8 Olivia Galas
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Neb.
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- Position:
- S
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- Previous School(s):
- Omaha Gross HS
Honors and Awards
- 2019, First team NAIA All-American
- 2019, AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year
- 2019, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2019, NSAA Player of the Year
- 2019, NSAA Setter of the Year
- 2019, First team all-NSAA
- 2019, NSAA Setter of the Week (Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28)
- 2019, NAIA National Setter of the Week (Oct. 8)
- 2019, Honorary captain, Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2018, Honorable mention NAIA All-American
- 2018, AVCA North Central Region Freshman of the Year
- 2018, First team AVCA all-North Central Region
- 2018, First-team all-NSAA
- 2018, NSAA Newcomer of the Year
- 2018, NSAA Setter of the Year
- 2018, NAIA National Setter of the Week (Oct. 2)
- 2018, NSAA Setter of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 29)
- 2018, First team Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
2019 Season (Sophomore): Became the first player in BU volleyball history to be named an NAIA first-team All-American ... Named the AVCA North Central Region Player of the Year while also earning first-team all-Region and all-NSAA accolades ... Earned NSAA Player and Setter of the Year honors ... Named the NSAA Setter of the Week on nine occasions ... Became the Bruins' first Region Player of the Year since 2011 when Maureen Wardian won the honor ... Led the team with 1,519 assists (10.77 aps) and was second with 36 service aces and 19 double-doubles ... Third on the team with 58 total blocks ... Ranked second in the nation in total assists and was eighth in assists per set ... Ended the season with six-straight double-doubles ...In the Bruins' second pool play match at Nationals against fifth-ranked Southern Oregon, Galas collected a triple-double with 12 kills (on .647 hitting), 44 assists, and 13 digs.
2018 Season (Freshman): Picked up numerous honors in her freshman campaign, earning first-team all-NSAA and all-North Central Region recognition as well as being named the NSAA Newcomer of the Year and Setter of the Year, and the AVCA North Central Region Freshman of the Year ... Garnered honorable mention NAIA All-American honors ... Earned NSAA Setter of the Week honors on six occasions ... Led the team and the conference with 1,395 assists ... Second on the team with 22 service aces and third with 287 digs ... Produced a team-high 11 double-doubles on the season ... Named the NAIA National Setter of the Week on Oct. 1 after averaging 14.43 assists per set in home wins over Mayville State and Presentation ... Dished out a season-high 67 assists in BU's four-set win over Mayville State on Sept. 28 ... Collected a season-high 21 digs to along with 39 assists and six kills in the Bruins' four-set victory over Our Lady of the Lake on Oct. 12.
High School: Earned three varsity letters at Gross Catholic HS under coach Sarah Rangel ... Finished the 2017 season with 585 assists, 383 digs, 224 kills and 50 service aces, guiding the Cougars to a 12-17 overall record ... A seven-year member of Nebraska Elite Volleyball Club, Galas was a three-year team captain under coaches Andre Wehrli and Andrea Jensen.
Personal: Daughter of Cheryl and Kris Galas ... Has an older sister, Madi, and a younger brother, David ... Born on June 27, 2000 ... Majoring in Business and Communication Studies.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. Waldorf | W, 3-0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Dakota State | L, 3-2 |
| Nov 23 | Lincoln (Ill.) | W, 3-0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Central Methodist | L, 3-2 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Southern Oregon | L, 3-2 |
| Dec 5 | vs. IU Kokomo | W, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 37 | 13 | ||
| Sets | 141 | 49 | ||
| Kills | 153 | 51 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.09 | 1.04 | ||
| Errors | 51 | 17 | ||
| Total Attacks | 391 | 137 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 2.77 | 2.80 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .261 | .248 | ||
| Assists | 1519 | 544 | ||
| Assists per set | 10.77 | 11.10 | ||
| Service Aces | 36 | 9 | ||
| Service Errors | 37 | 14 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.26 | 0.18 | ||
| Receptions | 14 | 6 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 343 | 108 | ||
| Digs per set | 2.43 | 2.20 | ||
| Block Solo | 6 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 52 | 14 | ||
| Block Total | 58 | 14 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.41 | 0.29 | ||
| Block Errors | 13 | 6 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 27 | 10 | ||
| Points | 221.0 | 67.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Matches started | 36 | 12 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
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| Aug 15 | at Keiser | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Aug 15 | vs. St. Thomas | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .000 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Pensacola Christian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -.500 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 16 | vs. Georgetown | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .429 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Grand View | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .143 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Hastings | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | .545 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Eastern Oregon | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | .200 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Aug 29 | Lourdes | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .500 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 30 | Westmont | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .091 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aug 31 | SAGU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aug 31 | Carroll | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -.083 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sep 5 | at College of the Ozarks | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .063 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Sep 6 | at Central Methodist | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .500 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10.0 |
| Sep 17 | Doane | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .200 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Mayville State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | .120 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 |
| Sep 21 | at Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 27 | Dickinson State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Valley City State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Oct 1 | at Peru State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 4 | Viterbo | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .375 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 5 | Waldorf | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .364 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 9 | Dakota State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .000 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Montana Tech | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .455 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. John Brown | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .111 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 18 | at Dickinson State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .600 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Valley City State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 25 | Mayville State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .500 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Oct 26 | Presentation | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -.250 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Oct 29 | at College of Saint Mary | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .385 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 1 | at Viterbo | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Nov 2 | at Waldorf | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .182 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 8 | at Dakota State | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Waldorf | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .750 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Dakota State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .059 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Nov 23 | Lincoln (Ill.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Central Methodist | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .000 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Southern Oregon | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 17 | .647 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14.5 |
| Dec 5 | vs. IU Kokomo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| 2018-19 | 35 | 129 | 137 | 1.06 | 54 | 407 | .204 | 1395 | 10.81 | 22 | 0.17 | 6 | 0 | 287 | 2.22 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 0.42 | 190.5 | 1.5 |
| 2019-20 | 37 | 141 | 153 | 1.09 | 51 | 391 | .261 | 1519 | 10.77 | 36 | 0.26 | 14 | 0 | 343 | 2.43 | 6 | 52 | 58 | 0.41 | 221.0 | 1.6 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 91 | 99 | 1.09 | 30 | 291 | .237 | 1015 | 11.15 | 14 | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 2.63 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 0.43 | 136.0 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 123 | 163 | 1.33 | 51 | 449 | .249 | 1373 | 11.16 | 28 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 2.34 | 4 | 47 | 51 | 0.41 | 218.5 | 1.8 |
| 2022-23 | 36 | 126 | 185 | 1.47 | 43 | 420 | .338 | 1370 | 10.87 | 37 | 0.29 | 3 | 0 | 369 | 2.93 | 6 | 58 | 64 | 0.51 | 257.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 166 | 610 | 737 | 1.21 | 229 | 1958 | .259 | 6672 | 10.94 | 137 | 0.22 | 28 | 0 | 1526 | 2.50 | 32 | 234 | 266 | 0.44 | 1023.0 | 1.7 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
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| Total | 37 | 141 | 153 | 1.09 | 51 | 391 | .261 | 1519 | 10.77 | 36 | 0.26 | 14 | 0 | 343 | 2.43 | 6 | 52 | 58 | 0.41 | 221.0 | 1.6 |
| Conference | 13 | 49 | 51 | 1.04 | 17 | 137 | .248 | 544 | 11.10 | 9 | 0.18 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 2.20 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.29 | 67.0 | 1.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 12 | 45 | 40 | 0.89 | 15 | 119 | .210 | 524 | 11.64 | 10 | 0.22 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 2.20 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.40 | 60.0 | 1.3 |
| Away | 11 | 42 | 48 | 1.14 | 13 | 113 | .310 | 408 | 9.71 | 12 | 0.29 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 2.31 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.38 | 69.5 | 1.7 |
| Neutral | 14 | 54 | 65 | 1.20 | 23 | 159 | .264 | 587 | 10.87 | 14 | 0.26 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 2.72 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 0.44 | 91.5 | 1.7 |
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| Wins | 27 | 94 | 104 | 1.11 | 31 | 257 | .284 | 1038 | 11.04 | 28 | 0.30 | 11 | 0 | 228 | 2.43 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 0.37 | 151.5 | 1.6 |
| Losses | 10 | 47 | 49 | 1.04 | 20 | 134 | .216 | 481 | 10.23 | 8 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 2.45 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 0.49 | 69.5 | 1.5 |
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| August | 11 | 41 | 39 | 0.95 | 17 | 108 | .204 | 423 | 10.32 | 8 | 0.20 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 2.29 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.39 | 57.0 | 1.4 |
| September | 6 | 24 | 30 | 1.25 | 14 | 77 | .208 | 254 | 10.58 | 6 | 0.25 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 2.42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.54 | 43.5 | 1.8 |
| October | 11 | 40 | 45 | 1.13 | 12 | 110 | .300 | 483 | 12.07 | 13 | 0.33 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 2.20 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0.42 | 66.5 | 1.7 |
| November | 6 | 23 | 24 | 1.04 | 6 | 63 | .286 | 228 | 9.91 | 3 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 2.78 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.39 | 31.5 | 1.4 |
| December | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 2 | 33 | .394 | 131 | 10.08 | 6 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 | 22.5 | 1.7 |
