LEAH MURPHY COMMITS TO PLAY FOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM

WESTON, Mass.—Regis College women’s basketball head coach Julie Plant announced Tuesday that Leah Murphy (Westboro, Mass.) would be attending Regis College in the fall, and competing for a spot on the team this winter.

In Murphy’s senior year at Westboro High School she averaged 16.5 points per game and 7.0 rebounds. “Leah is a very talented scorer,” said Plant.

Over her career she set records in 3-point field goal percentage (47%), and 3-point fields goals made (64) in a season. “She has the ability to shoot the three from an excellent range,” Plant said of her incoming player.

Murphy also holds Westboro High records in highest free-throw percentage in a season (81.6), and for a career (78.1).

Her superior play on the court earned her recognition as a Worcester Telegram and Metro West All-Super Team member. Murphy was also voted a Mid-Walk All-Star, and league most valuable player runner-up. Having played well in the Westboro Tournament earned her the recognition from voters to be named to the all-tournament team.

Murphy will join a Regis College women’s basketball team that reached the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) semifinals game in the 2009-10 season.

The team had not achieved such an accomplishment since the mid-1990s when it also won The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship. The path to the ECAC tournament came from a conference quarterfinal victory over Wentworth, followed by a 73-66 TCCC semifinal victory over conference foe Endicott College, which Regis lost to in the 2008-09 quarterfinals.

In a hard fought conference championship battle against the University of New England, Regis lost to the Nor’easters 75-62. After receiving an ECAC invitation, Regis defeated Worcester State College in the quarterfinals, before losing to Plymouth State in the semifinals game hosted at Keene State College. Regis will return eight of 10 players from last season, losing just one player to graduation.