2010 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Jacob Murphy
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
Notes
Four-year letterwinner who starred at the center position...finished his career with 72 goals on 182 attempts in 91 games (43 starts)...totaled 101 career earned exclusions...was a four-time MPSF All-Academic Team selection...earned ACWPC All-America honors (third team) as a senior and All-MPSF Team honors (first team) as a senior.
2010
Played in 24 matches, making 20 starts...scored 25 goals on 69 attempts, scoring at a 36 percent rate...earned third-team ACWPC All-America acclaim...honored as a first-team All-MPSF selection...captured MPSF All-Academic Team honors for the fourth straight season...led UCLA with 39 earned exclusions...also totaled two assists, one block and one steal...scored in 16 matches, including eight multiple-goal games...tied his career high with three goals in an MPSF road victory at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 14)...also had seven two-goals games...scored eight goals through the Bruins' final six games, including two goals in an MPSF Tournament semifinal loss to USC (Nov. 27) and one goal in the MPSF Tournament's third-place match against California (Nov. 28).
2009
Played in 26 matches...scored 17 goals on 41 attempts, converting at a 41 percent clip...earned MPSF All-Academic Team accolades for the third consecutive year...registered 22 earned exclusions, third-most on the team...also collected 10 steals, four blocks and one assist...scored in13 matches, including a season-high two goals in four contests - versus Princeton in the season opener (Sept. 11), Redlands (Oct. 10), Long Beach State (Nov. 1) and USC in the MPSF Tournament (Nov. 28)...competed with Bruin teammates Scott Davidson and Ben Hohl for the USA National Team at the 2010 Volvo Cup in Europe (Feb. 17-26).
2008
Played in all 24 matches, making 23 starts...scored 21 goals, fourth-most on the team, on 53 attempts, converting at a 40 percent clip...secured MPSF All-Academic Team honors for the second consecutive season...led the team with 36 earned exclusions and 12 blocks...also totaled 13 steals...scored at least one goal in 14 matches...tied his career high with three goals versus Stanford (Oct. 12) and against Brown (Oct. 19)...finished his sophomore campaign with five multiple-goal efforts.
2007
Played in 17 matches...scored nine goals on 19 attempts...also recorded five steals, four earned exclusions, two blocks and one assist...earned Academic All-MPSF honors...scored at least one goal in six matches...registered a season-high three goals in UCLA's 16-4 victory over Brown (Oct. 6)...scored two goals in the regular-season finale at Long Beach State (Nov. 18).
2006
Redshirted.
High School
Three-year varsity water polo letterwinner and four-year swimming letterwinner at Corona del Mar High School under head coach Tim Salvino...was the leading scorer in 2005 with 88 goals and 31 assists; earned team and Pacific Coast League most valuable player honors...captured Corona del Mar SeaKing Athlete of the Year honors in 2005...also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section honors...named a second-team all-county selection...captured fifth-team California-Hawaii All-America accolades...finished second on the team with 48 goals in 2004...gained most improved player honors...led Corona del Mar to four league titles and two CIF Southern Section semifinal appearances.
Club
Competed for the Long Beach Shore Aquatics and Corona del Mar Water Polo Club...earned All-America honorable mention honors in 2005 at the Junior Olympics.
U.S. National Team
Participated in the U.S. National Team training camp...traveled to Greece to train for two weeks in 2005 with the Long Beach Shore Aquatics.
Personal
Full name: Jacob Webster Murphy...born November 9, 1987 in Newport Beach, Calif...Jacob is the oldest of John and Louise Murphy's three children... lists his greatest athletic thrill as playing against arch-rival Newport Harbor and current UCLA teammate Clay Jorth in the CIF Southern Section Division I semifinal before 2,000 spectators...history major.
| Jacob Murphy's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | G | ATT | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2007 | 17/0 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 24/23 | 21 | 53 | .396 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 2009 | 26/0 | 17 | 41 | .415 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 2010 | 24/20 | 25 | 69 | .362 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Totals | 91/43 | 72 | 182 | .396 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 101 |
