MURRAY FINDS HOME ON CLARK WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER
 First-year forward Julie Murray has finally found a permanent home on the Clark University women’s soccer line-up.
A native of Millbury, Mass., Murray was an all-around player at Millbury Memorial Junior/Senior High School. “I moved around a lot in high school,” said the Woolies all-time career assist leader. “I played sweeper, forward and midfield, so coming back up front is pretty fun.”
A welcome addition to the Cougars forward rotation, Murray notched her first collegiate goal in a 1-1 double-overtime tie against regional power Keene State College last Wednesday. Trailing 1-0, she scored the equalizer off a corner kick in the 38th minute. “I wasn’t expecting to score off a ball like that,” she said. “I was looking for a header off of the corner, but it was deflected; it just so happened that I was right there. It was awesome.”
Murray has a knack for being at the right place at the right time. Recruiting the former three-time Telegram & Gazette All-Star was a no-brainer for head coach Joe Brady, who is also a product of Millbury.
“Julie is an exceptional athlete who gets better and better everyday,” said the seventh-year head coach. “She provides energy off the bench in every game and I’m looking forward to her having a fine four-year career at Clark.”
Making appearances in all 10 games this season, the excitement of Murray’s first college point has come and gone. However, as Clark sits at 4-4-2 (1-1 NEWMAC) with six critical conference contests remaining, we are certain it won’t be the last.
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NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced today that it has launched a new conference website, www.newmacsports.com, powered by PrestoSports.
The new, user-friendly site allows the conference to highlight the achievements of its student-athletes in various formats, while appealing to a broader audience. In addition to its sleek new design, the site features comprehensive pages for each of the conference’s 18 sports, an interactive scoreboard and fan poll, as well as important conference administrative tools.
The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference consists of ten highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The NEWMAC sponsors competition within NCAA Division III in the sports of cross country, soccer, basketball, tennis, lacrosse, swimming & diving, field hockey, volleyball, crew, track & field, softball, baseball and golf.
The NEWMAC began competition in the 1985-86 academic year as the New England Women’s 6 Conference. Since 1998, the conference has sponsored conference competition and championships for women’s and men’s athletics.
PrestoSports, founded in 2002, is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices. It markets solutions for website design and hosting, live stats, award management, merchandising, officiating and photo hosting.
PrestoSports features a full-time staff with more than 40 years combined experience in collegiate athletics. It includes former sports information directors, conference administrators and experience in collegiate marketing solutions- all focused on creating innovative web solutions for the company’s clients.
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DIVISION III NATIONAL FIELD HOCKEY LEADER
 Clark University’s own Lauren Blake ’10 ranks in the top-five in a pair of NCAA Division III statistical categories for games played through September 30. The fleet-footed forward is fourth in points per game (3.38) and goals per game (1.50), not to mention just one of two New England players to land in the top-five in the country.
Blake, a native of Oakland, Me., leads the Cougars in scoring with nine goals and three assists for 27 points. She has recorded four multiple goal games this season, including a career-high four goal performance in a non-conference victory.
Clark field hockey (4-5) will host Anna Maria College on Thursday (7 p.m.).
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Previous Cougar of the Week
Emily Tremaine 'GR - Women's Cross Country (Sept. 25 - Oct. 2)
Joanna Clark '10 - Women's Soccer (Sept. 18-24)
Peter Wise '08 - Men's Soccer (Sept. 10-16)
Lauren Blake '10 - Field Hockey (Sept. 3-9)
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The highlights for this newsletter are provided by
Dalya Qualls, Sports Information Director, 508-793-7164
Email: dqualls@clarku.edu
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MURRAY FINDS HOME ON CLARK WOMEN’S SOCCER ROSTER
