2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Viscuso, Olivia
Jersey Number 13
Olivia Viscuso
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lamar
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
Bio
2019: Awarded All-Tournament Team honors in Miami Invitation after recording a season-high 14 kills, six digs, and one ace in win over Miami (OH) (8/31) ... Posted six blocks in win over Texas Tech (9/6) ... Recorded a service ace in five straight games (9/7-20) ... Tallied a season-high seven blocks in win over DePaul (9/21).
2018: Notched four kills and four blocks against Penn State (11/10) ... Finished with four kills, four blocks and an ace in a win versus Ohio State (11/4)… Tallied four digs, three blocks and two kills against Maryland (11/2) ... Recorded six kills while hitting for a .417 clip in a win vs. Ohio State (10/28) … Posted a career-high four aces while also adding six kills and five blocks against Iowa (10/24) ... Hit .333 with a dig against Minnesota (10/13) ... Hit .571 for four kills, two digs and two blocks against Minnesota (10/3) ... Contributed six kills and four blocks against Iowa (9/30) ... Assisted six blocks and added three kills in a match against Indiana (9/21) ... Served up three aces and contributed four blocks against Loyola-Chicago (9/15) ... Managed a season-high nine kills and an additional five blocks against DePaul (9/15).Served two aces and contributed to six blocks against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Posted a .667 hitting percentage (nine kills, one error, 12 attempts) against New Hampshire (8/24) … Recorded nine kills and three blocks against South Dakota (8/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Appeared in 10 matches ... Picked up four kills on nine attacks with only one error against Illinois (11/1) ... Set her career high with eight kills in NU's three-set sweep of Rutgers (10/25) ... Hit .429 (3 kills, 0 errors, 7 attacks) against No. 7 Nebraska (10/20) ... Recorded career highs in kills (7), attempts (20), and hitting percentage (.250) in Northwestern’s three-set sweep over Bowling Green (9/16) ... Made her season debut against LSU (8/25) ... Recorded 7 TAs and 3 BAs ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Her 0.56 blocks per set were the most by a Wildcats non-starter ... Appeared in 25 sets over 12 matches ... Notched a career-high four kills against North Dakota State on a career-high .222 hitting clip (9/16) ... Had a significant impact vs. Ole Miss, registering three kills, 11 attempts and six blocks - all career-highs (9/10) ... Made first career appearance in the season-opening win over George Washington (8/26) ... Recorded first career kill, attempt and dig in that match.
High School: Played volleyball four years, earning three letters … Hit .408 her senior season, posting 528 of her 700 career kills ... Named Texas District 4-6A Utility player of the year as a junior, while being named LHS Offensive Player of the Year and Academic All-District both junior and senior seasons … Also named District 4-6A MVP, LHS Defensive Player of the Year, TGCA 6A All-State and Academic All-State her senior year … Was named MVP of Arlington Invitational in 2015, leading her team to a first-place finish … Club team, TAV 18 Blue, finished third at the 2014 GJNC USA, and she was named to the All-Tournament team … Team recorded ninth place finishes in 2013 and 2015 … Member of Latin, Science and National Honor Societies, National Society of High School Scholars, Mu Alpha Theta, National Hispanic Recognition Program … National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Daughter of Angie and Marc Viscuso … Father Marc wrestled at Virginia … Major in neuroscience.
2018: Notched four kills and four blocks against Penn State (11/10) ... Finished with four kills, four blocks and an ace in a win versus Ohio State (11/4)… Tallied four digs, three blocks and two kills against Maryland (11/2) ... Recorded six kills while hitting for a .417 clip in a win vs. Ohio State (10/28) … Posted a career-high four aces while also adding six kills and five blocks against Iowa (10/24) ... Hit .333 with a dig against Minnesota (10/13) ... Hit .571 for four kills, two digs and two blocks against Minnesota (10/3) ... Contributed six kills and four blocks against Iowa (9/30) ... Assisted six blocks and added three kills in a match against Indiana (9/21) ... Served up three aces and contributed four blocks against Loyola-Chicago (9/15) ... Managed a season-high nine kills and an additional five blocks against DePaul (9/15).Served two aces and contributed to six blocks against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Posted a .667 hitting percentage (nine kills, one error, 12 attempts) against New Hampshire (8/24) … Recorded nine kills and three blocks against South Dakota (8/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Appeared in 10 matches ... Picked up four kills on nine attacks with only one error against Illinois (11/1) ... Set her career high with eight kills in NU's three-set sweep of Rutgers (10/25) ... Hit .429 (3 kills, 0 errors, 7 attacks) against No. 7 Nebraska (10/20) ... Recorded career highs in kills (7), attempts (20), and hitting percentage (.250) in Northwestern’s three-set sweep over Bowling Green (9/16) ... Made her season debut against LSU (8/25) ... Recorded 7 TAs and 3 BAs ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Her 0.56 blocks per set were the most by a Wildcats non-starter ... Appeared in 25 sets over 12 matches ... Notched a career-high four kills against North Dakota State on a career-high .222 hitting clip (9/16) ... Had a significant impact vs. Ole Miss, registering three kills, 11 attempts and six blocks - all career-highs (9/10) ... Made first career appearance in the season-opening win over George Washington (8/26) ... Recorded first career kill, attempt and dig in that match.
High School: Played volleyball four years, earning three letters … Hit .408 her senior season, posting 528 of her 700 career kills ... Named Texas District 4-6A Utility player of the year as a junior, while being named LHS Offensive Player of the Year and Academic All-District both junior and senior seasons … Also named District 4-6A MVP, LHS Defensive Player of the Year, TGCA 6A All-State and Academic All-State her senior year … Was named MVP of Arlington Invitational in 2015, leading her team to a first-place finish … Club team, TAV 18 Blue, finished third at the 2014 GJNC USA, and she was named to the All-Tournament team … Team recorded ninth place finishes in 2013 and 2015 … Member of Latin, Science and National Honor Societies, National Society of High School Scholars, Mu Alpha Theta, National Hispanic Recognition Program … National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Daughter of Angie and Marc Viscuso … Father Marc wrestled at Virginia … Major in neuroscience.
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