Olivia Fava started out the scoring for Catholic driving baseline and banking it off the glass.  Her on ball defense was definitely an asset getting the ball from her opponents and immediately finding an open teammate filling the open lane up the court.  She’s patient letting plays develop getting the pass to her teammates.  She took advantage of open lanes getting to the basket even making an old fashioned three point play.

Olivia Fava was a big asset on defense diving on the floor for loose balls and hustling after steals.  She seems to always slide into the passing lane at just the right time.  She had a strong old fashioned three point play in the fourth quarter bringing some life to the Cougars.

Olivia Fava has been a leader for her teams with her ball handling and play making her whole high school career.  She is always moving on the court whether she is bringing the ball up with speed, or she is making a cut to the basket ready for the pass as she sneaks behind the defense.  She sees the floor well knowing how to make the perfect passes into her teammates on the block, and she makes adjustments to get the right angle.  She’s feisty on defense being able to strip the ball from her opponents and push it up the court for a fast break.

This ‘pass-first’ PG has a true knack for distributing the basketball. She does a great job operating off the pick and roll and will diagnose the defense, then attack based on what they are giving her. She is very patient and does not turn the ball over a lot; which is exactly what you want out of your floor general. There were several key moments where she was able recognize where help defender came from and find the open teammate for layups or jumpers. You won’t find her making unselfish plays and coaches can trust her to facilitate the offense the correct way.

Olivia Fava contributes on all areas of the court every time she gets the chance to play.  She controls the tempo for the Cougars well knowing how to execute plays to get some points.  She attacks the basket finishing on both sides, especially after she grabs steals stripping the ball from her opponents.  Her ability to make plays with the ball always came at the perfect times like in the Western Regional Championship as she was the life behind the run the Cougars needed in the second half scoring on back to back plays with some turnover points.

Olivia Fava is an excellent ball handler, and she’s a feisty defender.  She strips the ball from her opponents and slides into the trap perfectly.  She had a tough drive getting two points to begin the second half bringing some life to her team, and going right down the court stripping the ball from her opponent.  She had another fast break layup tying the game up in the fourth quarter keeping her team in the game.

Olivia Fava drives hard to the hoop putting up a floater in the paint for two points.  She crashed boards for the rebound, and she pushed it right up the court for fast breaks.  She was instrumental in grabbing steals and scoring on a solo fast break late in the fourth closing in on the lead for her opponents.