Start Date: March 2006
SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR: 2010 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regionals Team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Finals Team: 2009
Regionals Individual: Emma de Groot, 2007 East; Emily McLennan, 2016 Shoal Creek; Monica San Juan, 2019 Auburn; Dorota Zalewska, 2022 Franklin; Esme Hamilton, 2022 Albuquerque; Dorota Zalewska, 2023 Raleigh
Finals Individual: Dorota Zalewska, 2023
NCAA Regionals Wins
2023, Dorota Zalewska (69-66-69=204)
NCAA All-Regional Team
2011: Maria Juliana Loza (Central Regionals; South Bend, Ind.)
NGI Appearances: 2024
Top 100 Team Ranking Finishes
2008: 75
2009: 44
2010: 39
2011: 31
2012: 73
2013: 72
2014: 70
2015: 78
2016: 65
2017: 83
2018: 75
2019: 91
2020: 87
2024: 82
SoCon Championships
Team (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Medalist (7): Emma de Groot, 2011; Jordan Britt, 2012; Agathe Sauzon, 2013 (1-hole playoff); Emily McLennan, 2014; Megan Woods, 2016 (5-hole playoff); Monica San Juan, 2019; Dorota Zalewska, 2022
SoCon Tournament Winning Percentage: .816 (108-23-2)
SoCon Player of the Year (3)
2011: Emma de Groot
2014: Jordan Britt
2016: Emily McLennan
SoCon Freshman of the Year (3)
2008: Emma de Groot
2009: Maria Salinas
2013: Emily McLennan
All-SoCon (32)
2008: Emma de Groot, Christine Wolf
2009: Emma de Groot, Maria Salinas
2010: Emma de Groot, Maria Juliana Loza
2011: Emma de Groot, Maria Juliana Loza, Christine Wolf
2012: Jordan Britt
2013: Jordan Britt, Emily McLennan, Agathe Sauzon
2014: Jordan Britt, Emily McLennan, Agathe Sauzon
2015: Emily McLennan, Agathe Sauzon
2016: Emily McLennan, Megan Woods
2017: Monica San Juan
2018: Cristina Perez, Monica San Juan
2019: Maddy McDanel, Monica San Juan
2021: Esme Hamilton
2022: Esme Hamilton, Dorota Zalewska
2023: Dorota Zalewska
2024: Makenzie Cooper, Violeta Fernandez-Tagle
2025: Violeta Fernandez-Tagle
SoCon All-Freshman (16)
2008: Emma de Groot, Christine Wolf
2009: Maria Juliana Loza, Maria Salinas
2011: Jordan Britt, Yushira Budhram, Marion Duvernay
2012: Mette Kryger
2013: Emily McLennan
2015: Megan Woods
2016: Monica San Juan
2017: Holly Morgan
2019: Rheagan Hall
2021: Beatriz Barrios
2023: Kera Healey
2024: Violeta Fernandez-Tagle
WGCA All-America Scholar (37)
2010: Maria Juliana Loza
2011: Jordan Britt, Yushira Budhram, Marion Duvernay, Maria Juliana Loza
2012: Mette Kryger, Maria Juliana Loza
2013: Jordan Britt, Mette Kryger, Isabella Loza, Emily McLennan
2015: Isabella Loza, Emily McLennan, Megan Woods
2016: Isabella Loza, Emily McLennan, Monica San Juan, Megan Woods
2017: Holly Morgan, Monica San Juan, Megan Woods
2018: Monica San Juan, Megan Woods
2019: Kirsty Beckwith, Esme Hamilton, Monica San Juan
2020: Kirsty Beckwith, Esme Hamilton
2021: Beatriz Barrios, Jefimija Dordevic, Esme Hamilton, Daphne van Son
2022: Megan Docherty, Esme Hamilton
2024: Violeta Fernandez-Tagle, Kera Healey, Nieves Martin
Team Titles (20)
2007-08 (4): Chris Banister Gamecock Classic, Great Smokies Women's Collegiate, Hawkeye Invitational, Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational
2008-09 (2): Chris Banister Gamecock Classic, JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational
2009-10 (1): Southern Conference Championship
2010-11 (4): Furman Intercollegiate, Kinderlou Forest Challenge, JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational, Southern Conference Championship
2011-12 (1): Southern Conference Championship
2012-13 (2): Lady Paladin Invitational, Southern Conference Championship
2013-14 (2): Starmount Fall Classic, Southern Conference Championship
2014-15 (1): Chattanooga Classic
2015-16 (2): Fall Invitational, USA Women’s Invitational
2023-24 (1): Chris Banister Invitational
Medalists (23)
Kelly Brotherton, 2007 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic
Emma de Groot, 2008 Samford Women's Intercollegiate
Emma de Groot, 2008 Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational
Emma de Groot, 2008 Chris Banister Gamecock Classic
Emma de Groot, 2009 JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational
Emma de Groot, 2010 SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational
Christine Wolf, 2011 JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational
Emma de Groot, 2011 Southern Conference Championship
Jordan Britt, 2012 Southern Conference Championship
Marion Duvernay, 2012 Lady Paladin Invitational
Agathe Sauzon, 2013 Southern Conference Championship
Agathe Sauzon, 2013 Starmount Fall Classic
Emily McLennan, 2014 Southern Conference Championship
Emily McLennan, 2015 Fall Invitational
Emily McLennan, 2016 Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic
Megan Woods, 2016 Southern Conference Championship
Monica San Juan, 2019 Southern Conference Championships
Dorota Zalewska, 2021 Terrier Intercollegiate (co)
Dorota Zalewska, 2022 Brickyard Collegiate
Dorota Zalewska, 2022 Southern Conference Championships
Dorota Zalewska, 2023 NCAA Raleigh Regionals
Makenzie Cooper, 2023 Evie Odom Invitational
Makenzie Cooper, 2024 Chris Banister Invitational
Olympians (2)
2016 Rio: Christine Wolf (Austria)
2021 Tokyo: Christine Wolf (Austria)
Personal
Hometown: Dumfries, Scotland
Alma Mater: Jacksonville State ‘04
- Won first three tournaments as Chattanooga coach to open 2007-08 season
- Earned seven top 10 individual finishes and 15 top 20’s as a collegiate player as she and her teammates claimed 10 team titles
- Coaching experience began working as an assistant to JSU Head Coach James Hobbs
- Helped guide the Gamecocks women's team to the 2005 Ohio Valley Conference Championship and the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional Tournament
- Member of the Scottish golf team while also representing Scottish national teams for both lacrosse and soccer
- Murray completed PAS (Plott Advanced Systems) qualifications, Reaching Your Potential Inc., a program that relates personality with movement in discovering your own learning styles
- TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) certified golf fitness instructor.
Year-by-Year Coaching Record (18 seasons through 2024-25)
Year: Record (Team Wins)
2007-08: 113-45-3 (4) | NCAA Regionals (Ind.-Emma de Groot)
2008-09: 86-89-2 (2) | NCAA Regionals | NCAA Finals
2009-10: 94-70-3 (1) | SoCon Champions | NCAA Regionals
2010-11: 105-60-4 (4) | SoCon Champions | NCAA Regionals
2011-12: 74-100-3 (1) | SoCon Champions | NCAA Regionals
2012-13: 70-92-2 (2) | SoCon Champions | NCAA Regionals
2013-14: 118-74-0 (2) | SoCon Champions | NCAA Regionals
2014-15: 103-53-2 (1) | NCAA Regionals
2015-16: 156-32-0 (2) | NCAA Regionals (Ind.-Emily McLennan)
2016-17: 95-83-3 (0)
2017-18: 67-60-2 (0)
2018-19: 54-80-2 (0) | NCAA Regionals (Ind.-Monica San Juan)
2019-20: 54-41-0 (0)
2020-21: 74-55-3 (0)
2021-22: 53-77-5 (0) | NCAA Regionals (Ind.-Dorota Zalewska/Esme Hamilton)
2022-23: 28-101-0 (0) | NCAA Regionals (Ind.-Dorota Zalewska/Medalist) | NCAA Finals (Ind.-Dorota Zalewska)
2023-24: 80-55-1 (1)
2024-25: 43-76-5 (0)
Totals: 1467-1243-40 (20)
