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Donna Murphy
Olsson '80
(Field Hockey)
(1997) - The 105th inductee into the UMass Lowell
Athletic Hall of Fame is a 1980 graduate and Lowell's all-time
leading scorer in field hockey. Donna led Lowell to a
23-13-17 mark during her career and was the team's leading
scorer during her sophomore and junior seasons. She holds
the school career record for most goals (37) and points (93),
and she tied the school record for assists in one season with
11. Donna, a current resident of Foxboro, MA, ranks
seventh all-time on the New England Division II career scoring
list and during her senior season of 1979 she scored 12 goals
and 11 assists for 35 points, earning a spot on the United
States Field Hockey Association's Northeast Division A
Tournament all-star team. Murphy Olsson also served as an
assistant coach at Lowell during the 1980 and 1981 seasons.