The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Molly Phillips
- Position:
- MB
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mansfield
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- Major:
- Strategic Communication
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022: 2022: VolleyballMag.com Fourth Team All-American…AVCA Honorable Mention All-American … AVCA All-Southwest Region…First Team All-Big 12…First Team Academic All-Big 12…Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 29)
2021: AVCA All-Southwest Region...Second Team All-Big 12…First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020: Second Team All-Big 12…First Team Academic All-Big 12…Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (4/7).
2019: Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019)...Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022
Played in 28 matches and started in 24 matches during the 2022 season…ranked fourth in the Big 12 with a .381 hitting percentage…finished fourth on the team in both points and kills with career-highs 232.5 points and 200 kills…fourth in total blocks for the Longhorns with 63…had a career-high 14 kills twice in crucial games against Baylor (11/19) to clinch the Big 12 championship and against San Diego (12/15) in the NCAA Final Four…put up a season-high six blocks versus Ohio State (12/10) in the NCAA Regional Final…led the Big 12 with a .588 hitting percentage on 34 total attacks during the Longhorns' wins over Texas Tech (10/26) and Kansas State (10/28).
2021
Played in 29 matches and 97 sets during the 2021 season…finished fourth on the team with 181 kills and tied for second with a .383 hitting percentage…also third on the team with 77 total blocks…had a career high 13 kills, while hitting .458 at Minnesota (9/1)…career high seven block assists against Notre Dame (9/12).
2020
Played in all 29 matches started in 19 matches during the 2020 season…finished fourth in the Big 12 Conference with a .347 hitting percentage…made the move to outside hitter for the fall schedule…finished with 152 kills and 1.75 kills per set…third on the team with 88 blocks and 1.01 blocks per set…had a season-high 12 kills in the win at Oklahoma (9/25)…had a season-high eight blocks to go with six kills at TCU (4/1)…had seven kills and six blocks in the NCAA Second Round win over Wright State (4/15).
2019
Played in all 27 matches of her rookie season, seeing action in 95 sets … put down 74 kills, hitting .292, adding 70 (4/66) blocks … put down a career-best 11 kills against No. 1 Stanford, hitting .450, adding seven blocks and two digs (9/8) … put down 10 kills, hitting .500 against Kansas State (11/13).
BEFORE TEXAS
PrepVolleyball's No. 16 player on the Senior Aces list … named to the 2018 PrepVolleyball All-America First Team … PrepVolleyball top-50 Juniors list … 2018 Under Armour All-American Second Team honors … selected to the USA U20 Women's National Team in 2018, earning the gold medal at the NORCECA Championship … named to the 2018 USA Nationals All-Tournament Team with a third-place finish … the 2018 VolleyballMag.com/Triple Crown Sports 25 Underclassmen to watch list … Star-Telegram's Tomlinson Honors Player of the Year nominee … at Mansfield, four-time All-District First Team honoree … named the 2015 All-District Newcomer of the Year … 2016 All-District Blocker MVP … 2017 All-District Hitter MVP … 2018 All-District Hitter of the Year.
