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Molly Murrihy

Career Honors

2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team at Memphis.
Dean’s List and Tiger 3.0 Club both semesters (2018 fall, 2019 spring) at Memphis.

2020-21

Took the court in all 11 matches and every set as a primary setter in DePaul’s 6-2 offense
Led the squad in assists with 238 to average 5.29 helpers per set
Tallied 15+ assists in all 11 matches on the season
Posted a season-high 28 assists to go along with eight digs in a five-set win over Butler (2/6)
Recorded 25 assists, six digs and three service aces in a four-set win over Iowa State (3/13)

2019 (at Memphis)

2018 (at Memphis)

Started 29 of the team’s 30 matches and played in 112 of the team’s 114 sets.
Made her collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin with 33 assists and nine digs.
Led the team with 1,020 assists (was the first since 2014 to have 1,000 assists in a season and most by a freshman since 2005).
Ranked third in the American Athletic Conference in assists.
Second on the team with 237 digs and tied for third on squad with 16 service aces, with a career-best three service aces vs. ECU.
Recorded her first collegiate double-double with 46 assists and 11 digs in a neutral-site match vs. Florida A&M; was the first 40-plus assists performance of her career.
Downed a career-high four kills twice in matches versus Alabama A&M and Florida A&M.
Had consecutive 40-plus assists matches twice versus UAB and Louisiana Monroe and against Cincinnati and ECU.
Credited with a career-high 59 assists in a home match vs. the Pirates - the most by a Tiger in a match since 2014.
Collected a career-high 17 digs to go with 53 assists in a home match vs. SMU …
Had a career-high five total blocks in a home match versus Cincinnati including 33 total blocks on the season (2 solo/31 assists).

High School

Three-year varsity starter at setter for the RedHawks.
Logged over 1,000 assists in both her final two seasons, setting the all-time Marist season record with 1,132 assists in 2017.
Led Marist with 132 blocks in 2017, to go with 130 kills and 206 digs.
Helped lead her squad to the 2017 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A state championship, after accumulating a 41-1 record on the season.
Her 2017 team finished the 2017 campaign ranked No. 3 in the nation by USA TodaySuper 25 and No. 2 by PrepVolleyball.com.
Logged 32 assists, eight digs and three total blocks in the 2017 state title match.
In 2017 her Marist team took the 2017 East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC), regional and sectional crowns en route to the state championship.
Named both the Daily Southtown Player of the Year and an Under-Armor All American in 2017.
A member of 2015 and 2016 RedHawks teams that captured regional titles.
A two-time All-ESCC performer in 2016 and 2017.
A two-time Daily Southtown All-Area first team pick in 2015 and 2016.
Earned all-tournament accolades at the 2017 Plainfield Classic as well as at the 2016 and 2017 Wheaton Classic.
Played club volleyball for Sports Performance in 2014-15 before moving to 1st Alliance in 2015 to play for coach Beth Keck.
With 1st Alliance helped her team to a second-place finish in the 16 Premier at the 2016 AAU Nationals, where she was also named an All-American performer.
Helped 1st Alliance to a third-place performance at the 18 Open Nationals in Dallas.