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#8
Valerie Murphy
Senior
MH
Round
Hill, VA/Loudoun
Valley
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Second season as a co-captain...has
not missed a game in each of the last
three seasons (329 games during that
span)...led the team in kills with 436 and
second on the team in blocks with 107...A
member of the CAA All-Tournament Team,
Delaware Invitational All-Tournament Team,
Marist All-Tournament Team and Rider
All-Tournament Team... a
CAA
First Team All Conference selection and a
CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee...had
a career high 27 kills against Iona on
September 4 hitting for .568 and adding
four blocks...recorded 1,000 career kills
in the Match against Rider on September 25
hitting .548 in that match and finishing
with 17 kills...reached double digits in
kills in all but four matches this season
reaching the 15 kill mark in 13 matches
and passing the 20 kill mark twice this
season...ended the season No. 5 at
Delaware for kills in a season with 436
and ends her career No. 6 at Delaware in
career kills with 1,265...her 314 blocks
is good for No. 9 all time at Delaware for
blocks in a career...
2003:
Second-team All-CAA selection...led
the team in kills with 378 (3.67 per
game)...played in a season-high 103
games...recorded double-digit kills in 22
out of 28 matches...had a career-high 26
kills vs. La Salle (Sept. 27) ...had 23
kills and eight blocks in a four-game
match vs. Georgetown (Sept. 30)...hit .609
(16-2-23) against James Madison (Oct. 11),
equalling the .609 (15-1-23) that she hit
against St. Peter's (Sept.
13)...
2002:
Played in all 108 games...led Blue
Hens in kills with 340...ranked eighth in
CAA in kills, averaging 3.15 kills per
game...posted double-digit kills in 16
matches...recorded a career-high 22 vs.
Villanova (Sept. 24)... also finished
second on team with 65 blocks...notched 21
kills against Butler at Purdue Tournament
(Sept. 6)...also posted 19 vs. Drexel
(Sept. 14), 18 vs. UNC Wilmington (Oct.
11) and 17 vs. William & Mary (Sept.
21), Loyola (MD) (Oct. 22) and VCU (Oct.
25)...
2001:
Appeared in 70 games and recorded 111
kills (fourth on the team)...recorded
double-digit kills on three
occasions...had a season-high 14 kills
against UMBC (Sept. 22)...recorded a
season-high seven blocks against UNC
Wilmington (Oct. 12)...had 11 kills in CAA
Tournament loss at George Mason (Nov.
17)...her 53 blocks were second on the
team.
High
School: Virginia State Player of the
Year in volleyball as a senior...team was
undefeated her senior year (25-0)...also a
second-team all-region selection in
basketball...honor roll
student...
Club
Team: NVVA...
Personal:
Valerie Ruth Murphy...born March 2,
1983...daughter of Bill and Kathy
Murphy...one of six children...health and
physical education major at
Delaware...received department book award
for physical education...member of Hens
mentor program.
Murphy's
Career Stats at
Delaware
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Yr.
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M/G
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Kills
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Kills/Game
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Pct.
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Asst.
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Aces
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Digs
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Blocks
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'04
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32/118
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436
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3.69 kpg
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.317
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34
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0
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58
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107
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'03
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28/103
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378
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3.67 kpg
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.284
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13
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21
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72
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89
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'02
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29/108
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340
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3.15 kpg
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.247
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6
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11
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57
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65
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'01
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23/70
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111
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1.59 kpg
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.216
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14
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0
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17
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53
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Totals
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112/399
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1,265
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2.95 kpg
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.259
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67
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32
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204
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314
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Career High Kills:
27 vs. Iona (2004)
Career-High Assists: 4, George
Mason (2004
Career-High Digs: 8 vs.
Virginia Commonwealth (2003)
Career-High Blocks: 8 vs. Villanova
(2003)
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