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At ASU
• Athletic, versatile post who has good scoring range.
• Has seen action in every game for ASU the last two seasons.
• Tied for the sixth-best shot block total in ASU history as a freshman.
• Was a teammate of current Sun Devil Dymond Simon at Phoenix St. Mary's, where the two helped lead the Lady Knights to two state championships and one runner-up finish.
2007-08
• Played in all 33 games.
• Finished fourth on ASU in field goal percentage (48.3).
• Hit 51.1 percent of her shots over the season's last 15 games.
• Scored six points in back-to-back games vs. Yale (Nov. 19) and vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 22). Also added six rebounds vs. Yale.
• Tied her (then) career best with eight rebounds in ASU's 66-63 win over USC (Dec. 30).
• Recorded career-best marks in rebounds (12) and assists (4) vs. Stanford (Jan. 20).
• Made first start of her career at Washington (Jan. 24) and scored a career-best 11 points on 4-4 shooting.
• Scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and had two steals and two assists in win at Washington State (Jan. 26).
• Made four of seven field goal attempts and tied her career best with three steals in win vs. Arizona (Feb. 8).
• Tied career-best mark in steals (3) in NCAA First Round win over Tempe (Mar. 23).
2006-07
• Key reserve who was one of four Sun Devils to play in all 36 games (12.6 minutes per game).
• Despite being ninth on the team in minutes per game, still managed to finish second on the team in offensive rebounds (47).
• Recorded five or more rebounds eight times, including a career-best eight boards in back-to-back wins over Washington State (Jan. 4) and Washington (Jan. 7).
• Scored a career-best 10 points on 4-6 shooting in the second game of her career in ASU's 67-49 win over No. 18/20 New Mexico (Nov. 12).
• Had a career-best three blocks to go along with four points, three rebounds and one steal in ASU's 68-57 win at USC (Feb. 15).
• Recorded seven rebounds, four points and two steals in ASU's 59-54 win at Arizona (Feb. 24).
• Came through with quality minutes in the Pac-10 Tournament, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds in back-to-back games vs. UCLA (Mar. 3) and California (Mar. 4).
• Played 20 minutes, scored six points, grabbed three rebounds, had two blocks and made the first three-point field goal of her career in ASU's 67-49 Sweet Sixteen win over Bowling Green (Mar. 24).
High School
• A 2006 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Phoenix.
• Along with current Sun Devil freshman Dymond Simon, helped lead St. Mary's to 5A State Championships in 2003-04 (35-0 record) and 2005-06 (26-4 record) and a runner-up finish in 2004-05 (28-5 record).
• Finished her St. Mary's career second on the school's all-time list in both rebounds (903) and blocked shots (267) and fourth in most points (1,377).
• Set the school single-season record for blocked shots with 95 in 2004-05.
• Made 53 percent of her shots during her career.
• Earned all-state, honorable mention all-state, all-region, and honorable mention all-region during her four years at St. Mary's.
• Captained her team for one season.
• Scored a career high 32 points during her junior season and collected a career high 18 rebounds as a sophomore.
• Was a member of the National Honor Society and received an Academic Letter.
• Was also a member of her school's varsity volleyball team.
Personal
• Major is BIS (psychology and family studies).
• The daughter of Jerry (self-employed) and Laura Murphy (homemaker) of Mesa, Ariz.
• Has five siblings: Sarah (24), Jennifer (21), Trenton (16), Natalie (14), and Connor (9).
• Lists making it to the Elite Eight as her most exciting sports experience.
• Hobbies include swimming and going to the lake.
• Born July 9, 1988, in Phoenix.
• Full name is Kayli Samantha Murphy.
