2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Olivia Athens
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Menlo-Atherton
- Hometown:
- Atherton, Calif.
2021
Earned second-team All-Pacific-Region and All-Pac-12 honors โฆ Played and started 19 games โฆ Ranked third on the team in scoring with four goals and 10 points โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in overtime to beat ASU โฆ Netted the game-winner against USC, her third career goal and second game-winner against the Trojans โฆ Totaled one goal and one assist in the wins over CSUN and Oregon State โฆ Both assists were on game-winners.
2020
Started 16 of 17 games โฆ Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honors โฆ Received Pac-12 academic honors for the third time in her career โฆ Scored the equalizing goal with three minutes to play in the NCAA Round of 16 vs. Clemson โฆ Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after the last week of the regular season, when she scored the game-tying goal at USC in the final three minutes of regulation โฆ Scored her first goal of the season in the 3-0 win over San Diego โฆ Assisted on the game-winner against Oregon.
2019
Played in four games before suffering a fractured leg in mid-September.
2018
Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to defeat USC, 3-2 โฆ Ranked third on the team in scoring with 16 points โฆ Scored four goals, including two game-winners โฆ Recorded eight assists, second-most on the team โฆ Played in 22 games, making 20 starts, including all four NCAA Tournament games โฆ Selected the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 6 after her game-winner against USC โฆ Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors.
2017
Played in 23 games, making 12 starts, including all six NCAA Tournament games โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the Bruinsโ 3-1 win over Princeton in the NCAA Quarterfinals, her first collegiate goal โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Nov. 28 โฆ Recorded assists in three of the Bruinsโ first four games, including an assist on the game-winner in the season opener against San Diego State.
U.S. National Team
Played with the U.S. Under-18 National Team, attending seven camps โฆ Participated in the Six Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain with the U-18s in March 2016.
High School/Club
Played first two years at Sacred Heart Prep and earned first-team all-league honors in 2013-2014 and WBAL Offensive Player of the Year acclaim in 2014-2015 โฆ Tallied 33 goals and 30 assists in two years โฆ Club team also won 2014 Surf Cup.
Personal
Full name is Olivia Marie Athens โฆ Born in Stanford, Calif. โฆ Parents are Nick and Candi Athens โฆ Has two older brothers, Angelo and John, and one older sister, Erika โฆ Decided to choose UCLA because it is an amazing institution with one of the best soccer programs in the country alongside its education โฆ Her greatest athletic thrill was representing the U.S. and wearing the crest โฆ Admires Zinedine Zidane and Stephen Curry โฆ Hobbies include cooking/baking and hiking โฆ Earned her bachelorโs degree in economics in 2021 and is enrolled in UCLAโs Master of Legal Studies program.
