By Grant Morrison | Sports Writer
Lined up across from No. 18 Minnesota, Baylor volleyball sophomore outside hitter Kendal Murphy wasn’t thinking about being the underdog in the match. She didn’t care that Minnesota had just beaten then-No. 1 Texas or that the Bears had dropped their last three matchups with the Golden Gophers.
“I was more focused on the fact that my cousin was on the other side of the court,” Murphy said.
A self proclaimed “volleyball freak,” Murphy has the sport in her DNA. Her parents met as club volleyball coaches, her aunt and uncle are coaches and three of her cousins play at the collegiate level.