Providence College Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Olivia Orlando
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Tilton School
- Hometown:
- Georgetown, Mass.
2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Has started all 20 of the games she appeared in.
• Averaged 3.4 points per game and ranked second on the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg), assists (2.6 apg), assist/turnover ratio (+1.55) and third in steals (1.0 spg).
• Logged 654 minutes of action during the season for a team-high 32.7 minutes per game.
• Dished a career-high eight assists against Butler (Dec. 5), marking the highest single-game assist total by a Friar on the year.
• Recorded a season-high 10 rebounds against Villanova (Feb. 3), marking the seventh double-digit rebounding game of her career.
• Registered a season-high eight points and added six rebounds and three assists against Seton Hall (Jan. 3).
2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played 18 games and appeared in the starting line-up 17 times. Missed the Friars’ final 14 games of the season with an injury.
• Averaged 3.6 points per game and ranked second among her teammates in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and assists (2.4 apg).
• Posted a .492 field-goal percentage, having converted 30-61 attempts from the floor.
• Recorded two double-digit rebounding games with 10 at Monmouth (Nov. 20) and a career-best 14 boards against Rhode Island in the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament Championship Game (Dec. 8).
• Led the team in rebounding four times.
• One of four players on the team to record 25+ offensive rebounds on the season (26), despite missing 14 games.
• Scored a season-high eight points in games vs. Monmouth (Nov. 20) and Ball State (Dec. 19).
• Dished 3+ assists in eight games, including a career-high six hand-outs against UMass (Nov. 9).
• Led the team in assist/turnover ratio (1.91).
2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Started all 35 games for the Friars.
• Averaged 4.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 25.6 minutes per game.
• Shot .492 from the field, converting on 30 of 61 attempts.
• Tallied double-digits in the scoring column in four games.
• Notched double-digit rebounds in four games, with a season-high 12 against Sacred Heart (Nov. 21)
• Powered the Friars to a BIG EAST Tournament First Round win over Xavier with a career-high 18 points on 9-11 shooting from the floor, eight rebounds and three assists
• Dished out 3+ in 14 games, including a career-high seven assists vs. Xavier on Feb. 15.
2017-18 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played 21 games and appeared in the starting line-up four times.
• Averaged 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds.
• Averaged 8.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Friars’ final two games of the season.
• Notched a season-best nine points and seven rebounds in the regular-season finale vs. Georgetown (Feb. 25).
• In her first BIG EAST Tournament appearance, recorded eight points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in the First Round against Butler (Mar. 3).
BEFORE PROVIDENCE:
• Attended Tilton School in New Hampshire.
• Became Tilton’s all-time leader in career points (1,524), rebounds (1,219), steals (446) and assists (520).
• Averaged a double-double during her career with 16 points and 14 rebounds per game.
• Claimed 2017 New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year recognition.
• Named USA Today All-USA New Hampshire Girls Basketball First Team (2015-16).
• Named USA Today All-USA New Hampshire Player of the Year (2016-17).
• Earned Most Improved Player as a freshman
• Three-time team captain and most valuable player during her final three seasons.
• Led Tilton to an 88-19 overall record, three NEPSAC Championships and four Lakes Region Championships.
• Four-time Lakes Region All-Star and NEPSAC All-Star (2014-16).
• Three-time NEPSAC Championship Game MVP (2014, 2016, 2017).
• Competed for Rivals Basketball Club (Mass Rivals AAU).
HONORS / AWARDS
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2018, 2019, 2020
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Amy and Nunzio Orlando
• Has one brother, Johnny
• Has one sister, Giulia
• Elementary/special education major
