Karla Murray Named
Herb Lauffer Leadership/Scholarship Winner
The
recipient of the 2005-06 Herb Lauffer Leadership/Scholarship Award
is women's volleyball player Karla Murray (North East/North East).
She was honored on Sunday, April 30 at Behrend's Annual Athletics
Picnic.
Murray, a junior, was an outside hitter and team captain for the 2005
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Champion women's
volleyball squad. This Behrend athletic department honor is
awarded to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of
former Behrend coach and athletic director Herb Lauffer: to be a
leader, an excellent student, and a sincere, genuine person who
strives to make everyone around them better.
Murray was a starter and big contributor for the Behrend Lions
women's volleyball team that posted a 26-8 overall record and 9-0
mark in the AMCC. The blue and white won their second AMCC
Championship and advanced to their first-ever NCAA Tournament in the
fall. Murray has been a starter the past two seasons and
currently ranks ninth all-time at Behrend in digs with 960.
She also serves as the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee at Penn State Behrend.
Head coach Phil Pisano said, "Karla is very deserving of this
recognition. She has been a tremendous influence on our team
and is an extremely driven person both on and off the court.
We're very proud of all she has accomplished and feel fortunate that
she is a part of our program."