Alyssa Murray (born March 17, 1992) is a professional American lacrosse player playing for the
Philadelphia Force (UWLX). She played college lacrosse for the
Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse
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.
Career
Murray had a stand out high school career at
West Babylon High School in
West Babylon, New York
West Babylon is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 43,213 at the 2010 census.
Geography
West Babylon is located at (40.713399, -73.357106).
West Babylon is bor ...
, where she set the standing
NYSPHSAA all-time record for career assists, registering 278 between 2008-10. Combined with 284 goals, Alyssa finished her scholastic career with 562 career points, along the way becoming a four-time All-Suffolk County honoree and a 2009 US Lacrosse High School All-American.
At Syracuse, she was second on school's all-time scoring list (362 pts), third in career goals (225) and assists (136), and fourth in single season points (2014 - 110 pts). She was teammates with
Kayla Treanor and Halle Majorana.
Murray was selected 7th overall in the inaugural
United Women's Lacrosse League
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draft in 2016 by the
Philadelphia Force (UWLX).
Awards and honors
*2016 UWLX All-Star Selection
Media coverage
*Featured in the October 2016 issue of
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References
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1992 births
American lacrosse players
Living people
People from West Babylon, New York
Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York
Sportspeople from New York (state)
Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse players
Women's lacrosse players
Competitors at the 2017 World Games
World Games gold medalists