Kelly Murphy Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week
Monday, September 19, 2011 | Volleyball
Senior right-side/setter Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) has been named the Southeastern Conference's Offensive Player of the Week for her performance against Mississippi State on Friday. This is Florida's second SEC weekly honor of the 2011 season.
Murphy registered her 25th career triple-double against the Bulldogs, turning in 10 kills, 19 assists and 11 digs in a 3-0 sweep of Mississippi State, her third triple-double of the season. Murphy hit .526 against the Bulldogs with no errors, marking the 11th time in her career in which she was errorless. The Wilmington, Ill. native aided the Gators to a .327 team hitting percentage for the week and surpassed her season average in five categories this week (points per set, assists per set, kills per set, hitting percentage, digs per set).
Murphy leads the SEC in service aces with .50/set and is seventh in hitting percentage with a .359 hitting clip. The Gators are first in the SEC in hitting percentage (.280) and opponent hitting percentage (.125), rank second in service aces with 1.72/set and are third in the SEC in blocks with 2.47/set.
Florida returns to action on Friday, September 23rd when the No. 7 Gators take on the Kentucky Wildcats at 7 p.m. The Orange and Blue will then prepare for their first nationally televised match as the Gators face the Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday, September 25th at 5 p.m. on ESPNU. Sam Gore will serve as the play-by-play analyst while former Georgia outside hitter and three-time All-SEC performer Maria Taylor will provide color commentary.
Gator fans can also join longtime play-by-play announcer Tom Collett and former Gator All-SEC setter Missy Whittemore on 103.7 The Gator for the radio broadcast on Friday and Sportsradio 850 with Sunday's broadcast.
SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 19, 2011)
SEC Offensive Player of the Week: Kelly Murphy, Florida, RS/S
SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Meghan Mannari, LSU, L
SEC Freshman of the Week: Lainey Wyman, MSU, MB
