Kelsey Murphy Class: Senior Hometown: New Lenox, IL High School: Providence Catholic Height: 6-0 Position: S Major: English

2008
• Earned her second straight AVCA All-America Honorable Mention award in 2008 as well as her second AVCA all-region honor
• Named to the All-ACC First Team in 2008
• Totaled 1,311 assists for the year to rank 10th all-time, even considering the decrease in points per set
• Ended the year ranked third in school history with 3,859 career assists; also held onto her number-two spot for career assists per set (11.45)
• Led the Tigers to a.262 team hitting percentage which led the conference and ranked 20th nationally; the figure was also the third-best in school history
• Ranked third in the ACC in assists per set, trailing the leader by just 0.06 at 10.83
• Also ranked ninth in blocks per set with a 1.08 average
• Moved into 10th place on the career list for block assists
• Was third on the team with 316 defensive saves, an impressive feat for a setter who typically handles the second ball
• Tied for team-lead in aces with 27 for the year
• Was named a CVU.com National Player-of-the-Week on Sept. 22 after a successful Clemson Classic weekend; recorded a triple-double against Florida A&M on Sept. 21 and averaged 11.92 assists per set with 25 digs and 23 total blocks over the three-match tournament
• Became the first player in school history to post a triple-double in digs, blocks and assists
• The 11 block assists against the Rattlers tied for the second-most in a single match in school history
• Had 13 double-doubles for the season in assists and defensive saves
• Averaged 10.6 assists per set in the season-opening Big Orange Bash; also totaled 26 digs in the three-match event
• Recorded 98 assists, 24 defensive saves and 14 total blocks at the UNI Invitational on Sept. 5-6
• At the Carolina Challenge the following weekend, had 24 digs and 12 blocks with a 9.91 assists per set average
• Led team to a season-high 71 kills against Virginia on Sept. 27; had 52 assists and one of her highest dig totals of the year with 19
• Averaged 11.33 assists per set in wins over Miami and Florida State on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, respectively
• Recorded 31 assists with seven total blocks as Clemson defeated Wake Forest on Oct. 10
• Followed with 45 assists in four-match victory against Duke the next day
• Had 11.33 assists per set over the next six matches as the Tigers posted a 5-1 record
• Set her career high with 28 defensive saves against the Blue Devils in Durham on Nov. 7; also had 45 assists in the match
• Then had three straight double-doubles at Wake Forest, Florida State and Miami
• Led the Tigers to a season-high .468 team hitting percentage against Boston College in the final regular season home match of the year
• Nearly had another triple-double against Georgia Tech in the regular season finale; totaled 50 assists, 11 digs and nine total blocks
• Averaged 10.60 assists in Clemson's five-set victory over Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament; also had 11 digs and four blocks in the match
• Had 27 assists and nine digs against Utah in NCAA second action.

2007
• Turned in one of the best seasons in Clemson history for a setter leading the Tigers to an ACC Championship and the second round of the NCAA Tournament
• Started all 33 matches to extend her streak to 59 straight and played in all 114 games in 2007
• Totaled 1,432 set assists, good enough for fifth place in a single season while doing so in fewer games than any of the top four
• Led Clemson to a .272 team hitting percentage and helped Danielle Hepburn to set the school record with a .395 figure. Senior Meghan Steiner's percentage for the year was third-best in program history while nearly every hitter improved her numbers
• Her 12.56 assist per game figure ranked third all-time
• Also had 392 defensive saves in 2007, second on the team, to give further admiration to her assist numbers
• Had double-figure dig totals in 20 matches and four contests with at least 20 defensive saves (Murray State-21; Purdue-21; North Carolina-22; Duke-20)
• The 22 digs against the Tar Heels were a career high
• Also used her six-foot frame to go over the century mark for total blocks for the second straight season with 106 to rank third on the team behind middle hitters Danielle Hepburn and Meghan Steiner
• Season best eight total blocks came against Mississippi State on Aug. 26 to help the Tigers post a top-five mark with a 19.5 total in the match
• Served a personal-best seven aces, which was also tops on the team for the year, against Maryland on Nov. 11
• Named to the Microtel Mississippi State All-Tournament team in leading the Tigers to a trio of victories over the Aug. 25-26 weekend. Had 108 assists in 10 games while guiding the offense to a .306 hitting percentage. Tallied 21 digs against Murray State for a then-career high
• Led the team to a season-best .385 hitting percentage on Oct. 20 against Maryland, who came into the match with one of the top defenses in the league. Had 45 assists in the three-game victory
• Best performances in terms of total assists were against North Carolina on Oct. 26 when she had 64 assists in four games and at Virginia Tech on Nov. 3, tallying 61 assists in a 3-1 win
• Posted seven kills in a pair of matches in 2007 - against Virginia on Sept. 29 and Miami on Oct. 5
• Ended the year with 114 kills and 31 service aces.

2006
• Split setting duties for the first part of the season before earning the full-time position for good in Clemson's ACC home opener against Miami on Sept. 29
• Also a force at the net, ranked third on the team with 104 total blocks for a 1.02 blocks per game average
• Recorded 28 service aces in 2006
• Was one of just two players to post more aces than errors for the season
• Tallied 242 defensive saves on the year as well
• Miami match was one her top performances of the season
• Had 51 assists, one ace, five digs and five total blocks in the match
• Also posted six kills with one error in 10 attempts for a career-high .500 hitting percentage
• Totaled over 50 assists in six matches in 2006 and had 16 with at least 40 assists
• Recorded a career high with 73 assists against Maryland on Nov. 17
• Mark was a freshman record and tied for fifth-most all-time
• Recorded a block in all but the first match of the season
• Had a personal best nine total blocks with one solo and eight assists against in-state rival South Carolina on Aug. 31
• Recorded six service aces, a career high, against Wake Forest on Oct. 27
• Had four aces verse NC State on Oct. 13
• Had at least 10 defensive saves in 13 matches during 2006
• Had a career-high 18 twice
• First time was at Virginia Tech on Oct. 24
• Then had 18 a second time at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14

High School
• Attended the same high school that produced Clemson volleyball alums Megan McEnery and current assistant coach Jodi Steffes
• Aunt, Jenny Yurkanin, was also a member of the Tiger volleyball program as a setter from 1987-1990
• Volleyball letterwinner at Providence Catholic High School
• Played club volleyball for the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club
• Born November 16, 1987
• Majoring in English.