The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Molly McCage
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Klein Collins
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 AVCA All-America Third Team … 2015 All-Big 12 First Team ... NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team ... 2015 All-Southwest Region ... 2015 Preseason All-Big 12 First Team … named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team ... Senior CLASS Award Finalist ... 2014 AVCA All-America Third Team…2014 AVCA All-Region honoree…selected to the 2015 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … received 2013 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors... 2013 AVCA All-Region honoree ... earned 2013 All-Big 12 First Team honors ... honored as the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 2, 2013) ... named to the 2012 Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... named 2012 Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year ... ranked No. 1 nationally by Prep Volleyball in 2012.
2015
Became Texas’ all-time block assist leader on Oct. 28 with 417 ... 2015 AVCA All-America Third Team … Named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team ... 2015 All-Big 12 First Team ... 2015 All-Southwest Region ... 2015 Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... 2015 Preseason All-Big 12 First Team ... named to the Wildcat Classic All-Tournament Team ... had seven kills on a .429 hitting percentage vs. Nebraska (12-19-15) … recorded five kills on a .385 hitting percentage and three blocks vs. Minnesota (12-17-15) … finished with 13 kills hitting a team-high .591 and seven blocks vs. Florida (12-12-15) ... posted nine kills hitting .333 and four block vs. UCLA (12-11-15) ... had nine kills hitting .304 and two blocks vs. Purdue (12-4-15) ... recorded eight kills on a .462 hitting percentage and seven blocks vs. Fairfield (12-3-15) ... registered 13 kills hitting .440 vs. Kansas State (11-21-15) ... posted five kills on a .556 hitting percentage and a team-high five blocks vs. Baylor (11-18-15) ... had four kills and five blocks at Iowa State (11-14-15) ... recorded 10 kills and two blocks at Kansas (11-11-15) ... registered eight kills on eight attempts and no errors for a 1.00 hitting percentage while also adding a team-high five blocks vs. West Virginia (11-5-15) ... posted four kills hitting .444 and a team-leading four blocks at Texas Tech (10-30-15) ... had six kills and four blocks at TCU (10-28-15) ... recorded five kills and four blocks vs. Kansas (10-23-15) ... registered a team-high four blocks and six kills at Kansas State (10-21-15) ... posted six kills vs. Oklahoma (10-11-15) ... had seven kills on a .462 hitting percentage at Baylor (10-7-15) ... recorded 12 kills hitting .529 vs. Iowa State (10-3-15) ... had three kills and three blocks at West Virginia (9-25-15) ... registered seven kills hitting .467 and six blocks vs. TCU (9-23-15) ... posted 10 kills, hitting a team-high .474 and four blocks vs. New Mexico State (9-19-15) ... recorded a career-high 14 kills hitting .333 and four blocks vs. Arizona (9-18-15) ... had four kills and two blocks vs. Savannah State (9-18-15) ... registered eight kills hitting .583 vs. Colorado State (9-13-15) ... posted nine kills, hitting .381 vs. Santa Clara (9-11-15) ... recorded seven kills, four digs and three blocks vs. UTSA (9-11-15) ... added five kills vs. Florida (9-5-15) ... had five kills and seven blocks vs. Nebraska (9-4-15) ... posted seven kills and five blocks vs. LSU (8-29-15) ... added five kills (.364) and five blocks vs. UCI (8-29-15) ... had 10 kills on a .471 and four blocks in Texas’ season opener vs. Rice (8-28-15).
2014
Led the team in blocks (145)…finished with a .337 hitting percentage, which was the team’s second-best mark…had five kills and five blocks in the semifinal match vs. BYU (Dec. 18)…posted six kills on a .400 hitting percentage and seven blocks in the win over North Carolina in the regional final (Dec. 13)…had five kills and five blocks vs. Colorado State in the regional semifinal (Dec. 12)... led the team in total blocks (6) for the 12th time this season and finished with six kills vs. Arizona State (Dec. 5) ... added 10 kills and one block vs. Northwestern State (Dec. 4) ... collected six kills and two blocks against No. 8 Florida (Nov. 29) ... had five blocks and three kills at TCU (Nov. 26) ... recorded seven kills and seven blocks against Kansas (Nov. 22) ... notched four blocks at Baylor (Nov. 19) ... set her career-high blocks (11) while adding six kills during a 3-2 battle at No. 24 Oklahoma (Nov. 15) ... posted six blocks, seven kills, one dig and one assist vs. West Virginia (Nov. 12) ... had four kills, two blocks and one dig vs. No. 22 Kansas State (Nov. 7) ... contributed five blocks, five kills and one dig during a 3-0 sweep at Texas Tech (Nov. 5) ... added seven blocks and four kills at Iowa State (Nov. 2) ... finished with five kills and seven blocks vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 25) ... posted seven kills, two blocks and one dig vs. TCU (Oct. 22) ... had five kills and three blocks at No. 25 Kansas State ... collected four kills and three blocks vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 9) ... had three kills, one assist and five blocks vs. Baylor (Oct. 7) ... led the team in blocks (8) while finishing with four kills, one assist and one dig at Kansas (Oct. 5) ... totaled four kills and three blocks vs. Iowa State (Oct. 1) ... posted seven blocks, six kills and one dig in the Big 12 opener at West Virginia (Sept. 24) ... added six blocks, six kills and one dig at No. 9 Nebraska (Sept. 20) ... totaled 14 kills, one dig, 11 blocks and 20.5 points in the 26 West Longhorn Classic ... recorded nine kills, 14.5 points, and lead the team in blocks (9) at No. 11 Florida (Sept. 6) ... tailed four kills while hitting 1.000 and one block vs. Seattle U (Aug. 30) ... had three kills, one assist, one dig, and four blocks against New Mexico (Aug. 29) ... totaled five kills, two blocks and six points in the season opener vs. UTEP (Aug. 29).
2013
She made 25 starts in 28 matches as a sophomore, recording 154 kills (1.48 kps) while hitting .337 with 25 digs (0.24 dps), 138 blocks (1.33 bps) and 228.0 points (2.19 pps) ... ranked third among all Big 12 players with 1.27 blocks per set … recorded eight kills and seven blocks against No. 13 Wisconsin (Dec. 19) in the national semifinal ... led the Longhorns with eight block assists in a 3-0 sweep at the NCAA Regional Final against No. 9 Nebraska (Dec. 14) … tallied five kills and five blocks in the NCAA Regional Semifinal against American (Dec. 13) … had six kills and three blocks on Nov. 30 against Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 6) … opened postseason play with six kills and a .600 performance (6-0-10) with one block against Texas State (Dec. 5) … put down three kills and added two blocks against Kansas State (Nov. 23) … posted two kills with six blocks versus West Virginia (Nov. 21) … registered three kills and five blocks in the 3-0 win against Kansas (Nov. 9) … hit a season-high .778 (7-0-9) to go with eight blocks in the conference win at Oklahoma (Nov. 2) … added six kills and five blocks against TCU (Oct. 30) … had four kills and two blocks against Kansas State (Oct. 26) … finished with a season-high 11 kills and four digs against West Virginia (Oct. 23) … went 10-2-17 (.471) with two blocks against Iowa State (Oct. 19) … totaled 10 blocks at Kansas (Oct.12) … hit .400 with eight kills at LSU (Oct. 5) … put down 10 kills in a 3-1 win at Baylor (Oct. 2) … recorded four kills and five blocks versus Oklahoma (Sept. 8) … totaled five blocks at TCU (Sept. 25) … had 8 kills on a .333 hitting percentage to go with seven blocks against No. 12 Nebraska (Sept. 22) … finished 7-1-14 (.429) at No. 14 Illinois (Sept. 14) … posted three kills and one block against Arizona State (Sept. 13) … collected 10 kills and eight blocks in the Nike Big Four Classic … tallied six kills and six blocks with one error against San Diego State (Aug. 31) … totaled three kills and four blocks in the season opener at No. 11 Hawai’i (Aug. 30).
2012
She made 26 starts in 30 matches as a freshman, recording 119 kills (1.24 kps) while hitting .385 with three assists (0.03 aps), 37 digs (0.39 dps), 103 blocks (1.07 bps) and 175.5 points (1.82 pps) ... led the Longhorns by tying a season high with eight blocks in a 3-0 sweep on Dec. 15 in the national championship match against Oregon while adding four kills with one assist and one dig ... had four kills, four digs and six blocks on Dec. 13 against Michigan in the national semifinal ... recorded three kills and six blocks on Dec. 8 in the NCAA Austin Regional final against No. 6 seed USC ... tallied five blocks in the regional semifinal win on Dec. 8 against No. 14 seed Florida ... had six kills and three blocks on Nov. 30 against Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... had five kills and hit .556 (5-0-9) with one block in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 29 against Colgate ... tied her season high with 10 kills, adding a season-high six digs, on Nov. 24 at No. 18 Iowa State ... tallied seven kills and seven blocks (two solo) on Nov. 10 at No. 23 Kansas ... registered a season-high 10 kills while hitting .833 on Oct. 31 at TCU and followed that with another 10-kill performance on Nov. 2 against No. 16 Kansas State ... had five kills and five blocks on Oct. 17 against No. 22 Iowa State ... hit .389 on eight kills (8-1-18) with two blocks on Oct. 8 at No. 15 Louisville ... hit .625 on five kills and no errors with four blocks on Oct. 6 at No. 14 Kansas State ... tied her season high with eight blocks on Sept. 29 at Texas Tech ... registered seven blocks on Sept. 14 against No. 23 Illinois ... posted five kills and five blocks on Sept. 7 against No. 14 Minnesota ... made her collegiate debut on Aug. 25 against Cal Poly and had four kills and eight blocks.
NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
She played for the 2011 United States Girls’ Youth National Team that competed at the World Championship and was the team captain ... named team captain for the 2010 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team that won the NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship and named Best Blocker for the tournament after posting 20 blocks (1.25 bps) ... produced 59 points during the tournament, including 35 kills on 75 attacks.
BEFORE TEXAS
She earned 2011 Prep Volleyball and Under Armour High School All-American honors at Klein Collins High under coach Beverly Murphy ... named in 2011 by Prep Volleyball as one of the nation’s Top 25 Junior Recruits and named to the Top 25 Underclassmen to Watch by Volleyball Magazine ... named to the 2011-12 All-Texas High School first team ... in 2010, she was named to the Prep Volleyball Soph 79 List ... selected to the 2010 GVCHA Top 25 Houston Area and Lone Star Volleyball All-Texas teams ... earned academic all-state honors in her 2011 senior season ... earned 2009 all-district first team honors in her sophomore season at Klein Collins High and named most valuable player while earning academic all-district honors ... earned academic all-district honors in 2008 ... also competed on the track team at Klein Collins, competing in the high jump ... played club volleyball for the Austin Juniors under coach Glen Lietzke ... earned all-tournament team honors at the 2012 Nationals as her team placed fifth in the 18s division.
PERSONAL
Full name is Molly McCage ... parents are Larry and Denise ... has three brothers, Ryan, Nathan and Collin and two sisters, Miranda and Carly (deceased) ... father lettered in basketball at Rice and Sam Houston State ... her brother, Nathan, played as an offensive lineman from 2007-11 at UTEP, while her brother, Collin, currently played at Evangel University ... her uncle, Sam, was a tight end at LSU (1976-79) ... favorite movies are Just Go With It, Easy A and all Harry Potter movies ... favorite television shows are That 70s Show, Friends and So You Think You Can Dance? ... listens to Ray LaMontagne, Amy Winehouse, Billy Joel and The Weekend ... favorite athletes are Flo Hyman and Kerri Walsh ... Majoring in Corporate Communication
MP | SP | K | KPS | TA | PCT | A | APS | SA | SAPS | DIG | DPS | BS | BA | TB | BPS | PTS | PPS | |
2012 | 30 | 96 | 119 | 1.24 | 247 | .385 | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | 0.39 | 10 | 93 | 103 | 1.07 | 175.5 | 1.82 |
2013 | 28 | 104 | 154 | 1.48 | 335 | .337 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.24 | 10 | 128 | 138 | 1.33 | 228.0 | 2.19 |
2014 | 30 | 105 | 158 | 1.50 | 341 | .337 | 5 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 0.18 | 9 | 136 | 145 | 1.38 | 235.0 | 2.24 |
2015 | 33 | 114 | 240 | 2.11 | 510 | .378 | 4 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 0.25 | 10 | 102 | 112 | 0.98 | 301.0 | 2.64 |
TOT | 121 | 419 | 671 | 1.27 | 1,433 | .377 | 13 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | 0.26 | 39 | 459 | 498 | 1.19 | 948.5 | 2.26 |
