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Volleyball squad set for future
Junior setter provides solid nucleus
By Robert Weber
Emerald Sports Reporter
When one thinks of Kugene,
passing and quarterbacks. the
name Hill Musgrave comes to
mind, and deservedly so, hot
there is another athlete at Ore
gon who fits that description
Meet Molly McGrath
McGrath, the 5-foot-9 junior
setter for Oregon's volleyball
squad, is quickly and quietly
asserting herself as one of the
better setters in the Pacific-10
Conference as she helps lead
the Ducks toward another trip
to the NCAA tournament.
Oregon Coach Gerry Gregory
stressed the importance of Mc
Grath in his team's success this
year
"Molly's done a great job
this year of getting everybody
involved in the offense." Greg
ory said "Without her we
would really la* in trouble."
Although she doesn't wear
shoulder pads or a helmet like
Musgrave, McGrath's game
centers around passing just like
the Ducks' other quarterback
Her 12.2 assists per game aver
age ranks her ninth in the na
tion.
As the setter, it's McGrath's
responsibility to direct tin* team
on the court. That type of re
sponsibility places a lot of pres
sure on McGrath to perform
well each time she steps onto
the court, but she doesn't seem
to mind.
"There is a lot of pressure,"
McGrath said, "but I kind of
like it I enjoy running our of
fense and having to think of
plays to run."
Being the only true setter on
the squad, besides freshman
Katie Kerr who is redshirting
this year, puts added pressure
on McGrath to avoid injury or
illness.
r
earlier this season, she came
down with ill** fin two days lie
fore the Ducks wen; to host Ari
zona Stall;. However, when
Kami; time rolled around Mc
Grath was in the starting lineup
that Friday night and was a key
to the Ducks' victory over the
Sun Devils.
"Friday night I was still had
ing a little bit woozv." Mc
Grath said of the Arizona State
match. "It's weird because
sometimes you play your lies!
games when your sick."
Sometimes a setter's best
games aren’t good enough to
grab the headlines. Unlike the
other quarterback at Oregon.
line-up as a freshman before
moving to the setter role after
Stephanie Snyder's knee in
jury
Trying to replace the estab
lished Snyder was a tall order
for somebody who was just get
ting her feel wet in the college
game, but Med rath did the job
and gained some valuable ex
perience along the way.
"Replacing Stephanie was
really tough." McGrath said,
"because I was much more
comfortable playing the back
row. It was difficult because
the college game is so much
quicker than the high school
game."
Gregory said one of Me
‘Molly’s done a great job this year of
getting everybody involved in the offense.
Without her we would really be in trou
ble.’
— Coach Gerry Gregory
McGrath's quality play lias yet
to grab the spotlight
At Oregon, as with most vol
leyball teams, the big hitters
who lead the team in kills each
game are the one’s who grab
the spotlight, hut McGrath says
she doesn't mind being out of
the limelight.
"I don't mind being in the
bat kground." McGrath said,
"because 1 think it's fun watch
ing the others get all the atten
tion. I've never really been one
to seek out attention.''
Although she was recruited
as a setter, McGrath hasn't al
ways set for the Ducks. In fact,
she liegan her career as a back
row defender She made an im
mediate impact on the Duck
program by occasionally work
ing her way into the starting
('■rath's strong points is her
ability to sot the quick attacker.
"We'ni running a quick at
tacking offense this year."
Gregory said, "and I really feel
like that is Molly's forte. She
has really excelled at the quick
set to the middle attackers."
A comfortable, confident Mc
Grath is a major reason why the
Ducks are well on their way to
returning to the NCAA tourna
ment that they visited last year
McGrath says that the team
believes they will not only
make the tournament this yeur
but that they will stick around
a little longer
"Our goals are to finish third
in the Pac-10 this yeur and ad
vance past the first round of the
playoffs." she said.
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