Western Michigan University Athletics

2018: Appeared in all 30 matches, playing 112 sets ... Western Michigan's career assists leader with 4,501 ... ranks 8th in school history in career assists per set ...  led the team with 1,110 assists, marking third straight year eclipsing 1,000-assists ... ended the season ranking third in the MAC with 9.89 assists per set ... captured four double-doubles ... registered a staggering .340 attack percentage on the season ... recorded double digit assists in every match ... recorded 12 matches with over 40 assists and four matches with over 50 assists ... had a season-high 54 assists, two shy of her career-high at Toledo (10/26) ... matched her career-high with five blocks vs. Northern Illinois (10/31)

2017: Named Academic All-MAC for the second year in a row ... appeared in all 31 matches and 123 sets ... led the team with 1,329 assists, averaging 10.80 assists per set .... her 1,329 assists is 10th best in a single-season in school history ... earned 17 service aces ... had a season 58 assists twice ... set single game career-high's in service aces, digs and blocks ... had 40 or more assists in 19 matches ... had four straight matches with at least 50 assists .... registered 58 assists in back-to-back matches against Central Michigan (11/16) and Ball State (11/17) ... recorded seven double-doubles

2016: Named Academic All-MAC ... appeared in 31 matches and 116 sets ... had 40 or more assists in 15 matches ... recorded career-high 59 assists to go along with 12 digs for her first double-double of the season against Fort Wayne (8/30) ... reached new career-high with 61 assists in win over Xavier, also tallying 10 digs for second double-double of the season (9/9) ... had third double-double of the season with 32 assists and 10 digs against Central Michigan (10/2) ... had three-straight double-doubles against Eastern Michigan, Toledo and Ball State (11/5-12).

2015: Appeared in 23 matches and 89 sets ... averaged 8.97 assists per set ... had nine matches with at least 40 assists and two with at least 50 ... recorded 40+ sets in her first four career matches, including 44 in her collegiate debut at Milwaukee ... had a season-best six kills to go along with 49 assists at Fort Wayne (9/1) ... had career-best 51 assists against South Carolina (9/12) ... recorded first career double-double with 45 assists and 10 digs against Dartmouth (9/18) ... had second career double-double with 47 assists and 12 digs against Eastern Illinois (9/19) ... had third double-double of the season with 47 assists and 13 digs against Bowling Green (10/10).

High School: Named to 2014 PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces Top 250… led Joliet Catholic Academy to three regional championships in her career, as well as sectional and super-sectional championships in 2014… helped her team reach the Illinois state finals as a senior… two-time all-conference selection… named a first team all-area selection in 2013 by both the Joliet Herald and the Daily Southtown.

Personal: Full name is Mary Elizabeth Murphy… born April 2, 1997… intends to pursue a degree in Elementary Education… has two older sisters, Kelly and Jennifer… sister Kelly was a four-year letter winner in volleyball at Florida, where she won National Freshman of the Year honors in 2008, and is a current member of the United States women’s national volleyball team… daughter of Scott and Sandy Murphy.