As a Senior (2011):
Lauded by ACVA as a Second-Team All-American with a berth on the All-Pacific Region Team
Earned multiple conference accolades - Pac-12 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, All-Pac-12 first team, Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Was a top-10 finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week
Led the Bears in multiple categories - kills (475), kills per set (4.20) and points (4.71 per set)
Was second on the team with 3.23 digs per set and 0.19 service aces per set
Her 1,355 attacks landed her second on the single-season list
Finished her career fifth on the total kills list with 1,714 and fourth with 4,440 attacks
Named the MVP of the Hilton Garden Inn Classic and to the all-tournament teams of the Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup and Cal Molten Classic
As a Junior (2010):
First team All-American and named to the AVCA All-Pacific Region Team
Made the NCAA Division I All-Championship and Seattle All-Regional teams
Placed on the All-Pac-10 Team and lauded as a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention
The Oct. 4 Pac-10 Player of the Week and the Aug. 30 Cal Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week
Honored as the MVP of both the Cal Molten Classic and Hilton Garden Inn Classic
Climbed into eighth place for all-time career kills with 1,239 and 10th for attacks with 3,085
Produced the third highest single-season record for kills with 617 and had the second-highest output in a single season for attacks with 1,454
Became just the third Bear to reach the 600-kill plateau in a season
Her 5.23 kills per set ranked her first on the squad, second in the Pac-10 and third in the nation
Was fourth in the country, second in the conference and first on the team with 5.82 pps
Helped lead the USA A2 Blue Team to the gold medal at the 2010 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships in Phoenix
As a Sophomore (2009):
Appeared in all 32 matches and 122 sets for the Bears as she earned Pac-10 all-conference honorable mention and all-academic honorable mention
Reached double digits in kills in 19 matches
Notched double digits in digs in 12 matches
Logged eight double-doubles
Recorded a season-high 18 kills against Oregon State, Nov. 13
Matched a career high with 19 digs at Washington, Nov. 7, in a five-set upset victory
Set new career marks for solo blocks (four at UCLA, Oct. 3), block assists (six at USC, Oct. 2) and total blocks (six at USC, Oct. 2)
Ranked second on the team in kills (2.83 kps) and points (3.27 pps)
Helped lead the USA A2 Blue Team to a bronze medal at the 2009 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships in Indianapolis
As a Freshman (2008):
Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors
Appeared in all 33 matches
Ranked third on the team in total kills with 277 and in kills per set (2.43 kps)
Posted a double-double performance with 10 kills and 12 digs in her seventh match (Sept. 13 vs. Notre Dame)
Set career high marks for kills (21), attacks (50) and digs (19) in a double-double performance against UCLA Nov. 21
Ranked fourth on the team in total digs with 177 (1.55 dps)
High School/Club:
One of Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 high school players, as a senior at St. Mary's College High School in Berkeley, Calif., Murrey earned 2007 Bay Shore Athletic League MVP honors for the third consecutive season
2007 California Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, first-team All-Bay Shore League
Played in the 2007 World Championships for the USA girl's youth national team
As a junior in 2006, selected Bay Shore Athletic League MVP, Contra Costa Times Player of the Year, first-team All-Bay Shore League, PrepVolleyball Dream Team, Norceca World Championship MVP, Norceca World Championship Best Spiker Award, Norceca World Championship Top Scorer Award
As a sophomore in 2005, selected Bay Shore Athletic League MVP and Prep Volleyball's Sophomore Top 79 List
A four-year member of the Golden Bear Volleyball Club
Personal:
Tarah Lynnette Murrey was born March 28, 1990, in Santa Clara, Calif.
Parents are Douglas and Barbara Murrey
Father played basketball for San Jose State and was selected in the ninth-round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
Mother played volleyball for San Jose State in 1978-79
Has two brothers, Jerryck, Russell and a sister, Brittney
Brittney was the starting setter for UC Riverside's volleyball team
Year | MP | SP | K | K/S | E | TA | PCT | AST | A/S | SA | SE | SA/S | RE | DIG | D/S | BS | BA | TB | B/S | BE | BHE | PTS | P/S |
2008 | 33 | 114 | 277 | 2.43 | 133 | 652 | .221 | 19 | 0.17 | 10 | 27 | 0.09 | 19 | 177 | 1.55 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 0.45 | 3 | 2 | 317.5 | 2.79 |
2009 | 32 | 122 | 345 | 2.83 | 184 | 979 | .164 | 29 | 0.24 | 10 | 28 | 0.08 | 41 | 275 | 2.25 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 0.54 | 11 | 1 | 398.5 | 3.27 |
2010 | | 118 | 617 | 5.23 | 160 | 1454 | .314 | 31 | 0.26 | 20 | 30 | 0.17 | 37 | 283 | 2.40 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 0.65 | 11 | 0 | 686.5 | 5.82 |
2011 | 32 | 113 | 475 | 4.20 | 189 | 1355 | .211 | 29 | 0.26 | 21 | 23 | 0.19 | 31 | 365 | 3.23 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 0.50 | 8 | 1 | 532.5 | 4.71 |
TOTAL | 97 | 467 | 1714 | 3.67 | 666 | 4440 | .236 | 108 | 0.23 | 61 | 108 | 0.13 | 128 | 1100 | 2.36 | 69 | 182 | 251 | 0.54 | 33 | 4 | 1935.0 | 4.14 |