#8 KATIE McDONALD  
  Class: 2012  
  Height: 5-6  
  Position: Libero/Defensive Specialist  
Hometown: Northfield, Minn.
High School: Northfield
 
 

CAREER GAME HIGHS
KILLS: 2, Oct. 1, 2010 vs. Cornell College
BLOCKS: 1, twice, Last on Sept. 24, 2011 vs. Hamline University
DIGS: 12, three times - Last Nov. 12, 2010 vs. Northwestern-Rose.
ACES: 3, three times - Last Sept. 29, 2010 at St. Catherine University
SET ASSISTS: 3, three times - Last Nov. 13 at Whitworth University

AT ST. OLAF
2011 (Senior) - Senior captain played in 99 games and 27 matches... Had ten ace serves... Had 119 digs and 1.68dig/game.

2010 (Junior) - Played in every set (133) of every match (36)... Had 32 service aces, good for second on the team... Had 223 digs and 1.68 digs/set, which ranked fourth on the team... Had at least 10 digs five times... Had a season-best 12 digs twice - vs. St. Catherine University on Sept. 18 and vs. Northwestern-Rose on Nov. 12.

2009 (Sophomore) - Was one of five players to play in every match and set... Had 139 digs which ranked sixth on the team... Had at least 11 digs twice - 12 vs. Viterbo University on Sept. 12 and 11 vs. Hamline University on Oct. 14.

2008 (First Year) - Played in 26 of 33 matches... Appeared in 85 of 132 games... Had 16 service aces... Had 45 digs... Had match high six digs on Oct. 24 vs. Bethel University.

AT NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Was all-conference as a junior and senior and an honorable mention pick as a sophomore... Was a four-time letterwinner... Was varsity captain as a junior and senior... Named team MVP as a senior... Had over 1,000 career set assists... Earned four softball letters... Earned All-Conference and Team's Golden Glove Award as a junior... Was all-conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore...Picked up two letters in basketball and was named team's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Was named Outstanding Female Senior Athlete of the Year for 2008.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Matt and Barb McDonald.

FAVORITES
FOOD(S): Peanut butter
MOVIE(S): ...
TV SHOW(S): "The Good Wife", "The Food Network"
BOOK(S): Reading for fun
MUSICAL ARTIST(S): "Journey"
ATHLETE(S): ...
ROLE MODEL(S): My parents

CAREER STATISTICS

        [---ATTACK---] [-SET-] [--SERVE--] [-----DIG-----] [-----BLOCKING-----]
Year GP MP K K/gm E TA Pct. A A/gm SA SA/gm SE DIG Dig/gm BS BA total B/gm BE BHE
2008 85 26 0 0.00 0 0 .000 3 0.04 16 0.19 11 45 0.53 0 1 1 0.01 0 0
2009 113 32 2 0.02 2 10 .000 20 0.18 17 0.15 12 139 1.23 0 0 0 0.00 0 2
2010 133 36 2 0.02 1 30 .033 41 0.31 32 0.24 14 223 1.68 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
2011 99 27 4 0.04 3 30 .033 16 0.16 10 0.10 13 119 1.68 0 1 1 0.01 0 1
Total 430 121 8 0.02 6 70 .028 80 0.19 75 0.17 50 526 1.22 0 2 2 .004 0 3