Murray Earns B1G Player of the Week Accolade

Nebraska junior outside hitter Harper Murray earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Monday, the conference office announced. 

Murray and Penn State's Kennedy Martin were both named Player of the Week. It was Murray's first career Big Ten Player of the Week selection and the first Nebraska player to earn Big Ten Player of the Week since Merritt Beason on Nov. 6, 2023. 

Murray put together two dominant all-around performances in Nebraska's sweeps of Washington and No. 12 Purdue over the weekend. The two-time All-American made plays all over the court at Purdue on Sunday with 16 kills on 25 error-free swings for a career-high .640 hitting percentage, along with five digs, four set assists, two service aces and two blocks.

On Friday at home against Washington, Murray once again led the balanced Husker attack with 12 kills with just one error for a .407 hitting percentage, as well as seven digs, three blocks, one ace and one set assist.

In total, Murray averaged 4.67 kills per set on a .519 hitting percentage. She had 28 kills with just one attacking error in 52 swings. Murray was the only player in the country with 50 or more swings to commit one or fewer errors. She also added 2.00 digs per set and received 11 serves without a reception error. Murray's three aces on the week moved her to No. 10 in school history in career aces with 90, and she is now within 12 kills of 1,000 in her career.