Honors

AVCA Top Flight Award: 2024
MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

2024
Played all 33 matches…Posted a 25-7 record with one match not finishing…Played all matches at Flight No. 3…Played all but one match alongside Erin Eschleman and posted a 24-7 record as a duo…Won lone match with Kenzi McSpadden in straight sets over Park University (Mo.) on 4/16/24…Defeated the University of Utah in three sets at Flight No. 3…Opened season with 10-match winning streak for the longest at Flight No. 3 in program history…Went undefeated in both Mo State Tournaments…Went 2-1 in Conference USA Tournament with wins over Jacksonville State and UTEP...Ended season tied for sixth in program history in wins (33)...Won AVCA Top Flight Award...Won AVCA Top Flight Award.

2023
Played all 22 matches...Posted an 8-13 record with one match not finishing...Had a 7-7 record when paired with Grayson Hall...Played most matches on Flight No. 2 where she went 6-6...Had four two-set victories...Started season on a five-match winning streak including going undefeated in the Mo State Tournament 1...Won six of first seven matches of the year.

University of St. Katherine
Played four seasons of indoor volleyball for the NAIA Firebirds in San Marcos, California from 2018 to 2021 as a libero and defensive specialist... Across 90 matches, she had 81 kills, 54 assists and 96 service aces...Also had 633 career digs and six total blocks across 293 sets played...Helped the University of Saint Katherine to a California Pacific Conference Beach Volleyball championship in 2021.

Background
Hails from Long Beach, California where she attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School...Comes to MSU after attending the University of Saint Katherine.

Personal
Olivia Muriel was born on Sept. 25, 2001 in Long Beach, California...Daughter of Oscar and Miriama Muriel...Has one brother, Michael, and four sisters, Rachel, Catherine, Vanessa and Elizabeth...Plans to pursue a Master’s of Public Health at Missouri State.

Name	Title	Phone	Email Address	Alma Mater
Ashley Emery	Head Coach	(417) 836-4136	ashleyemery@missouristate.edu	Southwest Baptist, 2010
Olivia Poyer	Assistant Coach
Holly Ford	Graduate Assistant

2026 Beach Volleyball Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

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