In the second year of her Baylor career, Murphy has established herself as a dominant presence on the court. Whether she’s in practice or in a match, every rep is about improvement.
Author: Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison is a junior Film & Digital Media major with a minor in Political Science. He enjoys watching and talking football, baseball, and film.
The green and gold toppled the Golden Gophers in a thrilling fifth-set upset Friday night at the Ferrell Center.
For most fans of the green and gold, football season starts when hundreds of jersey-clad freshmen rush the field to fill “That Good Old Baylor Line.” For members of the Golden Wave Band, however, it starts in the sweltering August heat across from the Baylor Science Building a week before classes begin.
With dominant offense and stifling defense, the Bears open the season with back-to-back sweeps of ACU and Tulsa.
Every year, Baylor volleyball head coach Ryan McGuyre chooses a word to define the season. Some years he thinks of it months before the season, in others, it reveals itself closer to the start of play. In his 10th year leading the Bears, he’s chosen TRUST as the name of the game: Triumphant, Refuel, Unity, Steadfast and True grit.
The coaching overhaul and personnel additions have poised the Bears’ offense to be much more explosive than in the past couple of years. The Bears should come into the fall with their eyes set on bowl games and beyond.
Head coach Dave Aranda has been open about the shortcomings of Baylor’s recruiting, citing a failure to aggressively pursue players in the transfer portal and highlighting an increased commitment to name, image and likeness (NIL) benefits next season.