[Students] 2/18 WBSK: Lions Land Big East Transfer

Daniel Kambel Daniel_Kambel at tamu-commerce.edu
Mon Feb 18 17:11:23 CST 2008


Texas A&M University-Commerce head women¹s basketball coach Denny Downing
announced the addition of West Virginia transfer Ashley Murphy.
 
Murphy, a 5-foot-11 forward, came to A&M-Commerce after transferring from
the currently ranked No. 11 Mountaineers. Before WVU, she spent the previous
two years at Okaloosa-Walton Community College. At Okaloosa-Walton CC, she
was rated as the No. 3 small forward the eighth-best overall junior college
player by Mike White¹s Girls All Star Report. Murphy first team
all-conference honors as a sophomore, averaging 10.5 points and 7.8 rebounds
a contest. At Mattie High School in Prichard, Alabama, she was a McDonald¹s
All-American nominee.
 
Murphy is currently practicing with the Lions and will have two full years
of athletic eligibility with A&M-Commerce.
 
³Ashley has the skills and the abilities to become a big-time player for us.
She was recruited to play in the Big East and I feel that she has the
potential to become an all-conference selection,² said Downing.
 






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