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."