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A seasoned professional with 16 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level\u00a0was named the new head coach of the NAU women’s volleyball program this week.<\/p>\nA seasoned professional with 16 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level\u00a0was named the new head coach of the NAU women’s volleyball program this week.<\/p>\n
“We are thrilled to welcome Ken Murphy<\/strong> to the Lumberjack family,” said Lisa Campos<\/b>, vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics. “His experience as a head coach and his demonstrated commitment to student-athletes exemplify the qualities integral to the Lumberjack culture of excellence. He is passionate about the sport of volleyball and committed to developing student-athletes on and off the court.”<\/p>\n Murphy recently finished his seventh year at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was named the 2012 Conference USA Coach of the Year. He was the second-most tenured head coach in school history, as he completed his stint with the Miners with an overall record of 82-135, including four Conference USA Tournament appearances. Murphy led UTEP to a 35-26 record over the last two seasons with five players earning All-Conference USA honors. In 2012, Murphy had two student-athletes earn American Volleyball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-America honors.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a lot of faith in [Campos\u2019] vision for NAU Athletics and our ability to expand on the past successes of the program,” Murphy said, adding that NAU is \u201cthe sort of place that I wish I would have attended college, and I’m excited about the opportunity to coach in that environment.\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy previously coached at the University of Idaho and Colorado State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"