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Head Coach Monica McDonald
Monica
McDonald begins her first season as head coach at Otterbein College.
 McDonald comes to Otterbein from Mount Union College
where she served as assistant volleyball coach since 2006.
She also assisted in men’s and women’s track and field.
“Monica
provides all the right ingredients for success at Otterbein,” said Otterbein
director of athletics Dick Reynolds shortly after she was hired last July. “What she may lack in head coaching
experience, she makes up for with her enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.
“She’s
had an outstanding playing career in NCAA Division III and, when it comes to
recruiting, knows Division III and the central Ohio area well,” Reynolds
added.
McDonald, a 2005 graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, was
a two-time All-American outside hitter at her alma mater, helping lead the
Tigers into the NCAA Division III Tournament four times, including two
advancements into the Elite Eight. She majored in business management with a
minor in sociology.
While
at Mount Union, McDonald took part in a volleyball program that improved from
15-16 in 2005 to 22-10 last season.
In
addition to her coaching at Mount Union, McDonald has coached several club
volleyball teams, including stints as head coach for a Mid Ohio club team for
15-year-olds (2006), and a Midwest Elite open team for 16-year-olds (2005).
She
is a native of Newark, Ohio.
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