Gail Murphy returns for her 11th season as the head coach of the highly successful women's soccer program at Denison University in 2007. In 10 seasons at DU Murphy has guided the Big Red to an impressive 148-41-13 record during her tenure along with eight bids to the NCAA National Tournament and four North Coast Athletic Conference Championships. A two-time NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year honoree, Murphy has compiled a career head coaching record of 278-95-24.

Last season, the team finished 15-5-2 and advanced to the NCAA sectionals (round of 16) for the second consecutive season.

This fall, Murphy begins her 25th year of coaching (22nd as a head coach). From 1983 to 1991 she coached Los Alamos (N.M.) High School, where her teams played in the finals of the state tournament five times, winning three championships. She began her college coaching career in 1991 as a graduate assistant in Massachusetts. Murphy then spent four years at Southwestern University in Texas, where she took a first-year program from a zero to a Top-Ten regional ranking in just two seasons. While at Southwestern, Murphy was selected as Coach of the Year by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Murphy then made the cross-country switch to Denison, leading the Big Red back to regional and national prominance. The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association has twice named Murphy it's Coach of the Year(1997-99).

Murphy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from the University of New Mexico in 1983 and her Masters of Science in Exercise and Sport Science from Smith College (Mass.) in 1993. Along with her soccer coaching duties, Murphy also assists with DU's Women's and Men's Tennis programs, and is an assistant professor on the faculty of Denison's Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation.