Peyton Murphy of Grace College earns the first Division I Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the 2024-25 season after a double-double in a season opening one point victory over Concordia University Ann Arbor. The senior from Evansville, Indiana tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds in the comeback victory with 10 of those rebounds coming on the defensive end. Murphy added three key steals and a block to help the defending NCCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Champions to a 1-0 start.
Stats on the week: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
Nominees: Abby Long, Concordia University Ann Arbor; Peyton Murphy, Grace College