... Murphy started in a competition against #7 WAKE FOREST ... She came off the bench against #11 NOTRE DAME ... Murphy started and logged 28 minutes in the competition against PITT ... Started 15 out of the 16 matches she played in ... Murphy earned Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, and was named to the 2024 ACC All-Academic Team.

Senior Season (2023): She played the full 90 minutes in 10 of the 14 matches she participated in this Fall ... She averaged 78.9 minutes-per-game during that span ... Murphy picked up an assist AUBURN ... She had a season-high three shots versus BINGHAMTON ... Murphy was injured in the VIRGINIA TECH contest and missed the next three outings ... She earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Season (2022): Murphy keyed the triumph versus LAFAYETTE, tallying a goal and an assist ... She played all 90 minutes versus MERRIMACK and at BINGHAMTON ... Murphy had an assist when the Orange defeated the BEARCATS ... Murphy had complete-game, 90-minute efforts versus NORTH CAROLINA, at WAKE FOREST, and versus CLEMSON, where she tallied an assist ... She had a shot in the last two games of the season at VIRGINIA TECH and against NC STATE ... Murphy started in all 17 games she played and finished with one goal and three assists ... She was one of 13 teammates named to be recognized to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Team (3.0-or-better fall semester g.p.a., 3.0-or-better cumulative g.p.a., played in half of the contests) ... She was also named to the 2022 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Murphy was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).

Sophomore Season (2021): She made her first appearance in the road win at NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Murphy earned her first start when the Orange hosted ACC rival LOUISVILLE ... Murphy received 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll recognition.

Freshman Season (2020): Murphy played in one game for the Orange ... She saw 34 minutes of action versus VIRGINIA ... She was named to the 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average).

High School: Murphy recorded three goals and six assists during her senior year, which helped Ursuline Academy become district champions and advance to state semifinals ... She attended 2019 Elite Club National League (ECNL) Nationals and earned 2019-20 Second Team All-District honors ... From 2018 to 2020, she was a member of Paws for Kindness ... Murphy was also a 2019-20 member of Baking Bears and volunteered at Preston Hollow Elementary.

Personal: Katherine Kemp Murphy was born in November of 2001... She is the daughter of April and Robert Murphy ... She has one brother, Bryce, and one sister, Georgia ... Her mother played tennis at Richmond from 1988 to 1990 and her aunt, Eileen, played volleyball at Butler from 1996 to 2000...She is earned a bachelors degree in supply chain management from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and is pursuing a masters in sustainable organizations & policy.