Murdock and Espanet Earn Service Credit Union Spotlight Honors

DURHAM, N.H. -- Senior Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) and sophomore football wide receiver Brian Espanet (Hopedale, Mass.) have earned this week's Service Credit Union Student-Athlete Spotlight honors for competition from Oct. 7 - Oct. 13.

Shannon Murdock, a fifth-year senior from Exeter, N.H., won the 2019 New England Inter-Collegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) individual title to lead UNH women's cross country team to a first-place finish. Shannon won the 5K race in a time of 17 minutes, 36.7 seconds. She became the first Wildcat individual champion since Elinor Purrier in 2014.

This was Shannon's second career New England title. She won the 1,500-meter run at the 2017 outdoor track & field championships.

New Hampshire has won the New England team title five of the past seven years; the previous championships were in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Brian Espanet, a sophomore wide receiver from Hopedale, Mass., scored both UNH touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 20-14 victory at 22nd-ranked Stony Brook University on October 12. He was the team leader in both catches (four) and receiving yards (59), and both those numbers marked career highs.

Brian pulled down a 20-yard TD reception with an acrobatic leap at the front-left pylon and the subsequent PAT kick gave UNH a 17-14 lead at 9:32 of the fourth quarter. His 15-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter gave the 'Cats a 7-0 lead.

In six games this season, Brian has 15 receptions for 205 yards and a team-leading four TDs. Those numbers calculate to 34.2 yards per game and 13.7 yards per reception.

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