Biography
As a Senior (2017)
Named to the All-GLIAC First Team…One of just three Lakers to play in and start in all 28 matches and 109 sets…Led the team with 895 assists and 8.21 assists per set, which ranked sixth and eighth in the GLIAC, respectively…Ranked fourth on the team with 17 service aces, while also picking up 30 kills and 16 total blocks…Set a season-high with 53 assists at Tiffin (10/27) where she also picked up 15 digs and two aces…Picked up another 52 assists against Winona State (9/9) before hitting exactly 50 at Davenport (9/22) to post three 50+ assists matches during the season…Tallied at least 20+ assists in 23 of the teams’ 28 games…Ranks eighth in program history with 2,545 assists and ninth with 7.03 assists per set…One of just three Lakers in program history to record 1,000+ career digs and 1,000+ career assists...Also ranks 14th in the Laker record book with 1,019 career digs and 2.81 digs per set.
As a Junior (2016)
Received All-GLIAC Honorable Mention honors…Ranked 13th in the GLIAC in both assists (884) and assists per set (8.19)…Appeared and started in all 29 matches, playing in all 108 sets (one of three Lakers to accomplish each feat)…Led GVSU in assists and assists per set, was tied for second in digs (312), and third in aces (18), while adding 43 kills and 17 total blocks…Recorded double-digit assists in every match, 30 or more helpers in 16 matches, and 40-plus assists in eight contests…Totaled new career-high 50 assists in just four sets of 3-1 home win over Tiffin (Oct. 7)…Tallied a team-high 18 double-doubles (assists and digs), including seven double-doubles with at least 40 assists…Notched 42 assists, 17 digs, and career-high six kills in 11 attempts of 3-1 road win at Ohio Dominican (Sept. 30)…Posted consecutive matches of 41 assists and 15 digs - with 11 combined kills - in five-set contests against Cal State San Bernardino (Sept. 3) and Adelphi (Sept. 9)…Handed out 43 assists and 11 digs in four-set match at Lake Erie (Oct. 1)…Reached double-digits in digs in 18 matches, including 11 consecutive contests from Sept. 17 to Oct. 21…Recorded season-high 18 digs to go with 24 assists in GLIAC Tournament at Ferris State (Nov. 16)…Totaled a kill in 18 matches, served an ace in 15 contests, and blocked a shot in 10 outings…Provided 34 assists, seven digs, career-high tying three blocks, two kills, and an ace in 3-0 road win at Lake Superior State (Nov. 5).
As a Sophomore (2015)
Appeared in 29 matches and made 25 starts, while playing in 110 total sets during the season…Finished ninth in the GLIAC in total assists (730) and 13th in assists per set (6.64)…Led GVSU in assists and assists per set, while ranking third in digs (332) and digs per set (3.02)…Also tied for fifth in service aces (12)…Dished out 20 or more assists in 21 matches, 30 or more assists in 11 contests, and more than 40 assists in three outings…Recorded team-high 18 double-doubles (assists and digs), which included career-high 49 assists and 12 digs in 3-1 win over Wayne state (Nov. 14)…Supplied 43 assists in five-set home match against Findlay (Oct. 24)…Handed out 41 assists and posted 11 digs, season-high four kills, two aces, and two blocks in NCAA Tournament quarterfinals against #20 Lewis (Dec. 3)…Notched 26 assists and career-high 25 digs in four-set road victory at Michigan Tech (Oct. 31)…Provided 36 assists and 22 digs against Ferris State in regular season (Nov. 3) and 25 assists and 20 digs in GLIAC semifinals (Nov. 21)…Notched fourth ‘20 assist-20 dig’ match of the year with 30 assists and 20 digs at Saginaw Valley State (Nov. 13)…Totaled 32 assists, 18 digs, and career-high three blocks in GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals victory over Ashland (Nov. 18).
As a Freshman (2014)
Appeared in 16 matches and played in a total of 35 sets…Totaled 38 digs and 36 assists during true freshman season…Biggest performance came in match where she totaled just one dig and no other stat; the Lakers’ 3-0 win over Ferris State in the NCAA Midwest Region semifinals (Nov. 21)…Served final four points in second set against FSU as Lakers went from 24-22 deficit to 26-24 victory, eventually sweeping the rival Bulldogs…Also was used for her serving and defensive abilities in the regional championship match against Rockhurst (Nov. 22) and the matches at the Elite Eight (Wingate - Dec. 4) and Final Four (Southwest Minnesota State - Dec. 5)…Served up a pair of aces in the 3-0 win over Wingate in the Elite Eight…Handed out season-high 13 assists in 3-0 sweep at Lake Superior State (Nov. 1)…Picked up season-best 12 digs in five-set loss against Wayne State (Neb.) (Sept. 5).
High School: Prepped for three years at LaSalle-Peru High School in LaSalle, Ill. under head coach Mark Haberkorn and played one season at Rock Falls High School for head coach Sheila Mammoser…Tabbed as the Northern Illinois Big 12 Player of the Year as a senior, as well as earning the News Tribune Player of the Year award…Led LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers to a pair of regional titles (2012, 2013) and a state runner-up finish in 2013, when she passed for 840 assists and notched 146 digs…Recorded 264 assists and 218 digs in 2012, when Cavaliers finished 29-8…Helped Rock Falls to a 35-3 record in 2011, including a regional title, while dishing 385 assists and adding 146 digs…Earned All-Northern Illinois Big 12 honors during junior and senior seasons…Won the AAU National Championship in 2012 and 2013…Played two years of basketball, while picking up the hustle and defensive awards...Participated in Key Club for two years.
Personal: Daughter of J. Scott and Lynette Olson…Majoring in nursing…Enjoys basketball and shopping.
