2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Joe Murphy
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Point Pleasant, NJ
- Previous Team:
- Manasquan
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
As a Junior in 2017:
Appeared in nine games as a short-stick defensive midfielder ... Tallied seven ground balls, with a high of three against No. 18 Princeton (3/7) ... Added two ground balls against Hartford (3/11).
As a Sophomore (Redshirt Freshman) in 2016:
MAAC All-Rookie Team selection ... Played in all 16 games as a defensive midfielder ... Totaled 10 ground balls ... Had a high of three ground balls in an 11-10 overtime win over Hartford (3/12) ... Caused a turnover in the rematch with Hartford in the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/11).
As a Freshman in 2015:
Appeared in the first three games for the Bobcats, before missing the rest of the season ... Caused a turnover against Harvard (3/3) ... Picked up a ground ball in a win over NJIT (2/28).
Before Quinnipiac:
Attended Manasquan High School in Manasquan, N.J. where he was coached by Nick Schmidt… Helped the lacrosse team to a 60-40 record during his time at the school… Named Second Team All-Division (Asbury Park Press) in 2014… Tabbed N.J. Lacrosse Honorable Mention (MSG Varsity), All-Shore, All-Division First Team (Asbury Park Press), N.J. Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Honorable Mention, and All-State Offensive Player of the year (Ocean Star) in 2014… Selected N.J. All-Sophomore/Freshman Third Team (Star-Ledger), N.J. All-County Second Team (Star-Ledger), Second Team All-Shore, and Second Team All-Division (Asbury Park Press)… Named All-Shore Honorable Mention (Star-Ledger) in 2011… Also played three years of football at Manasquan, helping the team to a 24-8 record… A recipient of the 2014 Shore Conference of High Schools Sportsmanship Award… Named Second Team All-Shore (Asbury Park Press), First Team All-Division (Asbury Park Press) and First Team All-County (Star-Ledger) in 2014… A First Team All-Division (Asbury Park Press) selection in 2013 and a Third Team All-County (Asbury Park Press) selection in 2012.
Personal:
Son of Kim and Keith … Father played baseball at Montclair State ... Has three brothers; Mike, Frank and Keith … Majoring in communications and media studies at Quinnipiac.
