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2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

16 Olivia Fairchild

  • Position Right Side Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Highschool Desert Vista

Biography

2019: Started 25 of 26 matches, appearing in all but one set, as a redshirt junior… Finishes her career as the program’s all-time kills-per-set leader, with 3.39, and is also third with a 0.40 aces per set average, seventh with 127 career aces, 10th with 1,063 kills, and 10th with a career .235 hit percentage… Wrapped up the season second on the team with 236 kills (2.25 per set), at a .229 clip, second-highest on the squad… Added 94 digs, 59 blocks (five solo), seven aces, and six assists… Returned from injury to double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs, plus three assists, in a win over Lamar (8/30)… Recorded 11 kills, four blocks, two digs, and an assist against Western Carolina, then double-doubled again with 11 kills and 10 digs at Georgia State later in the day (8/31)… Led the Rams to a three-set win over Norfolk State with a season-high .625 hit percentage on 10 kills and no errors, then tallied 14 kills at a .364 clip with six digs, four blocks, an ace, and an assist in a win over Rider (9/6)… Double-doubled with 15 kills and 11 digs, plus an ace and an assist at Manhattan (9/18)… Matched her career-high with 17 digs to go with 12 kills, five blocks, and three aces at LIU (9/20)… Went for 12 kills and two blocks in a win over Duquesne (11/1)… Helped the Rams to a Senior Day win with five kills, four blocks, and four digs against Davidson (11/9)… Notched 10 kills at a .421 clip with two blocks and a dig in a win at George Washington (11/15)… Finished her career with eight kills, three digs, and three blocks, one solo, in a win at George Mason (11/16)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018: Sat out the season due to injury... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team... Earned two A-10 Player of the Week honors (8/28 and 9/5)... Set a new program record in a four-set match with eight aces against George Washington on October 1... Her 63 aces and 0.64 aces per set mark rank sixth and joint-second, respectively, in a single campaign in school history... Finishes her sophomore season with the highest career kills per set average (3.96) by a wide margin, the highest aces per set rate (0.59), and is already seventh with 120 career aces... One of only two Rams to play in all 27 matches and 98 sets... Totaled 350 kills (3.57 per set) at a .253 clip with 63 aces (0.64 per set), 226 digs, and 47 blocks... Kicked off her season with 18 kills (.571), six aces, five digs, two assists, and two blocks in four-set win over Southeast Missouri (8/25)... Followed that up with 23 kills on 51 attacks and nine digs in a win at New Orleans (8/25)... Notched first double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in a win at Manhattan (8/30)... Tallied 16 kills and 11 digs against Cleveland State (9/1)... Double-doubled again with 15 kills and 11 digs against Rider (9/2)... Notched career-high six blocks, one solo, with 19 kills and 13 digs in a win at Grand Canyon (9/8)... Led the Rams to a win over St. Francis Brooklyn with 13 kills, 12 digs, and five aces (9/16)... Added 10 kills, six aces, six digs, and three blocks later that day against LIU Brooklyn (9/16)... Set a four-match record with eight aces, adding 15 digs, and seven kills in a win over George Washington (10/1)... Double-doubled with 19 kills and 10 digs against Dayton (10/6)... Added 15 kills, seven digs, five aces, and four blocks against Saint Louis (10/7)... Tallied 10 kill, 10 dig double-double against VCU (10/19)... Went for 21 kills and 10 digs in win over Davidson (10/22)... Finished her season with at least 13 kills and one ace in her final five contests... Tallied 16 kills, six digs, and three blocks against Rhode Island (10/27)... Added four aces, 13 kills, and eight digs at Saint Louis (11/3)... Double-doubled with 15 kills, 11 digs, and a personal-best three assists at Dayton (11/5)... Finished her season with 17 kills, four digs, three blocks, and two aces at Rhode Island (11/10)... Named to ECAC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016: Named Atlantic 10 and ECAC Rookie of the Year… Also named to the A-10 Second Team and All-Rookie Team… Named A-10 Player of the Week once and Rookie of the Week four times… Team MVP… Finished with the second-most kills in the A-10, fourth-most kills ever in a single season in program history, and most ever for a true freshman, with 477… One of two players to feature in all 111 sets and the only player to start all 29 matches… Her 4.30 kills per set average was, by far, the most in a single year, as well, and the only Ram to ever average over four per set… Led the A-10 with 57 aces, the eighth-most in a single season in program history, and sixth in Division I… Also finished second on the team with 229 digs and added 40 blocks, third-most in the squad… Her .227 hit percentage was second on the team and her 1,191 total attacks rank fourth all-time and most by a freshman in program history… Finished first among Division I freshmen in service aces, aces per set, and points per set, second in total points and kills per set, and fourth in total kills... Ranked sixth in service aces, eighth in aces per set, 19th in points per set, 28th in kills per set, 29th in total points, and 42nd in total kills in all of Division I... Began her career with 23 kills (.333), five aces, and five digs in a five-set win over Lehigh (8/26)… In a doubleheader against Iona and Central Connecticut State, tallied 34 total kills, 11 digs, and four blocks (8/27)… Notched 13 kills, three aces, four digs, and four blocks in a win over Manhattan (8/31)… Her first double-double came at St. Francis Brooklyn, with 18 kills and 10 digs to go with four aces (9/2)… Smacked 21 kills and notched 15 digs against NJIT (9/3)… Dug out a career-best 17 balls but just seven kills and three aces in a win over Quinnipiac (9/3)… Tallied 17 kills on back-to-back days against Northeastern and Binghamton, adding a combined six aces, 15 digs, and two blocks (9/9-10)… Double-doubled with 14 kills and 10 digs, plus three aces, against Presbyterian (9/10)… Enjoyed 21 kills against Hartford (9/16)… Had two double-doubles in a doubleheader against Providence and Columbia, with 14 kills in each match, to go with 10 and 11 digs, respectively… Served up another five aces at Stony Brook, finishing with 18 kills at a season-best .500 mark and seven digs (9/20)… Added 18 more kills three days later to go with 12 digs and two blocks in a win over La Salle (9/23)… Compiled 12 kills and 12 digs against Duquesne (9/25)… Had 18 kills and 11 digs, plus three blocks and three aces in a win at George Washington to open conference play (9/30)… Set a new four-set record with 24 kills, then a season-high, at a .283 clip, with four aces, nine digs, and two blocks in a comeback in at George Mason (10/1)… Notched another 20 kills but missed another double-double with just nine digs against Saint Louis (10/7)… Set the three-set program record with 23 kills, to go with two aces, five digs, and three blocks at Duquesne (10/14)… Nearly set the all-time single game record for kills in a five-set match just two days later when she tallied 34 kills in 72 total attacks (.347) but fell two short, also adding 12 digs at La Salle (10/16)… Held to a season-low five kills at Davidson (10/30)… Totaled another 23 kills (.319) and three blocks against George Mason (11/4)… Tallied 18 kills, four aces, and six digs against George Washington (11/6)… Finished her season with just six kills and seven digs against Rhode Island, just the third single digit game of her season (11/12).

Before Fordham: Constructed a celebrated four-year career at Desert Vista High School, the Max Preps #1 Team in the Nation... Named Prep Volleyball High School All American ... Named First Team All-State by the Arizona Republic as a senior while leading Desert Vista to back-to-back state championships... Was team MVP after recording 405 kills – the third most in single-season Desert Vista history – en route to being an Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year finalist... Named 2015 AIA First Team All Arizona All Division…2015 AIA First Team Arizona Division 1…2015 AIA First Team Arizona  Section II… Named Desert Vista High School Athlete of the Year… Placed on the Prep Volleyball Preseason High School All-American Watch list... 2014 & 2015 AIA Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, as well as the 2015 Tempe All-City Award winner... Named to the Nfinity Southern California Volleyball All-Tournament team, the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team and the Westwood All-Tournament Team... Selected Honorable Menion Rockin' Refuel All-Academic Team... Selected as the Arizona Republic Athlete of the Week once and the Athlete of the Month runner-up... Second Team All-State selection by the Arizona Republic as a junior... Played club volleyball for Club One 18 Platinum... Led 18 Platinum to the Bronze Medal at USAV Nationals in Milwaukee (National Division)… Named 2016 AAU Academic All-American, while leading Club One 18 Platinum to 13th place in AAU 18 Open Division... Was Named All-Tournament USAV Nationals (National Division)…Led team to Gold Medal in the AZ Region 18 Open Division…Won the AZ Region National Bid…Chosen for the Club One Wall of Fame at Court One...Helped Club One 18 Platinum as a Junior to qualify Open for USAV Nationals in New Orleans...Won the Gold Medal in the AZ Region 18 Open Division… Selected for the USAV A1 National Training team, after playing for the A1 Youth National Training Team...State Runner-up in the javelin throw… Member of the Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society as well as an honor student... Volunteer volleyball coach at the Club One U Clinic at Club One Volleyball and volunteered at the Senior Center in downtown Phoenix.

Major: Accounting.

Personal: Daughter of Heather and Lonnie Fairchild... Has a younger brother, Kevin. 
 
SEASON HIGHS
Kills: 15, at Manhattan (9/18/19)
Assists: 2, vs. Lamar (8/30/19)
Digs: 17, at LIU (9/20/19)
Service Aces: 3, at LIU (9/20/19)
Blocks: 5, at LIU (9/20/19)
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 34 at La Salle (10/16/16)
Assists: 3, at Dayton (11/5/17)
Digs: 17, 2x, last at LIU (9/20/19)
Service Aces: 8, vs. George Washington (10/1/17)
Blocks: 6, at Grand Canyon (9/8/17)

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    Right Side Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    Right Side Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    Right Side Hitter
    6'0"
    16
  • 16

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Right Side Hitter
    6'0"
    16