Out of six girls starting for Sahuaro volleyball team, three of them have dirty blonde hair, similar eyes and nearly identical fair skin.
Being together — on and off the court — is anything but unusual.
They all share the same passion for volleyball, they share parents and they share the same last name because these girls are sisters — The Nash sisters.
The three siblings all started playing volleyball since they were about 6 years old and have continued doing so up to this point. Morgan, a junior, is a setter while sophomore twin sisters Abi and Madi are both outside hitters.
The three had tried other sports but there was something about volleyball that just made them like it so much. As a matter a fact, the dynamic trio plays volleyball year-round for Zona Volleyball when they’re not playing for the Cougars.
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Just because they all have similar schedules with balancing school, homework, volleyball and personal lives does not mean they are all exactly the same person split into three bodies. Here’s a look at how similar — or different — each one of the sisters is:
Morgan Nash
Year in school: Junior
Position: Setter
Why volleyball: It makes her feel good as well as keeping her in shape at the same time.
Team captain Morgan Nash, 16, is the setter for Sahuaro's volleyball team. Nash's twin sisters, Madi and Abi are also on the team. The photo was taken on Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Something people don’t know: Morgan is trying to learn how to hit with her left hand because her right hand is currently hurt.
Favorite team to play: Cienega.
Best memories: “We beat the team that was supposed to be top in the city (Ironwood Ridge). Another one is being able to play with Brielle Sterns because we play year round together and being able to play with her for so long is a memory that I’m going to remember forever.”
Best game: A five-set win against I-Ridge earlier on Sept. 9. “I learned a lot of how to better set over club and this season and it all came together that game,” she said.
Biggest fan: Her dad, her teammates and her sisters.
Favorite Disney princess: Rapunzel
Toothbrush color: Blue
Three items on a deserted island: Teddy bear, saltwater filter and a volleyball.
One store to shop from for life: American Eagle
Abi Nash
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: Outside hitter and middle blocker
Why volleyball: Likes how it can distract her from whatever she’s been thinking about and how she can get out on the court and get it all out
Abi Nash, 15, hits the ball during practice with her older sister Morgan and twin Madi on Sahuaro's volleyball team. The photo was taken on Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Something people don’t know: Abi is a pescatarian – a vegetarian who eats fish – and has had knee problems for four years. She has battled tendinitis and Osgood-Schlatter disease.
Favorite team to play: “Cienega because it’s so competitive and it’s always a rivalry.”
Best memories: “This year against Ironwood because it was such a great win and we were the underdogs because we were supposed to get crushed. And probably just playing with my sisters because it’s such a great family relationship.”
Best game: A four-set win against Tucson High on Sept. 17 when she finished with a amatch-high 22 kills.
Biggest fan: her coaches, her teammates and her sisters.
Favorite Disney princess: She does not like Disney princesses.
Toothbrush color: Pink
Three items on a deserted island: A volleyball, water filter and something to use for food.
One store to shop from for life: Hollister
Madi Nash
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: Outside hitter but she also libero for her club team.
Why volleyball: It’s a fun thing to do to occupy her time and spend time with other people.
Madi Nash, 15, hits the ball during practice with her older sister Morgan and twin Abi on Sahuaro's volleyball team. The photo was taken on Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Something people don’t know: Madi has never broken a bone in her body, she said as she knocked on the wooden court.
Favorite team to play: Being her first year on varsity, Madi agreed with her sisters and said her favorite team to play was also Cienega.
Best memories: “Probably winning the TUSD tournament because it was a fun experience to get to hang out with the team and get to win the whole tournament”
Best game: While Morgan finished with 42 assists in the win against I-Ridge, Madi chipped in with 11 digs, five kills, one ace and one assist to help the Cougars knock of last year’s Division II state runner-up.
Biggest fan: “My biggest fan is my mom, she’s like my best friend,” Madi said.
Favorite Disney princess: Ariel
Toothbrush color: Green
Three items on a deserted island: A volleyball, fishing rod and a cell phone with reception.
One store to shop from for life: Target
