Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Finished his career ranking eighth all-time at Pepperdine in total assists (2,194) and assists per set (9.38) ... Appeared in 67 matches and 234 sets in three playing seasons ... Also averaged 1.35 digs and 0.32 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Shared time at setter as a senior ... Appeared in all 14 matches and started the first five of the season ... Played in 41 sets ... Averaged 4.39 assists and 0.76 digs ... Had a season-high 45 assists against Harvard (1/15) ... Had six digs against both Harvard and George Mason (1/17) ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Earned AVCA All-American honorable mention status as a junior ... Chosen All-MPSF honorable mention ... Led the MPSF and finished fifth nationally with 10.32 assists ... Ranked 14th in the MPSF in digs at 1.49 ... Also averaged 0.33 blocks ... Started 28 of 30 matches and appeared in 108 sets ... Had a season-high 55 assists in four sets at Concordia (2/22) ... Posted 52 vs. Princeton in the NCAA Championships (4/30) ... Had three assist-dig double-doubles ... Other season highs were 12 digs at UC Irvine (1/27), four blocks (twice), two aces (twice) and two kills (eight times) Made the MPSF All-Tournament team after directing the Waves to .401 hitting over two matches.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Named a Freshman All-American by Off the Block ... Also picked to the All-MPSF honorable mention squad and to the MPSF All-Freshman team ... Was the only Wave to play in all 85 sets and was one of three to start all 23 matches ... Finished the season ranked first in the MPSF and third nationally with 10.58 assists ... Also averaged 1.45 digs, 0.39 blocks, 0.19 aces, 0.16 kills and 0.55 points ... Totaled 899 assists, 16 aces, 123 digs, 33 block assists, 14 kills and 46.5 points ... Led the team in assists in all 23 matches and in digs in five matches ... Won bronze alongside Owen Yoshimoto at the USAV Collegiate Beach Pairs Championships.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Redshirted his first season.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Played for the U.S. Beach National Team for two seasons at U19 and U17 and one season at U15 ... Helped the U17 team finish in ninth place at the FIVB World Championships in 2014.
 
CLUB: Also played for Southern California Volleyball Club from 12’s to 18’s ... Helped the team win gold medals in 2013 and 2015, silver medals in 2011 and 2014 and a bronze medal in 2016. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mira Costa High School, located in Manhattan Beach, Calif., in 2016 ... Also attended Loyola High School, located in Los Angeles, Calif., from his freshman year through the first semester of his senior year ... Lettered one season for Mira Costa under head coach Sean Shoptaw ... In his senior campaign, earned All-Bay League first team and Daily Breeze All-Area first team honors ... Earned a spot on the Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team ... Helped the team to a national championship, a state championship and the Bay League championship ... Earned highest honors at Loyola for exemplary academics.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Son of Tom and Monica Mullahey ... His mother also attended Pepperdine ... Has one brother, Michael, who played volleyball at USC … Took third place at the 2015 ISF Bodysurfing Championships ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because he “liked the excellent business school that Pepperdine offers to go along with the volleyball tradition and the unique location.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys bodysurfing, basketball and ping pong ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro team), Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (book), Anchorman (movie), The Office (TV show), Kygo (musical artist), pizza (food) and basketball (sport other than volleyball).