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2020 Women's Volleyball

9 Olivia Harden

  • Major Psychology
  • Hometown Exeter, CA
  • Previous School CSU East Bay
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Position OH

Biography

Career Notes: Currently ranked fourth in program history with 2.3 career kills per set...Eighth all-time with 933 attempts...Ranked tenth with 19 career solo blocks...Hold's career-high's of 22 kills, eight digs, five blocks and three service aces...2021 All-California Pacific Conference Second Team selection and AVCA Southwest Region Honorable Mention...Named California Pacific Conference Player of the Week on April 5, 2021...Currently the Community Outreach Chair for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

2021: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team...AVCA Southwest Region Honorable Mention...Was one of three Bobcats to appear in 50 sets...Led the Bobcats and finished sixth in the Cal Pac with a career-high 2.88 kills per set...Kills per set tally was also good for eighth on the program's single-season record list...Also had 27 digs, 13 blocks and a career-high three service aces...In addition, she recorded a .200 hitting percentage and seven of her 13 blocks were solo...Was the only player in the Southwest Region to average 2.9 kills per set, swing at a .200 success rate or higher and tally at least seven solo blocks...Led the Bobcats with eleven kills in the season opener against Saint Katherine (2/20)...Pounded out a three-set career-high 12 kills on a .367 hitting percentage and had three service aces against Pacific Union (2/24)...Finished with eleven kills and seven digs vs. Simpson (3/1), her first career 10+ kills and 5+ digs match...Was good for a career-high 15 kills, including five in the third set, in the first match of the doubleheader against Park - Gilbert (3/14)...Pounded out 14 more kills against Simpson (3/27)...Was good for ten kills and a career-high five solo blocks in the regular season finale at Simpson (4/1)...First non mddle-blocker in program history with at least five solo blocks...Finished with 13 kills in the California Pacific Conference Semifinals against La Sierra (4/5)...Was lights out in the Cal Pac Championship match, smacking a career-high 22 kills on a stellar .462 hitting percentage against Saint Katherine (4/6)...19 of her 22 kills came in the final three sets to help the Bobcats win their first ever title...Kills output was the most by any player in a Cal Pac title match since 2017.

2019: Saw action in 79 sets in her first year as a Bobcat...Finished third on the team with 1.94 kills per set...Also added 52 digs, 27 blocks, three assists and a service ace...Debuted and had six kills and a solo block at William Jessup University (8/30)...Nine kills against No. 6 Southern Oregon University (8/31) at the William Jessup Invitational...Eight kills, four in the third set, and six digs in her Hostetler Court debut against Providence Christian College (9/19)...Tallied nine kills and a career-high five blocks, one solo, against Antelope Valley (9/20)...Recorded seven kills and tied her season high with six digs at Benedictine University Mesa (9/26)...Was good for nine kills and a career-high .563 hitting percentage against Pacific Union College (10/10)...Turned in 13 kills and was the matches most efficient hitter with a .370 hitting percentage at Simpson (10/12)...Added four kills and four blocks against BenU Mesa (10/24)...Had five kills against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (10/26)...Career-high 14 kills and had two solo blocks in a postseason clinching victory at La Sierra (11/2)...Pitched in six kills and three blocks against La Sierra in the California Pacific Conference semifinals (11/14)

Personal: Nicknamed Liv...Has two brothers, Ruger & Caleb...Lists her brothers as her biggest influences because she always wanted to be athletes like them and they always push her to be her best...Serves as the Community Outreach Chair for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Intends to be a Physician's Assistant after her volleyball career...Favorite musicians include George Strait, Morgan Wallen, Beartooth and Movements...Favorite movie is Joe Dirt...Her mom's cooking is the best cooking.

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