Senior Spotlight: Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy

Photo by: John and Matt Risley

10/28/2020 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

By: Rick Bender

Dartmouthsports.com will be recognizing the senior student-athletes who had their fall seasons postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today's Senior … Patrick Murphy, forward on the men's soccer team.

DartmouthSports.com: What have your workouts been like so far?
Patrick Murphy: They've been going well given the current situation. I'm taking the fall off, so I've just been training/playing back home. I cannot wait until we are all together again, but the coaches have done a great job of organizing Zoom calls to keep us connected and working hard.

DS: What is your most memorable on-field team moment?
PM: Winning the Ivy League freshman year.

DS: And your most memorable on-field individual moment?
PM: Probably scoring my first career goal against Harvard off of a great ball from my teammate Ohad Yahalom. I had made my collegiate debut a month prior against Vermont, but it hadn't fully dawned on me yet that I was back playing. Once I saw the ball hit the back of the net, I realized that all of the surgeries and time I spent getting healthy, two years to be exact, was worth it.

DS: What is the best thing about practice?
PM: Competing and getting to do what I love with my brothers.

DS: And the worst?
PM: Losing in small sided.

DS: Any hidden talents you can share?
PM: I'm decent at giving people nicknames. For instance, I can be credited for nicknaming Christopher Palacios "Lace," and Steven Hadley "Scads," amongst others.

DS: If you could swap places with one teammate, who would it be and why?
PM: Kennedy Davis. The man simply has all the tools.

DS: What are your plans after Dartmouth, as much as you can plan for anything during this pandemic?
PM: I want to play professionally after. If not, I want to pursue a career in either finance or sport management.

Superlatives
Fastest runner on the team: David Alino or Ahria Simons
Best reflexes: Aaron Schwartz
Best moves with the ball: Dawson McCartney
Hardest head (literally or figuratively): Matt Ranieri
Best instincts on the field: Kota Sakurai
Strongest teammate: Erich Sachleben (lower body)
Most intense: Jordan Bailon
Most likely to become a Division I head coach: Alex Budnik
Best dancer: Tiger Graham
Best singer: George Altirs
Funniest teammate: Aron Rudich
Most outgoing: Garrett Scott
Best dresser: Matt Pickering
Best impression of Coach Bo: Brian Kot

Favorites
Movie: The Dark Knight
TV Show: Peaky Blinders
Actor/Actress: The Alchemist
Sport outside of soccer: Golf
Dartmouth professor: Kimberly Rogers
Place on campus: Burnham Field