SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011) AVCA All-America Honorable Mention AVCA All-Midwest Region All-Conference USA Second Team Rice Invitational II All-Tournament SFA Invitational All-Tournament
Led Rice with 14 double-doubles... Double-digit digs in 14 matches... 54 assists, 8 kills, and 16 digs vs. Delaware... 31 assists vs. HBU and 39 vs. UTSA... Co-match-high 59 assists vs. Georgia Tech with 10 digs... 47 assists vs. Cincinnati with 14 digs and match-high 58 assists and 10 digs vs. Pacific... Nearly had a triple double with 8 kills, 35 assists, and 9 digs vs. North Dakota... 47 assists and 10 digs vs. Sam Houston State and 36 assists vs. SFA... Double-double with 34 assists and team-high 15 digs vs. Houston... Match-high 46 assists, 7 digs, and 4 block assists vs. Tulane... Match-high 53 assists with 22 digs vs. Southern Miss... Match-high 61 assists and team-high 19 digs at SMU... 28 assists at Tulsa... Match-high 42 and 29 assists in the two wins at Marshall... 36 assists vs. UCF and match-high 39 assists vs. UTEP... Match-high 33 assists vs. Memphis and match-high 43 assists at UAB... 28 assists, 9 kills, 7 digs, and 6 block assists at UTEP and 46 assists at UCF with 6 kills and 7 digs... 36 assists and 11 digs in match one vs. ECU and 36 assists and 13 digs in match two vs. the Pirates... 15 digs vs. Tulsa and 7 vs. SMU... 54 assists and 12 digs at Southern Miss and match-high 35 assists at Tulane... 61 assists and 13 digs at Houston.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Played in 58 sets and totaled 117 assists (2.02 aps) and 66 digs... Posted five assists with 8 digs vs. Mississippi... 5 assists at Pepperdine, team-high 19 assists vs. Missouri, and 6 assists vs. Eastern Washington... 5 assists vs. LSU with 9 digs... Played in two sets and had 6 assists vs. Arkansas State... 2 service and 6 digs in 3-1 win over UTEP... 3 digs in the match vs. Tulsa in the second set... 9 assists and a service ace at East Carolina and 4 assists at Marshall... 12 assists vs. Memphis... 15 assists vs. Marshall... Career-high 13 digs at SMU... Came off the bench for Meredith Schamun, who was ill, and led Rice to a 3-2 victory over Houston with 23 assists (career-high), 3 kills, and 7 digs.
2009
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Plano West High School... Played for coach Brittany Bridge... A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter, Murphy served as one of the team's co-captains the past two seasons... In 2008, she set a new Plano West record for assists in a career in leading the Wolves to the District 8-5A championship... Named as the 2008 MVP of the Arlington Tournament... Team went undefeated (10-0) in District 8-5A action without losing a set... 2008 Dallas Morning News All-Area Team, Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A All-State Team, TGCA 5A All-Star Team... Led Plano West to the 2007 state tournament... Academic all-state as a senior... 2008 LoneStar Volleyball All-Texas team and one of Prep Volleyball's Top 250 Senior Aces... 2007 LoneStar Volleyball Honorable Mention setter... 2007 District 9-5A All-District... 2007 Texas Sports Writers 5A Third Team setter... Plano West finished third in the state for class 5A in 2007.
PERSONAL
Full name: Margaret Davies Murphy... Born: Sept. 4, 1990... Parents: Harry and Gwen Murphy (one brother)... Father played football at Kansas and Uncle Pat Murphy played basketball for Washburn. College: Duncan.
