Jacob Murphy Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Corona del Mar, CA High School: Corona del Mar Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: Utility

2008
Played in all 24 matches, making 23 starts...finished fourth on the team with 21 goals...attempted 53 shots, scoring at a 40 percent clip...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.