David Murtaugh

Height:
5-9
Weight:
145
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Peachtree City, Ga.
High School:
Starr's Mill

2015
Played in six games for Mercer…Scored a goal in Mercer’s 7-0 win over VMI in the SoCon Tournament…Registered a .667 shots on goal percentage on the season…Finished the year with one goal and two points.

2014
Played in all 21 games for Mercer, including five starts…Scored one goal and dished out four assists to finish the season with six points.

2013
Stepped up his offensive production with increased playing time, showing he can be a top-level midfielder due to his technical ability...Appeared in all 20 games, making 17 starts...Finished tied for second on the team and tied for ninth in the A-Sun Conference with 10 points on three goals and four assists...His four assists were also good for the fifth-most in the A-Sun last season...Ranked fourth on the team with 27 shots, 12 of which found their way on goal...Collected his first point of the season with an assist against No. 24 UNC-Wilmington (Sept. 8)...Put together a brilliant stretch where he scored goals in three-straight games against No. 20 Memphis (Sept. 24), Presbyterian (Sept. 28) and USC Upstate (Oct. 4)...Picked up his last two assists of the campaign in contests against Incarnate Word (Oct. 10) and Georgia State (Oct. 29)...Secured his first postseason league honor when he was voted onto the A-Sun Conference All-Academic team.

2012
Demonstrated to Coach Ruzzo that he can be a creative playmaker for the Mercer offense from either the central midfield or wide midfield positions...Appeared in 15 games in 2012, making five starts...Tallied four points as a true freshman on a pair of goals...Scored his two goals on just 11 total shots which equates to a .182 shot percentage, which was the fourth-highest on the squad...Earned his first collegiate start in a 2-0 Mercer win over Nebraska-Omaha (Aug. 31) as part of the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic Tournament...Scored his first collegiate goal in a 4-0 home triumph over Presbyterian (Sept. 8)...Saved his second goal of 2012 for postseason play when he scored in the 79^th minute of Mercer’s A-Sun Tournament semifinal match against East Tennessee State (Nov. 9)...Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

Before Mercer
Two-year letterwinner at Starr’s Mill High School under head coach Mike Hame...Had a decorated career at Starr’s Mill, setting the single-season record with 26 goals scored as a senior...Was rewarded for his monster season by being named Co-County Player of the Year and voted onto the All-Region first team.

Personal
Son of Michael and Susan Murtaugh...Born on 02/04/1994 in Lincoln, Neb....Has two older brothers, Nick and Jon.