2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jersey Number 16
Kayla Murdoch
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Thousand Oaks HS (Ventura College)
- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Junior (2024)
Did not play at all due to injury and subsequent recovery … took medical redshirt and has two years of athletic eligibility remaining.
Ventura College (2022-23)
2022 WSC North Champions … All-Southern Cal. Volleyball Team Kills Record Holder (385 kills) … 2022 First Team All-American 1st Team … All-State First Team and All-Conference … school record 2nd Hitting % in State (.367) … top-10 in state for kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, and points per set … 2022-2023 Ventura College Female Athlete of the Year … Deans List Scholar-Athlete Award … 2023 AVCA All-American (first in school history) … 2023 First Team All-American WSC North All-Conference Player of the Year … First Team All-Conference and All-State Volleyball Team … 2023 Scholar-Athlete Award … AVCA top-10 two-year player to watch … 2023-2024 Ventura College Beach and Indoor Female Athlete of the Year.
Prep
Attended Thousand Oaks HS from 2018-22 … TOHS Varsity Girls Volleyball Best Offense Award All Marmonte League Girls Volleyball First Team … Thousand Oaks Acorn All County First Team … LA Daily News Daily News All-Area All-Region First Team … All-Marmonte League Most Valuable Player Award … All-CIF SS DIV. 4 First Team TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (31 Kills in 4 sets) … TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (36 Kills in 4 sets, beating own record) … All-County First Team V.C. Star … TOHS Scholar-Athlete Award 4.0 … All-Marmonte Girls Volleyball All-League Player of the Year … TOHS Female Athlete of the Year Ventura County Hall of Fame … club team was Zuma Bay.
Personal
Daughter of Scott and Trisha Murdoch … dad played AVP Beach Volleyball on the professional circuit from 1996-1999 … majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Visual, Media and Cultural Studies … minoring in Studio Art … chose Cal Poly because “It's one of my dream schools” … biggest influence is USA National Team legend Karch Kiraly, “He's one of the best volleyball players ever and his competitiveness and ability really inspired me!”
Did not play at all due to injury and subsequent recovery … took medical redshirt and has two years of athletic eligibility remaining.
Ventura College (2022-23)
2022 WSC North Champions … All-Southern Cal. Volleyball Team Kills Record Holder (385 kills) … 2022 First Team All-American 1st Team … All-State First Team and All-Conference … school record 2nd Hitting % in State (.367) … top-10 in state for kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, and points per set … 2022-2023 Ventura College Female Athlete of the Year … Deans List Scholar-Athlete Award … 2023 AVCA All-American (first in school history) … 2023 First Team All-American WSC North All-Conference Player of the Year … First Team All-Conference and All-State Volleyball Team … 2023 Scholar-Athlete Award … AVCA top-10 two-year player to watch … 2023-2024 Ventura College Beach and Indoor Female Athlete of the Year.
Prep
Attended Thousand Oaks HS from 2018-22 … TOHS Varsity Girls Volleyball Best Offense Award All Marmonte League Girls Volleyball First Team … Thousand Oaks Acorn All County First Team … LA Daily News Daily News All-Area All-Region First Team … All-Marmonte League Most Valuable Player Award … All-CIF SS DIV. 4 First Team TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (31 Kills in 4 sets) … TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (36 Kills in 4 sets, beating own record) … All-County First Team V.C. Star … TOHS Scholar-Athlete Award 4.0 … All-Marmonte Girls Volleyball All-League Player of the Year … TOHS Female Athlete of the Year Ventura County Hall of Fame … club team was Zuma Bay.
Personal
Daughter of Scott and Trisha Murdoch … dad played AVP Beach Volleyball on the professional circuit from 1996-1999 … majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Visual, Media and Cultural Studies … minoring in Studio Art … chose Cal Poly because “It's one of my dream schools” … biggest influence is USA National Team legend Karch Kiraly, “He's one of the best volleyball players ever and his competitiveness and ability really inspired me!”
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Saturday, September 27
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Sunday, September 21
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Saturday, September 20
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