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Gophers forward Abbey Murphy earns All-American selection

Murphy was named a Second Team All-American on Saturday.

Nolan O'Hara

Abbey Murphy fires a shot.
Abbey Murphy fires a shot. / Gopher Athletics

Gophers women's hockey forward Abbey Murphy was named a 2024-25 CCM Second Team All-American on Saturday.

It marks the first time that Murphy, whose 103 goals for her career rank sixth in program history, has garnered an All-American selection, and she's the first Gophers player to do so since Taylor Heise and Grace Zumwinkle in 2022-23.

Murphy's 65 points (33 goals, 32 assists) rank fourth in the nation and mark her career-high total. Her 33 goals rank second nationally, and Murphy leads the country in game-winning goals (7) and shots (242). Murphy has been dominant.

Earlier in March, Murphy was named one of the top-10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, which is presented to the most outstanding player in Division I women's hockey. She was a top-10 finalists for the award last season, too.

Murphy was a standout on a Gophers team that reached the Frozen Four before falling to Wisconsin in the semifinals. The Badgers had the most All-Americans with four. Clarkson (2) was the only other team to have multiple All-Americans.

First Team All-Americans

  • Eve Gascon, goaltender, Minnesota Duluth
  • Caroline Harvey, defenseman, Wisconsin
  • Haley Winn, defenseman, Clarkson
  • Laila Edwards, forward, Wisconsin
  • Casey O'Brien, forward, Wisconsin
  • Kirsten Simms, forward, Wisconsin

Second Team All-Americans

  • Annelies Bergmann, goaltender, Cornell
  • Nicole Gosling, defenseman, Clarkson
  • Emma Peschel, defenseman, Ohio State
  • Tessa Janecke, forward, Penn State
  • Murphy, forward, GOPHERS
  • Kristyna Kaltounkova, forward, Colgate

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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