Harper Murray Season 2024

Honors & Awards
• AVCA All-America Third Team (2023)
• AVCA Region Freshman of the Year (2023)
• AVCA All-Region Team (2023)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2023)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2023)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2023)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023; Sept. 18, 2023; Oct. 2, 2023)
• Ameritas Players Challenge MVP (Aug. 27, 2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (Beach-2024)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023, 2024)

2023 (Freshman)
• Was an AVCA All-America Third Team selection and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• Earned AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year, as well as All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team and AVCA All-Region accolades
• Finished second on the team with 3.23 kills per set and had a .237 hitting percentage to go with 2.07 digs per set and a team-high 36 service aces
• Ended the season with the highest kills per set average by a Husker freshman since Kadie Rolfzen (3.46) in 2013
• Notched double-digit kills in 23 matches and had eight double-doubles on the season 
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Ameritas Players Challenge MVP after averaging 3.67 kills per set on .343 hitting with 2.33 digs per set in the first three matches of her career
• Received Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades again on Sept. 18 after 12 kills on .417 hitting with six digs, four blocks and three aces at Stanford, and 17 kills on .308 hitting with 10 digs and three blocks vs. Kentucky
• Had a career-high 21 kills with 10 digs in a 3-2 win at Purdue on Sept. 29, the most kills by a Husker freshman since Madi Kubik had 22 in 2019
• Recorded 17 kills on .368 hitting in a 3-1 win at Indiana on Sept. 30 and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time after her performances at Purdue and Indiana
• Put down 14 kills with 15 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin on Oct. 21, scoring the final four points for the Huskers in set five
• Posted 13 kills and hit .273 in the NCAA semifinal win over Pittsburgh 

High School/Club
• Named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and Michigan Volleyball Player of the Year for 2022
• Won gold with the U.S. Girls U19 Team at the 2022 Pan American Cup and received the “Best Spiker” award at the tournament
• Had 13 kills and two blocks in the 3-0 win over Brazil in the championship match 
• Competed on the U.S. Girls U18 Team at the 2021 FIVB World Championships, earning the bronze medal
• Selected to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game 
• Named an AVCA and MaxPreps High School First-Team All-American
• Attended Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Received Michigan’s Miss Volleyball honor for 2022
• Led the Eagles to the Division I regional semifinals in 2022 with 726 kills, 409 digs, 86 aces and a .405 hitting percentage
• As a junior, finished runner-up in the Division I state finals and ended the season with 652 kills and a .430 hitting percentage
• Played club volleyball for Legacy and won the AAU U17 National Championship in 2021
• Ranked the No. 1 overall recruit by PrepVolleyball.com

Personal
• Born Feb. 24, 2005
• Parents are Sarah and the late Vada Murray
• Major is sports media and communications

Beach Volleyball
2024: Posted an 18-9 overall record, including 7-7 with Laney Choboy and 6-0 with Merritt Beason...tied for highest individual single-season win total in school history 
2023: Went 12-8 with partner Merritt Beason in her first year of beach volleyball at Nebraska