Russ Rose Then (2015): “Carley has really improved and plays hard. She has not played as much to date, but I felt she had a really good spring.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Carley came from an exceptional high school and club program in Southern California. She brought great awareness of the game, and she was fearless as a server, defender, and passer. She made really positive contributions, although in a limited role because we had so many players that were similar in what they did for the team. But I always knew that if I put her in, she wasn’t going to be intimidated by the size of the moment. She stayed all four years, got married to a player on the men’s team, and they have started a family.”
2015 Season (Junior):Played in 10 matches on the year, seeing action in 13 sets … Made her 2015 debut against Stony Brook (8/29) … played against No. 21 Colorado (9/4) … had a career-high outing against Mississippi State (9/12), leading the team with 2 aces and logging 5 digs … posted 3 digs at Notre Dame (9/12) … saw action on the court at No. 13 Illinois (10/9) … recorded 1 dig at Maryland (11/5).
Before Penn State: Earned Bay League Libero of the Year honors her senior year … a 2-year team captain at Mira Coast … helped guide her club team to a 3rd-place finish at the 17 Open division Junior Nationals and a 2nd-place finish at the Las Vegas Classic in the 17 Open division … led her team to a pair of 1st-place finishes at the Pacific Northwestern and SCVA 17 Open tournaments … following a 1st-place finish at the Dave Mons Tournament, Muller earned MVP honors on the freshman team … earned a spot on the honor roll in all 8 semesters.
