I was so incredibly impressed with Izzy McDonald during her match against Dowling Catholic. The junior was sprawling out all throughout the match and had so many impressive digs along with top notch serve receive. She managed to come up with 12 assists, 2 aces, and 27 digs over the two matches and 77 assists, 401 digs, and 37 aces on the season. The Hawkeyes are definitely getting a good one with McDonald.

McDonald is an entertaining volleyball prospect to scout. I was reminded of that when watching her in person multiple times during the last few weeks. The University of Iowa commitment brings excellent energy, focus and skills to the court. The junior covers a lot of area in the back row. She stands up strong against the attack with quickness, sharp reflexes and technical soundness to kick start transition off of serve-receive or in digging up the opposing attack. McDonald adjusts to tendencies during matches and becomes better positioned as they go along. She consistently is up to the task when challenged, often leading to her being avoided by teams.