University of Redlands Women's Basketball

Rich Murphy became the Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Redlands in the summer of 2007.  He also serves as a member of the faculty for the Department of Physical Education. The 2024-25 season saw the Bulldog tie for fourth in the SCIAC regular season with an 8-8 record. Overall, they finished 13-13. AJ Wick was first team All-SCIAC and Leila Hosn made the second team. Wick also added a first team selection to the D3hoops.com All-Region 10 team. Alex Facelo posted four records inside the top-15 in single-game history for made threes. Hosn had two nine-assists games, both tied for 14th most. She also had a seven-steal game, 11th best. Wick had six top-23 rebound games, including 24 rebounds against Caltech, the second most. Wick finished with the ninth most points in single season history (414), second in offensive rebounds (115), second in defensive rebounds (227), second in total rebounds (342), and seventh in blocks (37). Colbi Zorich finished with the eighth highest free throw percentage (83.8). Hosn had the second most assists (140). With a young roster filled with mostly underclass players in 2023-24, they finished 13-12 and made it to the SCIAC Postseason semifinal. Colbi Zorich was named All-SCIAC First Team and Aliyah Anderson made the second team. Those two finished ninth and 12th in single-season free throw percentage at 82.2 and 81.0. Freshman AJ Wick had 167 defensive rebounds and 239 total rebounds, the sixth and ninth most in program history. Went 19-8 in 2022-23 and made it to the NCAA tournament for only the third time in program history, all of which have come under Murphy, after winning the SCIAC Postseason Tournament. Seven single-season top-10 marks were set including the block record which Hannah Jerrier broke with 63. Alyssa Downs became the all-time leading scorer with 1,661 career points. She also broke the career made threes with 291 and the career free throw percentage at .871. Jerrier finished her career with 146 blocks, a new program record. Downs, Jerrier, and Chyanne Pagkalinawan all made All-SCIAC. The Bulldogs had one of their most successful season in 2021-22, going 19-5 overall and 14-2 in SCIAC, winning the regular season title and earning the number one seed in the postseason tournament. The 14 wins tie the 2019-20 season for the most conference wins in program history, it was also the 10th time in 14 full seasons that the Bulldogs have reached double-digits wins under Murphy. Hannah Jerrier, Alyssa Downs, and Angelina Roque all were named to the All-SCIAC First Team with Chyanne Pagkalinawan being selected to the second team. The four All-SCIAC players since 2012-13. Jerrier was also seclected to the D3hoops.com All-West Region Second Team. The program was also named on the special mention list by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Murphy joined the Bulldogs from Humboldt State University where he was involved in the athletics program either as a student-athlete or assistant coach/ P.E. instructor for a total of nine years.  Most recently, he was the Lumberjacks' Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, heading up the recruiting responsibilities and working in all aspects of the Division II program.  In 2006-07, he helped guide the team back to the NCAA Championships after an 11-year absence, finishing third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). In addition, Murphy has worked with the men's basketball programs at Humboldt, Columbia College, and De Anza Community College.  Throughout his career, he has gained teaching experience in a variety of Physical Education courses, along with Spanish. Murphy completed his Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, teaching credential, and Master of Science at Humboldt State University.   He competed for the Lumberjacks for two seasons as a shooting guard.  He landed on the All-Conference First Team twice and was voted the team's MVP both years of his career.  In 1993-94, he earned Second Team All-West Region honors.  Murphy was named the 1994 HSU Male Athlete of the Year and voted onto HSU's All-Century Team.  In 2002, he was inducted into the HSU Athletic Hall of Fame.  Prior to attending Humboldt, Murphy competed in basketball at Moorpark Junior College. In his spare time, Murphy enjoys competing and watching all types of sports and spending time with his family.    

After graduating as the program's all-time leading scorer, Downs was named an assistant coach before the start of the 2023-24 season. During her first season she helped the Bulldogs finish fourth in the SCIAC regular season standings as they advanced to the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Semifinals. In September 2024 she was named a full-time assistant women's basketball coach. Basketball Bio: 2022-23 (Graduate) -All-SCIAC First Team -CSC Academic All-District SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17) Played in 26 games, all starts ... Averaged 16 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists per game on 44.4 percent from the field, 41.8 percent from three, and 89 percent from the line ... Scored 417 points (eighth most in single-season history), made 64 threes (seventh most), 89.0 percent from the line (third highest) ... Help the Bulldogs to an 18-point win at Occidental (Nov. 30) as she scored a season-high 27 points (10-for-15 FG, 1-for-3 3FG, 6-for-6 FT) ... Scored 21 points (5-for-14 FG, 1-for-5 3FG, 10-11 FT) in a 70-67 win at Pacific Lutheran (Dec. 17) ... Tied the all-time program scoring record with 22 points (7-or-15 FG, 4-for-9 3FG, 4-for-4 FT) vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Feb. 4) ... After missing a game, Downs then helped the Bulldogs grind out a 58-54 win vs. Claremont-M-S (Feb. 15) as she became the all-time leading scorer ... Led the Bulldogs to a 70-69 win at La Verne (Feb. 25) in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Final. 2021-22 (Senior) -All-SCIAC First Team Played and started 24 games ... Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 0.5 steals per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from three, and 90.2 percent from the line ... Opened the season with a 20-point (7-of-17 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) game vs. Linfield (Nov.12) ... In a road win at Whittier (Dec. 14) Downs scored 10 points (4-of-8 FG, 2-of-6 3FG) with five assists, four rebounds, one steal, and one block in a game that got her past the 1,000 career points mark; she is the 11th Bulldog to reach the milestone ... Recorded her first career double-double with 18 points (7-of-13 FG, 4-of-8 3FG), 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks in a road win at Caltech (Jan. 12) ... Scored 20 points on an efficent 7-of-9 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from three, and 3-of-3 from the line in a road win at Cal Lutheran (Feb. 12) ... Helped lead the Bulldogs past the Regals for the third time during the season with 21 points (8-of-11 FG, 5-of-8 3FG), four rebounds, and three assists in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Semifinal.  2020-21 (Junior | COVID-19 season)  Played and started five games ... Averaged 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.8 steals per game ... Scored in double-figures in all five games ... Scored a season-high 26 points (7-of-18 FG, 2-of-7 3FG, 10-of-10 FT) with five rebounds and a steal at Cal Lutheran (Mar. 27). 2019-20 (Sophomore) -All-SCIAC Second Team A major contributor in the squad’s “double” championship that included winning the regular-season and postseason tournament titles Helped Redlands earn its first-ever NCAA Tournament win with an upset over then-No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Started all 29 games as a shooting guard/forward Averaged 33.2 minutes per game Shot 39.2% from the floor on 332 attempts for a team-high 14.4 points per game Converted 40.8% of her three-pointers to lead the team Also, reset her own school record with 82 threes made on the season Also shot 85.4% from the charity stripe on 89 attempts Pulled in 91 rebounds and delivered 51 dimes Also recorded 17 steals and nine blocks Scored a season-high 31 points in a tight 76-79 loss to Whitman College (WA) on November 23 Made at least one three-pointer in all 29 games this season 2018-19 (Freshman) -All-SCIAC Second Team Helped the Bulldogs to their 12th consecutive SCIAC semifinal appearance Competed in all 26, while starting in 25 in her first year with the Bulldogs Finished second on the team with 15.4 points per game Led the SCIAC with 81 three-pointers per game Broke the school record for most three-pointers made in a season Shot 39.3& from behind the arc Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game Dished out 1.4 assists per game Career Highs (Through graduate season) Points: 31, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19 Rebounds: 11, at Caltech -- 1-12-22 Assists: 7, vs. Caltech -- 1-18-20 Steals: 4, vs. Macalester -- 11-12-22 Blocks: 2, 5x, last vs. La Verne -- 2-18-23 FG Made: 10, 2x, last at Occidental -- 11-30-22 FG Attempts: 21, vs. Southern Virginia -- 11-29-19 3FG Made: 7, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19 3FG Attempts: 14, vs. Whitman -- 11-23-19 FT Made: 11, at Occidental -- 2-5-20 FT Attempts: 12, 2x, last at Chapman -- 2-12-20 Minutes: 50, vs. Whittier in SCIAC Postseason Tournament Final 2OT -- 2-24-22 Accomplishments All-SCIAC First Team (2021-22, 2022-23) All-SCIAC Second Team (2018-19, 2019-20) SCIAC All-Academic Selection (2019-20) Redlands Scholar-Athlete (2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022) Dean’s List: Spring and Fall of 2020 CSC Academic All-District (2022-23) SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (2022-23: Jan. 17) School Records Rankings Career scoring: 1661 points, 1st, 2018-2023 Career scoring average: 15.1 ppg, 2nd, 2018-2023 Career 3FG made: 291, 1st, 2018-2023 Career 3PT%: .4036, 2nd, 2018-2023 Career FT%: .871, 1st, 2018-2023 Games played: 110, 1st, 2018-2023 Games started: 109, 1st, 2018-2023

Blaire Camarda joins the University of Redlands Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff as an Assistant Coach for the 2024-25 schoolyear.  She is a graduate of Chapman University. She graduated with a degree in Leadership and Organizational Studies in Business with a Minor in Nutrition and Coaching/Physical education. While at Chapman she played for the women's basketball program receiving the Albert Schweitzer Spirit of Service Award in 2009. She is currently the owner/operator of Clear Strength Strategies and is responsible for designing and implementing health and wellness operations and customizing fitness and wellness programs for its members.  Prior to that she was the Regional Program Manager for Elevo Learning and was the Owner/Operator and Director of Operations and Marketing at Alpha Strength & Performance.   Her prior coaching experience includes working for OC Premier Basketball Club from 2012-15 and working with Santa Ana High School's (SAHS) freshman, sophomore, junior varsity, and varsity programs from 2009-14. At SAHS she coordinated practices, coached the junior varsity and varsity teams, and created an academic success program for the student-athletes.   Along with her coaching experience she also has certifications in Personal Training (AFPA), Sports Conditioning (AFPA) and Nutrition & Wellness.