Kelly Murphy

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
OH
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Walton

5th/Senior(2016-17)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team co-captain
• Appeared in all 35 matches, starting 30 times
• Named to the K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team
• Led Michigan with 12 kills in the Wolverines' first Big Ten victory, a 3-1 win over Iowa (Sep. 24)
• Set career-highs as a red-shirt senior in kills, attacks, attack average, assists, digs and service aces
• Led Michigan with 10 kills in a loss to No. 1-ranked Nebraska (Sep. 23)
• Earned a season-high .778 attack average with seven kills on nine swings against Tennessee State (Sep. 3)
• Recorded a career-high 21 kills at Kansas State (Sep. 2)
• Tied her career-high with 15 digs against three opponents, including at Purdue (Oct. 28), at No. 15 Michigan State (Nov. 12), and at No. 2 Minnesota
• Totaled eight kills and a block en route to a four set win over No. 19 Oregon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Tallied a season-high three service aces against Eastern Michigan(Sep. 17)

Senior/Junior (2015-16)
• Assistant Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Appeared in 19 matches, making six starts
• Tallied a season-high three blocks against George Washington (Aug. 28)
• Recorded double-figure kills three times, including matches against No.4 Penn State (Nov. 14), No. 6 Nebraska (Nov. 21), and NCAA tournament opponent Santa Clara (Dec. 4)
• Totaled 76 kills on 1.62 kills per set
• Registered a season-high 13 kills against No.6 Nebraska (Nov. 21)

Junior (2014-15)
• Assistant Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in two matches before redshirting due to injury

Sophomore (2013-14)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Awarded the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2013)
• Appeared in eight matches for the Wolverines
• Averaged one kill and .90 digs per set
• Recorded five digs and a block against Siena (Sept. 13)
• Registered a kill, a dig and an assist against No. 9 Nebraska (Oct. 11)

Freshman (2012-13)
• Awarded U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2012)
• Played in 35 of 39 matches for the Maize and Blue
• Started 15 of the 35 matches that she appeared in
• Recorded two double-doubles
• Tied a team-high with 17 kills in a win against Arkansas (Sept. 1)
• In her first career start, registered 13 kills and a .310 hitting percentage in a win over Missouri (Aug. 25)
• Recorded a team-high 11 digs in a win versus Wake Forest (Sept. 7)

Prep
• Walton High School (2012)
• National Honor Society
• Beta Club
• Scholar Athlete (2010-12)
• Four-time Captain
• Four-time All-Area
• Named Two-time 5A State Player of the Year (2010-11)
• Under Armour High School All-America (2011)
• Ranked the No. 73 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com
• Gatorade State Player of the Year (2010)
• Named an All-American by PrepVolleyball.com (2010-12)
• Named a part of the "Frosh 59" and "Sophomore 79"

Club/Junior
• Played for A5 Volleyball Club (2006-12)
• AAU All-American (2009)
• Was a part of the USAV All-Tournament team (2011)

Personal
• Kelly Catherine Murphy
• Daughter of Tom and Mary Ellen Murphy
• Born May 12, 1994
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, pursuing and MBA
• Graduated with a degree in Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience
• Her brother, Ryan, played football at Stanford (2008-09)