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Angelina
Murase

Angelina Murase is a sophomore opposite at Salt Lake Community College from Osaka, Japan. In 2026 she led the Bruins in kills and aces, was twice named Scenic West Player of the Week by the end of September and made the Region 18 All-Tournament Team as SLCC won the region title at home.

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Who is Angelina Murase?

Angelina Murase is a volleyball athlete for SLCC from Osaka, Japan. 367 kills, 65 aces, .306 hitting (2026, through Nov. 9); Region 18 All-Tournament Team

From Osaka to Taylorsville

SLCC's roster lists Murase at 6-0, wearing No. 12, with Osaka, Japan, as her hometown and Kochi Chuo as her high school. She shares the Bruins' attack with Cameron Zajer of Adelaide, Australia, the 2025 Scenic West Player of the Year.

As a freshman in 2025, when SLCC's statistics list her as Lili Murase, she had 171 kills on .302 hitting in 23 matches. SLCC's 2025 roster lists the same player as Angelina Murase.

The Bruins' leading attacker

Murase finished the 2026 regular season and postseason through Nov. 9 with 367 kills, more than anyone on the team, on .306 hitting, plus a team-high 65 aces, 63 blocks and 138 digs, by SLCC's statistics. She had a game-high 19 kills on opening weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, when the Bruins upset tournament host Florida Southwestern, then ranked second. In late September she earned her second Scenic West Player of the Week award of the season, after a road sweep at North Idaho, and SLCC's release said she led the conference in kills per set at 3.56.

Region 18 and beyond

At the Region 18 Tournament at Bruin Arena she served nine of SLCC's 17 aces and had 13 kills in the semifinal win over Snow College on Nov. 4; SLCC's recap called her the reigning Scenic West Player of the Week. In the final against College of Southern Idaho the next day she had 12 kills and 16 digs and was named to the all-tournament team with Zajer, the tournament MVP, and Rylee Parkinson. On Nov. 9 she added 12 kills as the Bruins swept Eastern Arizona 3-0 in the district championship, and SLCC's schedule lists the NJCAA national tournament for Nov. 18-21. She plays for the SLCC volleyball team.

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Salt Lake Community College

Team
SLCC Volleyball

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volleyball

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Key achievements

  • Led SLCC in 2026 with 367 kills and 65 aces, per SLCC's statistics
  • Scenic West Player of the Week twice by Sept. 30, 2026, per SLCC
  • 2026 Region 18 All-Tournament Team, per SLCC
  • Region 18 and district champion with SLCC in 2026
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SLCC Athletics: Angelina Murase volleyball bio
Read 2026-11-09: 2026 roster, No. 12, opposite, 6-0, sophomore, Kochi Chuo, hometown Osaka, Japan. The bio's headshot is 250x300, too small for the page, so the page uses brand art.
SLCC Athletics: 2026 volleyball statistics
Read 2026-11-09 after the district final (32 matches): Murase 367 kills (team high), .306, 65 aces (team high), 63 blocks, 138 digs; Zajer 350 kills, 52 aces, 276 digs; Mason 864 assists (team high), 42 aces, 255 digs; Hollway 167 kills on .374, 97 blocks (second to Ellie Crosbie's 113), 35 aces.
SLCC Athletics: 2025 volleyball statistics
Read 2026-11-09: No. 12 listed as 'Murase, Lili', 171 kills on .302 in 23 matches; Hollway 47 kills and 32 blocks in 18 matches.
SLCC Athletics: 2025 volleyball roster
Read 2026-11-09: lists 'Angelina Murase' (roster record 3327) with the headshot file Lili-Murase, and Lana Hollway; Swayzee Mason is not on it.
SLCC Athletics: Murase gets Week 5 SWAC volleyball Player of the Week (Sept. 30, 2026)
Her second Scenic West Player of the Week award of the season; led the conference at 3.56 kills per set; 210 kills and 34 aces at that point.
SLCC Athletics: upset of No. 2 Florida Southwestern (Aug. 22, 2026)
Murase a game-high 19 kills; Mason 23 assists against Polk State and 30 against Florida Southwestern.
SLCC Athletics: Salt Lake advance to Region 18 championship match (Nov. 4, 2026)
3-1 over Snow College; Murase 13 kills and nine of SLCC's 17 aces, called the reigning SWAC Player of the Week; Mason a match-high 30 assists and the match-ending ace.
SLCC Athletics: Salt Lake outlast Southern Idaho, win Region 18 championship (Nov. 5, 2026)
3-1 over CSI; Zajer 23 kills, Murase 12 kills and 16 digs, Mason a match-high 36 assists. Region 18 All-Tournament Team: Cameron Zajer (MVP), Angelina Murase, Rylee Parkinson.
SLCC Athletics: Eastern Arizona box score, district championship (Nov. 9, 2026)
Read 2026-11-09: SLCC won 3-0 at Bruin Arena; kills Zajer 14, Murase 12; digs Zajer 13; assists Elly Giordano 11, Mason 11, Teagan Sabillon 8. SLCC's calendar feed lists the result as W 3-0.
SLCC Athletics: 2026 volleyball schedule
Read 2026-11-09 after the district final: 27-5 overall, 10-2 conference; W 3-0 vs Eastern Arizona Nov. 9; NJCAA Nationals listed Nov. 18-21.
Last verified November 10, 2026

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