Kylie Murr

Defensive Specialist

Player profile

CAREER HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 21, 22)
OSU Scholar-Athlete (2020, 21, 22)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2021)
First player in program history to be named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
AVCA All-American Honorable Mention (2022)
AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year (2019)
AVCA Northeast All-Region Team (2022)
AVCA Northeast All-Region Honorable Mention (2021)
First Team All-Big Ten (2022)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2019, 2020-21)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2019)
Broke the program record for career digs as a senior against Maryland (Nov. 18, 2022), totaling 1,935 career digs (previous record was 1,795)
Owns the single-season program records for total digs (559) and digs per set (4.90), which she set as a freshman
2022 Women’s Collegiate National Team
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20, 2021 – Oct. 3, 2022 – Oct. 24, 2022 – Nov. 14, 2022)
Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team (2021)

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2022 (Senior)

Ranks second in program history in single season digs per set (4.69), trailing only her mark in 2019 as she now has the top-three marks
Totaled 540 digs, the fourth-most in a single season in program history
Played in 113 sets and 31 matches
Recorded 10+ digs in 29 matches and 20+ digs in 10 matches
Had a career-high 35 digs at Maryland (11/18) and surpassed 30 digs in the very next match against Minnesota (11/25)
Led non-setters with 1.11 assists/set (125 total)
Totaled a career-low 19 reception errors

2021 (Junior)

Ranks fourth in program history with 1,405 career digs
Recorded her 1,000^th career dig at VCU (9/11)
Broke into the top-10 in program history in career digs vs. Minnesota (11/4)
Ranks second in program history in single season digs per set (4.42), trailing only her mark in 2019
Recorded the sixth-most digs in a single season in program history with 504 digs
Played in all 33 matches and 114 sets this season
Totaled 124 assists to average more than one assist per set, leading the team among non-setters
Had 23 aces during the season to rank third on the team
Totaled at least 10 digs in 29 matches this season, surpassing 20 digs in four matches
Recorded a season-high 30 digs (one shy of her career-high) against No. 11 Minnesota (11/4)
Totaled at least 20 digs against Notre Dame (24 digs, 9/19), No. 7 Purdue (29 digs, 9/24) and Iowa (24 digs, 11/19)

2020 (Sophomore)

2019 (Freshman)

Started all 32 matches at libero and played every set
Led the Big Ten with 559 digs and 4.90 digs per set
Averaged 4.61 digs in conference play to lead the field
Finished with a .949 serve reception rate after handling 689 of 726 attempts successfully
Had 12 outings with a perfect 1.000 serve receive
Her 113 assists and 14 service aces ranked third and fourth, respectively, on the team
Buckeye Invitational (MVP), Champyinz Invitational and Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational all-tournament team
First player in the Big Ten since 2015 to be named Defensive Player and Co-Freshman of the Week (Sept. 23) after averaging 5.36 digs per set with a .969 serve receive
B1G Freshman of the Week (Nov. 10) thanks to a .941 reception rate and 5.86 digs per set against No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 6 Minnesota
Registered double-digit digs in 31 appearances
Had a career-high 31 digs against Texas Tech

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

Four-year letterwinner at Yorktown High School
Earned All-Indiana, All-Hoosier Heritage Conference and All-County honors every year
Helped the Tigers win a pair of state championships in 2016 and 2018
Broke the school’s single-season record with 754 digs as a junior
Led the team during her senior campaign with 565 digs
Named a 2018 Under Armour Second Team All-American
Competed for Municana Volleyball Club, where she won back-to-back national championships
Three-time AAU All-American

PERSONAL INFO

Daughter of Rhonda Wilson and Scott Murr
Has a sister, Kendall
Her mother played volleyball and her father played baseball at Ball State University
Sport industry major