Murdoch named SBC player of the week

homore Kaetlyn Murdoch was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

Murdoch set a new career  high scoring 25 points in DU’s lone game of the week, a 71-68 win over South Alabama.

With the win, the Pioneers advanced to 8-1 in conference play and are currently tied for first place in the West Division of the SBC.

In the contest, Murdoch grabbed 12 rebounds and added five blocks.

Murdoch’s previous career high was set earlier this year when she scored 23 points against the University of Colorado on Dec. 2, 2009.

In the season, Murdoch has five double-doubles and has scored above 20 points three times.

With the five blocks, Murdoch extended her consecutive streak of one or more blocks to 26 games.

She has a career 131 blocks and is currently fourth in DU history.

She averages 3.1 blocks per game, which is the best in the SBC and ninth in the nation.

Her team-best 64.3 shooting percentage from the field is also the best in the SBC and fourth best in the nation. 

Murdoch’s award marks the first time this season that a lady Pioneer has been named SBC Player of the Week.

Murdoch was named SBC Freshman of the Year last season.

 

 

Hemmings drafted by Boston Beakers

Former DU women’s soccer player Taryn Hemmings was drafted by the Boston Beakers with the No. 65 overall pick in the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer draft.

Hemmings played at DU from 2004-2008. In that time period she was awarded SBC Player of the Year twice.

In 2008, Hemmings led DU in goals, assists, points, game winning goals and shots.

Hemmings graduated as DU’s career scoring leader during the Division I era.

With 112 career points she finished second among all-time career scoring leaders.

Annette Wagner (1989-1992) is the all-time leader with 116 career points.

 

 

Pioneers to play in Inaugural Warrior Classic

The DU’s men’s lacrosse team will participate in the inaugural ESPNU Warrior Classic.

The event will be a doubleheader and will be played at Rentschler field in East Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, April 24.

The first game will be No. 17 Denver versus unranked Fairfield University at 11 a.m.

That game will be followed by No. 18 Massachusetts who takes on No. 13 Georgetown.

This season Denver joins the East Coast Athletic Conference and Massachusetts leaves the ECAC the for the Colonial Athletic Association.

Both games are conference game and will be broadcast live on ESPNU.