2023-24 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Played in all 35 games… Averaged 12.5 minutes per game… Shot 36.% from the field and 35.3% from three-point range… Average 4.3 points per game… Posted a 88.2% free throw percentage.
Bucknell (11/7): Stuffed stat sheet in Lady Lion debut with 10 points, five assists, three boards, three steals and a block. Navy (11/10): Scored 12 points…Drained four 3-pointers…Added five rebounds and three assists. Kansas (11/13): Notched six points, three assists and three rebounds. at St. John’s (11/16): Made a 3-pointer. Providence (11/26): Scored nine points on three made 3-pointers. Radford (11/29): Made three 3-pointers en route to 11 points. St. Francis (12/17): Recorded 18 points, five assists and three boards. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Scored 12 points...Added four assists and three rebounds. Northwestern (1/2): Tallied eight points and five assists. at Iowa (2/8): Brought down a season-high six rebounds…Scored nine points. Minnesota (3/3): Drained three 3-pointers in 9-point performance.
2022-23 FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Sat out the season after joining the program following the fall semester due to NCAA midseason transfer regulations.
BEFORE PENN STATE
2022 - AT DREXEL
Enrolled during the summer semester but did not play for the Dragons.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Dunmore High School under coach Ben O'Brien, a 2004 Penn State graduate…Named to the All-PIAA AAAA Team, All-Region First-Team and All-League Three First-Team every season…Selected as the Times-Tribune Player of the Year as a senior and freshman…Led Dunmore to a record of 95-5 with three District Two Titles, four Lackawanna League Division Three Championships and an appearance in the 2019 state championship game…Finished as the school's record holder for 3-pointers in a single season (87) and career (279) and shot 52% from three and 89% at the line in her four years…Scored 1,595 points along with over 450 rebounds and 450 assists in four seasons…Averaged 17.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game as a senior and 20.2 points in 10 career state playoff games…Played AAU basketball with JB Hoops for three years under coach John Bucci and NEPA Elite for two for coach Kevin Clark…Helped teams to win two HGSL Championships and was named All-HGSL First-Team twice…Also lettered and started in softball as a shortstop and pitcher…Was an honors student and member of the French, TACT and SADD Clubs.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Joseph Murray and Lynn Plotkin…Has two older sisters, Ashley and Courtney, and two older brothers, Brandon and Matthew…Ashley and Courtney played basketball at Marywood…Matthew ran cross country at Penn State Scranton…Cousin, Christopher, was a 2022 Penn State graduate.
Moriah Murray Season 2022-23
#15Lady Lions Fall in 68-65 Battle at Kansas Sunday
Penn State moves to 9-3 overall following the conclusion of non-conference play
Lady Lions Set for Nationally Televised Contest at Kansas
Penn State will take on Kansas on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Merkle’s Dominant Showing Powers PSU to 68-51 Win at Providence
Mount Washington, Kentucky, native utilizes 24 points and 18 rebounds to lift Lady Lions to victory
Lady Lions to Play Providence in Mid-Week Non-Conference Matchup
Penn State set to travel to Providence on Wednesday, Dec. 11
Lady Lions Fall to Indiana in Big Ten Opener
Lady Lions move to 8-2 overall while losing first conference match up
Lady Lions Host Indiana in Big Ten Opener
Penn State welcomes the Hoosiers on Saturday, Dec. 7
Women’s Basketball Hosts St. John’s in Nationally Televised Contest
The Lady Lions welcome the Red Storm on Monday, Dec. 2
Merkle Leads Lady Lions to Gritty Overtime Win Against Drexel
Penn State moves to 8-0 for the first time since 1993-94 and break program non-conference home court win streak record
Women’s Basketball Returns to Happy Valley to Host Drexel
The Lady Lions face Drexel on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m.
Murray’s Electric Three-Point Shooting Helps Lady Lions Dominate Georgia, 67-47
Lady Lions rise to 7-0 for the second time in the last three seasons
Lady Lions Take on Georgia in Search of Seventh Consecutive Win
Penn State women’s basketball will face Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 23
Merkle’s Double-Double Drives Penn State to 74-59 Win Over Marshall in Orlando
Lady Lions open State Farm WBCA Showcase with sixth-straight victory, rising to 6-0 for second time in last three seasons
Women’s Basketball Travels to State Farm WBCA Showcase
Lady Lions take on Marshall in first game of the tournament on Thursday, Nov. 21
Lady Lions Cross Century Mark for Second-Straight Game in 100-55 Win Over Monmouth
Double-double from Merkle, double-digit scoring performances from Murray and Walker power PSU
Lady Lions Conclude Home Stretch Against Monmouth on Sunday
Women’s basketball will host Monmouth on Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
Complete Team Effort Pushes Lady Lions to Dominant 101-45 Win Over Niagara
Blue & White improve to 4-0, place four student-athletes in double figures
Five in Double Figures Help Lady Lions Erase Early Deficit En Route to 92-83 Win Over Duquesne
Lady Lions rise to 3-0 for fifth consecutive year, Murray stars with 26-point outing
Lady Lions Host Canisius on Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center
Penn State women’s basketball set for its second contest of the season