Olivia Utterback

  • Award
    Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/21/2022
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • School
    UC Davis
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Opposite Hitter
  • Hometown
    Plainfield, Ind.
  • High School
    Plainfield HS '20

  • Olivia Utterback produced the first two performances of 20-plus kills for the third-year sophomore’s career to lead UC Davis to a pair of home wins and earn a first Big West Offensive Player of the Week distinction.

  • In a five-set battle with UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night, the opposite hitter put down a career- and match-best 25 kills on .339 (25-6-56) hitting, while completing a sixth double-double for 2022 with 14 digs and adding three blocks (first solo of career), a match-high two aces and one assist for a career-high 29 total points.

  • During Saturday’s 3-1 triumph over CSUN, Utterback came up with a match-high 20 kills at a .425 (20-3-40) attack rate, to go along with nine digs, one ace, one block and an assist for a match-best 21.5 points.

  • A native of Plainfield, Ind., Utterback averaged 5.61 points, 5.00 kills and 2.56 digs for the week while hitting .375 (45-9-96).

  • Utterback, a 2021 All-Big West First Team and All-Freshman Team pick, was previously The Big West Freshman of the Week on Sept. 6, 2021. The last Aggie to be named the offensive recipient was Lauren Matias on Oct. 14, 2019.