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Olivia Galas

8 Olivia Galas

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Bellevue, Neb.
  • Position:
    S
  • Previous School(s):
    Omaha Gross HS
m 24
k/s 1.09
h % .237
a/s 11.15
b/s 0.43
sa/s 0.15
d/s 2.63

Honors and Awards

2020 Season (Junior): Earned Bellevue University co-Female Athlete of the Year honors ... Named an NAIA first-team All-American for the second-straight season ... Tabbed as the NAIA's National Setter of the Year as well as the NSAA's Setter of the Year ... Earned NSAA co-Player of the Year honors ... Garnered first-team all-NSAA and all-North Central Region accolades for the third-consecutive season ... Collected NSAA Setter of the Week recognition on four occasions ... Named the NAIA National Setter of the Week on Oct. 13 after guiding the Bruins to three-consecutive conference sweeps while dishing out 11.67 assists and 2.44 digs per set ... Led the Bruins and the league with 11.15 assists per sets, which ranked sixth nationally ... Recorded 11 double-doubles on the season while accumulating 1,015 total assists, 239 digs, 99 kills, and 39 blocks ... Registered a season-high 65 assists, while adding 13 digs, and seven kills on .500 hitting while leading the Bruins' to a five-set win over Texas Wesleyan in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round on April 17. 

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 ... Named the NAIA National Setter of the Week on Oct. 8 when she averaged 11.42 assists and 1.83 digs per set in the three victories, including a four-set upset win over Viterbo where she produced 57 assists, three digs, and three kills ... Served the final six points in the win over Viterbo as the Bruins closed the match on a 7-0 scoring run ... 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 Health and Human Performance with a coaching endorsement. 

Recent Games
Mar 30 Waldorf W, 3-0
Apr 6 Dakota State W, 3-1
Apr 10 No. 20 Viterbo L, 3-2
Apr 17 vs. (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-2
Apr 27 vs. No. 2 Park (Mo.) L, 3-0
Apr 27 vs. No. 16 Dordt L, 3-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 24 14
Sets 91 51
Kills 99 54
Kills per set 1.09 1.06
Errors 30 17
Total Attacks 291 161
Total Attacks per set 3.20 3.16
Hitting Percentage .237 .230
Assists 1015 595
Assists per set 11.15 11.67
Service Aces 14 7
Service Errors 36 17
Service Aces per set 0.15 0.14
Receptions 3 2
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 239 140
Digs per set 2.63 2.75
Block Solo 7 4
Block Assist 32 20
Block Total 39 24
Blocks per set 0.43 0.47
Block Errors 6 2
Ball Handling Errors 8 7
Points 136.0 75.0
Points per set 1.5 1.5
Matches started 24 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 10 at Northwestern L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 5 .800 26 1 2 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Oct 9 Viterbo W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 14 .214 39 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 3 2 5.5
Oct 10 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 36 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 3 0 6.0
Oct 11 Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 30 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Oct 14 at Dakota State W, 3-2 1 5 7 2 19 .263 59 0 0 0 0 20 1 1 0 2 0 8.5
Feb 13 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 14 .286 47 1 4 0 0 19 1 2 0 3 0 7.0
Feb 19 vs. #25 Columbia W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 6 .500 46 1 3 0 0 9 0 1 1 1 1 5.5
Feb 19 at No. 5 Missouri Baptist L, 3-0 1 3 3 1 6 .333 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Mar 5 Mayville State W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 22 .227 56 0 3 0 0 12 0 3 1 3 0 7.5
Mar 6 Presentation W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 5 .600 33 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Mar 12 at Dickinson State W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 10 .200 47 2 3 0 0 11 0 2 1 2 0 6.0
Mar 12 at Dickinson State W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 9 .222 46 1 0 1 0 14 1 3 0 4 1 5.5
Mar 13 at Valley City State W, 3-0 1 3 5 3 10 .200 34 0 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Mar 19 at Viterbo L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 36 0 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 1 1 2.0
Mar 20 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 9 .111 40 1 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 3.0
Mar 24 Dakota State W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 9 -.111 36 1 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Mar 26 at Mayville State L, 3-2 1 5 9 3 18 .333 53 0 3 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Mar 27 at Presentation W, 3-1 1 4 4 2 15 .133 50 1 3 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 2 5.5
Mar 30 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 15 .333 28 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Apr 6 Dakota State W, 3-1 1 4 5 1 17 .235 52 0 0 1 0 13 1 3 0 4 0 7.5
Apr 10 No. 20 Viterbo L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 15 .200 59 1 1 0 0 15 0 1 1 1 0 6.5
Apr 17 vs. (RV) Texas Wesleyan W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 14 .500 65 1 3 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 8.0
Apr 27 vs. No. 2 Park (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 13 .077 28 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
Apr 27 vs. No. 16 Dordt L, 3-2 1 5 5 6 25 -.040 50 1 2 0 0 9 1 2 0 3 0 8.0
  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
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
Total 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
Conference 14 51 54 1.06 17 161 .230 595 11.67 7 0.14 2 0 140 2.75 4 20 24 0.47 75.0 1.5
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Home 10 36 42 1.17 10 129 .248 416 11.56 5 0.14 1 0 104 2.89 3 15 18 0.50 57.5 1.6
Away 10 38 39 1.03 12 104 .260 410 10.79 6 0.16 2 0 100 2.63 3 13 16 0.42 54.5 1.4
Neutral 4 17 18 1.06 8 58 .172 189 11.12 3 0.18 0 0 35 2.06 1 4 5 0.29 24.0 1.4
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Wins 17 63 70 1.11 17 206 .257 744 11.81 11 0.17 2 0 179 2.84 5 26 31 0.49 99.0 1.6
Losses 7 28 29 1.04 13 85 .188 271 9.68 3 0.11 1 0 60 2.14 2 6 8 0.29 37.0 1.3
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September 1 3 4 1.33 0 5 .800 26 8.67 1 0.33 0 0 11 3.67 0 1 1 0.33 5.5 1.8
October 4 14 18 1.29 4 51 .275 164 11.71 0 0.00 0 0 42 3.00 2 6 8 0.57 23.0 1.6
February 3 12 11 0.92 2 26 .346 112 9.33 2 0.17 0 0 31 2.58 1 4 5 0.42 16.0 1.3
March 11 40 42 1.05 14 125 .224 459 11.47 8 0.20 2 0 101 2.52 2 14 16 0.40 59.0 1.5
April 5 22 24 1.09 10 84 .167 254 11.55 3 0.14 1 0 54 2.45 2 7 9 0.41 32.5 1.5