University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2008 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Rachel Olivo
- Position:
- Right Side
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Asheville, N.C.
Overview: Local product who is has always been ready when called upon...as a freshman in 2008, she stepped in when Lauren Ficker went down and did a great job for the Bulldogs on the right side…earned the Coaches Award at the end of the freshman season…did another solid job as the past two seasons...played at Enka HS for Sue Moon…played club volleyball for new Bulldog head coach Frederico Santos...her last name is pronounced Oh-leev-o...very good student who has made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll for three straight years and Athletic Director's 3.0 & Above Club six different semesters.
2010: Played in 77 sets...fifth on team in kills with 87 and hit .246 for the year...third on team in blocks with 0.58 average...career-high of six blocks came at Liberty (11-13)...had career-high 11 kills and hit .500 in home victory over Coastal Carolina (9-24)...posted eight kills and hit .538 vs. Stetson (8-28)...regisetered seven kills in road win at Gardner-Webb (11-9)...had five blocks in home victory over Gardner-Webb (9-20).
2009: Participated in 60 sets and 23 matches...posted 57 kills and hit .199 on the season...contributed 29 blocks...had season-high nine kills in victory over Savannah State (9-11)...tallied eight kills and had three blocks at Charleston Southern (10-31)...came up big vs. Winthrop (11-14) with six kills and hit .500 in match that sealed Big South regular-season title...posted three kills and five blocks in crucial road win at Liberty (11-6)...registered six blocks vs. Coastal Carolina (11-13)...had five kills and three blocks with two block solos at Garder-Webb (11-3).
2008: Played in 62 games…moved into starting line-up at Gardner-Webb (10-14) and she helped turn Bulldog season around as Asheville won eight of its next nine matches…averaged 1.03 kills per game and hit .187 on the year…had 35 blocks…posted career-high nine kills and two blocks against Coastal Carolina (10-18)…registered eight kills during home victory over Gardner-Webb (11-4)…had at least seven kills in four straight matches late in the season…registered career-best five blocks in home win over Liberty (11-7)…first start at Gardner-Webb had four kills and two blocks.
Before UNC Asheville: 2008 Mountain Athletic Conference and North Carolina Mountain Amateur Athletics Club 3A/4A major sport female Player of the Year...Led Enka High School to the state semifinals while leading the team in service aces and blocks...member of the Red/Blue All-Star Team in volleyball...also lettered in basketball earning MVP honors at Enka by leading the Jets in every statistical category...earned all-conference honors in both volleyball and basketball...a top scholar for Buncombe County Schools, National Honor Society member, and North Carolina Scholar.
