Olivia Nicholson

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Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Position:
Outside Hitter
Hometown:
North Platte, Neb.
High School:
North Platte HS
Major:
Zoology

Awards & Honors

Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

2019 (Senior) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in all 31 matches and 108 sets, making 11 starts, including the last eight matches ... Played both outside hitter in middle blocker throughout the season ... Finished with 117 kills and 65 blocks ... Dropped in three aces against Wyoming on Oct. 29, along with 12 digs and nine kills.

2018 (Junior) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in 29 matches, beginning the season as an outside hitter before transitioning into the libero position three weeks into the season ... Totaled 23 kills in the first seven matches as an outside. Recorded 311 digs on the season for a 2.99 average ... Led the team in aces with 37 - the second most in the modern scoring format - and helped the Rams tally 182 aces on the season - the most in the modern scoring format ... Had two different matches with four aces and 18 with double-digit digs, including a career-high 20 saves at Nevada on Sept. 20 ... Played in the summer of 2019 for the Mountain West All-Stars.

2017 (Sophomore) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in 23 matches, making seven starts in many different positions ... Recorded a season-high seven kills in the season opener against Duke on Aug. 25 ... Added 12 digs in the opener and two blocks ... Finished the season with 18 total blocks, posting a season-high five blocks - one solo - against Ball State on Sept. 8.

2016 (Freshman) [Match-by-Match]: Appeared in and started 27 matches, playing all six rotations as a right-side attacker ... Ranked third on the team in digs (1.96 per set), third in blocks (0.96 per set) and fifth in kills (1.90 per set) ... Registered three double-doubles over her first five collegiate matches ... Had a season-high 15 kills to go with 10 digs versus Pittsburgh on Sept. 3 ... Posted double-figure kill totals five times and 10-plus digs seven times ... Recorded a personal-best 16 digs in a five-set win over Wyoming on Nov. 22 to close the regular season ... Had 11 blocks at San Diego State on Nov. 10; the 11 block assists was the most by any CSU player in 2016, and is tied for the fourth-most in a five-set match in program history ... Averaged 1.16 blocks per set during MW play.

High School: Named to the 2015 AVCA All-American Watch List ... Named to the Associated Press All-State First Team ... Twice named All-State Honorable Mention ... Earned four varsity letters in volleyball and three in tennis ... Also played for the Flatrock Volleyball Club ... Four-year Honor Roll student, and was a member of the National Honor Society since 2014 ... Also earned both the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference and the Nebraska State Athletic Association Academic All-State honors in 2014.

Personal: Born Apr. 21, 1998, in McCook, Neb ... Grew up in North Platte, Neb. ... Parents are Angie and stepdad Alex and father Steve and stepmom Ericka... Has one sister and five step siblings ... Majoring in zoology.