Steve Murphy Class: Freshman Hometown: Shirley, NY High School: William Floyd Height / Weight: 6-2 / 195 Position: Midfield

Part of a very talented group of freshman midfielders for the Irish ... is a force at the midfield position ... a physical presence ... a determined dodger ... a lefty ... sees the field well.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Under Armour All-American ... Under Armour Senior Classic participant ... U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... U.S. Lacrosse National Senior Showcase ... three-time first team all-county in lacrosse ... gold medalist at the 2008 Empire State games ... all-Long Island ... tallied over 200 career goals ... scored 46 goals as a senior in an injury-shortened season ... picked up 130 ground balls during his final prep campaign ... holds every record at William Floyd for ground balls, goals, assists and faceoff wins ... three-time all-county and three-time all-division ... North vs. South Senior Showcase invitee ... 2009 USILA preseason All-American ... named a top-five player on Long Island according to Newsday ... three-time all-division and academic all-division in football at quarterback and wide receiver ... first team all-state in football ... also two-time all-county and all-Long Island on the gridiron ... received Boomer Esiason Award as the best quarterback on Long Island ... Boomer Esiason Classic starting quarterback ... Tony Cachia Award as the outstanding football player in Suffolk County ... amassed 2,200 all-purpose yards as a senior (1,150 passing, 1,050 rushing) and 12 total touchdowns (13 passing, 12 rushing) ... three-time Long Island champions in football ... football team ranked 20th nationally during his junior campaign ... received the Dellacave Award for the top athlete in Suffolk County (all-sport award) ... son of Steven and Lisa Murphy ... enrolled in Notre Dame's First Year of Studies program.