Clare Murphy

Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Granite Bay HS
Hometown:
Granite Bay, CA

2019 -- As a sophomore, started 14 of her 16 games … delivered a game-tying assist to Camille Lafaix for a header on Sept. 29, as her perfect free kick launched from just in front of the Mustang bench set up the equalizer at the near post in the 88th minute vs. Seattle U, ultimately sending Cal Poly to a 2-1 overtime win over the Redhawks … placed a shot on goal against San Jose State on Aug. 22 during a scoreless road draw with the Spartans … in addition to the SJSU shutout, helped lead the defense to a conference shutout (via 3-0) over UC Riverside on Nov. 3 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium … saw 1,078 minutes altogether, including four complete-match 90’ efforts … heads into her junior year having accumulated 35 total matches played, 24 starts and 1,943 minutes on the pitch for Cal Poly.

2018 -- Played in all 19 games as a true freshman, including 10 starts ... made her first starting appearance at Stanford on Sept. 13, part of a stretch in which she started 10 of 11 matches ... assisted on Brooke Rubinstein’s go-ahead goal (52’) vs. Utah Valley at home on Sept. 2 ... played a season-high 66 minutes at Gonzaga on Sept. 7 ... in the spring exhibition season, tallied a goal in the scrimmage win over Cal State Monterey Bay on May 4 ... overall during the fall, took 12 shots, including three attempts placed on-goal (among them a forced save amid the 1-0 Big West Conference win over CSUN in Spanos Stadium Sept. 28).

Prep -- Distributed five assists as a Granite Bay High School senior, helping to lead the Grizzlies to the Sierra Foothill League crown at 10-1-1, finishing 18-4-3 after advancing to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 championship game — followed by a NorCal Regional semifinals appearance ... played her first three years at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, leading the Titans to back-to-back top-15 rankings in Arizona, including a trip to the 5A AIA Tournament Championship as a junior (when she scored nine goals to go with 14 assists en route to first-team all-state accolades) ... Arcadia went a combined 30-9 from 2015-17, also qualifying for the state quarterfinals her sophomore Northeast Valley League championship-winning season, when she had three goals and 10 assists to earn all-city first-team recognition ... also played club soccer for Soreno SC in Arizona, advancing to the Olympic Development Program Region IV quarterfinals in 2016, in addition to qualifying for US Club Soccer’s Player Development Program Tournament in Las Vegas ... also was chosen for Placer United SC’s Player of the Year honor ... an Academic Achievement Award recipient, was co-founder and president of Arcadia’s 3 Strands Club while also participating in National Charity League and volunteering for Top Soccer.

Personal -- Majors in Architecture.