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GIRLS SOCCER

Murphy Agnew

Forward/Defender
VILLA JOSEPH MARIE HS
HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

101

Goals

49

Assists
“Murphy Agnew is a once-in-a-lifetime player you get to see as a coach. You have to game-plan around her. She could control a game just by herself.”
Tom Knoll
Head Coach at Gwynedd Mercy High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior forward and defender scored 29 goals and 15 assists this past season, leading the Jems (21-2-1) to the Class AAA state championship game. A member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Olympic Development Program team, Agnew participated in the High School All-American Game in North Carolina in December. A three-time national championship tournament MVP with her club team, she concluded her prep soccer career with 101 goals and 49 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Agnew has maintained a weighted 3.95 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to attend Harvard University, where she will play soccer, beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A prolific artist with an extensive portfolio, Agnew has volunteered locally as a math and science tutor and youth soccer coach. She has also donated her time as part of multiple community-service projects through her school and church. "Murphy Agnew is a once-in-a-lifetime player you get to see as a coach," said Tom Knoll, head coach of Gwynedd Mercy High. "You have to game-plan around her. She could control a game just by herself."