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At Delaware: Co-Captain in 2003...two-year letterwinner. 2002: Played in all 108 games...led Blue Hens in kills with 340...ranked eighth in Colonial Athletic Association 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 at Loudon Valley High School...team was undefeated her senior year (25-0) when she led team to state and district titles...team also won district championship her junior year and freshman years...also a second-team all-region selection in basketball as a three-year standout...honor roll student...Club Team: NVVA. Personal: Valerie Ruth Murphy...born March 2, 1983...daughter of Bill and Kathy Murphy...one of six children...honor student as a health and exercise sciences major at Delaware...received department book award for physical education...CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate...member of H.E.N.S. (Helping Each Newcomer Succeed) program as a peer mentor...older sister, Megan, served as an intern in the UD athletics marketing office in 2001-02...father played college football at Miami and University of Maryland. Murphy's Career Stats at Delaware
Career High Kills: 26
vs. LaSalle (2003)
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