Four former players inducted into Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame

(Omaha, NE) -- Fabian Herbers, Marissa (Janning) Murphy, Dr. Christina Lunceford and Dave Schrage were inducted into the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. It was part of the 55th class in school history.

Fabian Herbers was the two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-American Fabian Herbers scored 28 goals and dished 29 assists while leading Creighton to the NCAA Tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2015. His third and final season saw Herbers lead the nation with 47 points and a school-record 17 assists while ranking second nationally with 15 goals as Creighton won its first 15 games en route to spending eight weeks ranked No. 1 nationally.

Marissa (Janning) Murphy was responsible for a number of firsts in the storied history of Creighton women's basketball. The Watertown, Minnesota native and 2013 MVC Freshman of the Year became the program's first Freshman All-American in 2013, first WBCA All-American in 2014 in first Big East Player of the Year in 2014, and recipient of the first Big East Sportsmanship Award in 2015. Murphy arrived at Creighton after earning six varsity letters in basketball at Watertown-Mayer High School, where she scored 3,587 points and was named Minnesota Miss Basketball in 2012. Still a competitive athlete, Murphy completing the Boston Marathon earlier this year.

Dr. Christina Lunceford starred as a member of the Creighton Softball program from 1994 to 1997, becoming the first female student-athlete in Creighton history to be named a College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American in 1997. One of Creighton's greatest hitters, Lunceford closed her career as the Bluejays' all-time hits leader with 245 base knocks, including a single season program record 76 hits as a senior. A three-time First Team All-MVC outfielder, Lunceford also owns the school record for career doubles with 51, a total that ranked atop the career totals in the MVC at the time.

Dave Schrage was a standout outfielder for Creighton from 1980 to 1983, then started a 38-year coaching career that saw him win more than 800 games before retiring in 2022. He hit .358 in his Bluejay career (eighth in CU history), leading the Missouri Valley Conference in 1982 when he hit .400. He closed his career by hitting at a .433 clip, which ranks fourth in CU's single-season record book, when he earned Second Team Academic All-America honors. That makes Schrage one of two men to hit .400 in multiple seasons, joining 1991 National Player of the Year Scott Stahoviak. Schrage also swiped 62 bases, a figure that remains tied for fifth-best in program history. In 2007 Schrage landed a spot as one of nine outfielders on the MVC's All-Centennial Team. He started his coaching career in 1984, then returned to Creighton as an assistant coach in 1985 and 1986.

The ceremony took place at the Steelhouse in Omaha.