4 Vista Murphy
4 - Vista Murphy
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
High School: Sage Hill
Position: DS
Major: Psychology
Parents: Roger & Victoria

Career:
Concluded her four seasons with the program by playing in 357 games while seeing action in 114 matches ... Wound up in 12th place on the school's all-time list with 856 digs ... 11th on the Eagles's career chart in digs per set (2.40 dps) ...  Recorded 39 matches of double-figure digs.

Senior (2009):
Served as a tri-captain ... Saw action in 37 matches and logged 129 sets ... Honorable Mention All-UAA selection ... First on squad and 13th among UAA players with a 2.91 digs per set average ... Her total of 375 digs placed her 12th on Emory's seasonal list ... Chalked up 22 matches of double-figure digs ... Came through with a pair of season-best 20-dig performances, vs. Birmingham Southern (Oct. 31) and Chicago (Nov. 7) in the UAA Championship semifinals ... Team-high 15 digs in a 3-0 triumph over Washington University in the UAA Championship contest ... Led or shared for team honors in digs in the last seven and in a total of 17 matches during the campaign ... Notched a team-high 19 digs, along with five assists, in a 3-1 victory over Division II foe USC-Aiken.

Junior (2008):
Emerged as a key defensive contributor, playing in 144 games, tied for eighth on the school's seasonal ladder, while playing in all 41 matches ... Finished third on the team with a 2.22 digs per game average ... Ranked third on the club in service aces (44) and aces per game (0.31 apg) ... Turned in 13 outings of double-figure digs including a career-high 26 against Ohio Northern (Nov. 21) in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships ... Led the Eagles with 16 digs and contributed three aces in a four-game win over Berry College (Aug. 29) ... Later on the day, she finished with 15 digs vs. Birmingham Southern ... Helped in a five-game win over Southwestern (Sept. 15) with 14 digs and four aces ... In the club's opening NCAA match against Colorado College (Nov. 14), her 14 digs tied for the second-highest mark on the team while she dished out a team-best 4 aces ... Her career-high nine aces against Mount Union (Sept. 6) represented the high-water mark by an Emory player during the season and tied for the No. 3 spot on the school's match list.

Sophomore (2007):
Logged 45 games in 21 matches ... Averaged 1.76 per digs per game ... Two efforts of double figures in digs ... Second high on the squad with a season-high 15 digs against Washington University (Nov. 15) in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal action ... Played in all four games of the team's NCAA Tournament contest against Trinity (Nov. 10) and registered 10 digs and a pair of kills ... Came through with eight digs and a career-high four service aces vs. Martin Methodist (Sept. 15) ... Dished out three aces in one game against Randolph-Macon (Oct. 27).


Freshman (2006):

Saw action in 15 matches and played in a total of 39 matches ... Averaged 0.97 kills and 2.10 digs per game ... Two matches of 10 or more digs including 15 in her first collegiate outing, that coming vs. Lee University (Sept. 2) ... Led the Eagles with her season-high 16 digs vs. Texas Lutheran (Sept. 8) ... Tied her season high with eight kills and three aces, while posting seven digs, against Houston Baptist (Sept. 15) ... Eight kills and three block assists in helping Emory to a 3-0 win over Maryville (Sept. 8).

Prior to Emory
High School: Earned four letters in volleyball while playing for Sage Hill School ... Served as her team's co-captain her junior and senior seasons ... High School coach was Dan Thomassen ... Three-year member of the TCA Volleyball Club ... Also played soccer for two years

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1988

Stats 

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG
2006 39-15 38 0.97 7 15 82 2.10
2007 45-21 6 0.13 11 15 79 1.76
2008 144-41 7 0.05 27 44 320 2.2
2009 129-37 13   35 27 375 2.91
TOTAL 357-114 64  0.18 80  101  856 2.40

 


Vista Murphy Career-High Dig Matches

Opponent GP Digs Date
Ohio Northern 5 26 11/21/2008
Chicago 5 20 11/7/2009
Birmingham Southern 4 20 10/31/2009
USC-Aiken 4 19 10/22/2009
North Alabama 5 18 9/15/2009
Randolph-Macon 3 17 10/31/2009
Lee University 4 17 10/22/2009

 

(Quote)
"Emory was exactly what I was looking for.  It has the perfect mix between competitive volleyball and a terrific education."