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Native Kiwi Olivia Macdonald brings diversity and energy to Arizona beach program

Senior blocker Olivia Macdonald has made quite the impact on Arizona beach volleyball during her past three years on the team. As a freshman, Macdonald and current assistant coach Emily Kiser started in the sixth seed and posted a 13-1 record. That year, they recorded impressive wins against ASU, TCU and Cal Poly.

The following year, Macdonald and her ex-partner and transfer Sam Manley posted a 16-8 record and got impressive wins against New Mexico, ASU and LMU. In addition, she received honorable mention on the Pac-12 All-Academic Team.

As a junior, she and her partner in crime, Olivia Hallaran, started in the second seed where they went 15-13 as a pair, defeating teams such as ASU, Utah, Stanford and Cal.