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@DuqWBB Alum in Coaching: Olivia Bresnahan

June 14, 2018

Former Dukes guard and graduate assistant Olivia Bresnahan has been named director of basketball operations at Wake Forest.

A native of Butler, Pa. and a graduate of Butler High School, Bresnahan came to the Bluff after player her first two seasons at Florida State. In her two seasons with the Dukes, she started 54 of 56 games at guard, averaging 7.8 points per game. She scored a career-high 19 points in her first career game in a Duquesne uniform against West Virginia.

After graduation, Bresnahan spent two seasons as the team's graduate assistant. She helped lead the team to 46 wins and back-to-back postseason appearances – including the 2016 team which won a school record 28 wins and first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

After receiving her MBA, she worked as a marketing associate at Advanced Construction Robotics.

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