Olivia plays with toughness and grit that every coach wants to have on their team. She bounced right up after hard contact, kept her mind focused on the next play, and caught a pass to score a strong layup off two feet. Olivia’s scrappy defense created steals on the defensive end, and she reached in to tie up the ball on a baseline drive. Olivia used both hands comfortably in the open court and used a quick rip move to exploit a gap with her dribble, then scored a runner off the window over the outstretched arm of a defender. She caught a pass with strong hands inside, powered up through contact off two feet for the and-one finish, then completed the three-point play at the line. Olivia is tough as nails, plays hard in every phase, competes, and doesn’t back down from a challenge. She cut backdoor to score a catch and finish layup off two feet on Sunday and was a difference maker for Ryze Athletics 17U throughout the PGH Great Lakes Region Finals.

Heading into her senior year, she hopes to make some big waves with a big summer. She does a lot of things really well, just needs to polish some of them up. Had a really nice play where she caught turned and scored in the pain with the hand in her face. Would like to see her play more aggressive, but she is definitely a kid who I think is on the rise.