It's the nature of a libero to toil in the background while others on the front line get more attention.
As a star in the back row for the Oregon volleyball team, Georgia Murphy doesn't mind that — it suits her, even. The same mentality explains why her senior season with the Ducks is going to be just a little bit busier than her first four years.
Murphy, a fifth-year starter from The Woodlands, Texas, is the linchpin of Oregon's defense, and a catalyst for the offense. Her job is to keep balls off the floor, and execute deft passes that put setter Hannah Pukis in position to distribute the ball to the Ducks' many offensive weapons.