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Jersey Number 4
Carly McMurray
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Santa Margarita Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 30 total points … collected 12 goals and 18 assists (sixth on the team) … drew four exclusions and had two steals … notched a season-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31 … scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games … went 0-1 in sprints on the year … had a season-best two consecutive games with at least one goal scored twice during the season … tallied one multi-goal game.
2024
Played in 14-of-26 games … totaled five goals and three assists for a total of eight points … also had four steals, two field blocks, and drew two exclusions … scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win over California Baptist University on Feb. 2 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
2023
Played in 17-of-29 games … totaled two goals and one assist for a total of three points … also had one steal and one field block … scored a season-high one goal twice (in a win over No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over No. 16 Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18 at the LMU Invitational).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years at Santa Margarita Catholic High School … named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section her senior year (2022) … named Second Team All-Trinity League and Honorable Mention All-CIF-Southern Section her junior year (2021) … USAWP All-America honorable mention … earned Most Improved for the 2019 season … played club at SET … member of the 2019 USA Water Polo Junior Olympic and Club championship team … member of the USAWP Development, Cadet, and Youth national teams … traveled to Greece with the youth national team in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Carly Elizabeth McMurray … born in Mission Viejo, Calif. … parents are Erin and Dennis McMurray … has an older brother, Tanner … athlete she admires most is the late Kobe Bryant … enjoys time at the beach, wake surfing, and wakeboarding with her family … wants to try sky diving … major is sociology.
• ACWPC All-Academic (Excellent - 2023)
• 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025)
2025
Played in all 26 games … recorded 30 total points … collected 12 goals and 18 assists (sixth on the team) … drew four exclusions and had two steals … notched a season-high two goals in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine on Jan. 31 … scored at least one goal in 11-of-26 games … went 0-1 in sprints on the year … had a season-best two consecutive games with at least one goal scored twice during the season … tallied one multi-goal game.
2024
Played in 14-of-26 games … totaled five goals and three assists for a total of eight points … also had four steals, two field blocks, and drew two exclusions … scored a season-high two goals twice, in a win over California Baptist University on Feb. 2 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
2023
Played in 17-of-29 games … totaled two goals and one assist for a total of three points … also had one steal and one field block … scored a season-high one goal twice (in a win over No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 3 at the UCSD Triton Invitational and in a win over No. 16 Loyola Marymount on Mar. 18 at the LMU Invitational).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years at Santa Margarita Catholic High School … named First Team All-CIF-Southern Section her senior year (2022) … named Second Team All-Trinity League and Honorable Mention All-CIF-Southern Section her junior year (2021) … USAWP All-America honorable mention … earned Most Improved for the 2019 season … played club at SET … member of the 2019 USA Water Polo Junior Olympic and Club championship team … member of the USAWP Development, Cadet, and Youth national teams … traveled to Greece with the youth national team in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name: Carly Elizabeth McMurray … born in Mission Viejo, Calif. … parents are Erin and Dennis McMurray … has an older brother, Tanner … athlete she admires most is the late Kobe Bryant … enjoys time at the beach, wake surfing, and wakeboarding with her family … wants to try sky diving … major is sociology.
| CARLY McMURRAY'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 12 | .170 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26 | 12 | 28 | .429 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 57 | 19 | 50 | .380 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
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