Olivia Vance

Photo by: Alina Lebedeva

Photo by: Meaghan Frazier

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Bixby, Okla.
High School:
Bixby HS
Prev School:
James Madison

CAREER NOTES: A one-year letterwinner at Tulsa after spending two years at James Madison, where she competed in 91 sets across 30 total matches for the Dukes … held overall career averages of 2.80 points (542.5), 2.46 kills (478), 0.62 digs (120) and 0.56 blocks (109) ... has 22 career double-figure kill matches and 15 for TU, including one 20+ kill contest.????

2025 American Championship All-Tournament Team
3x American Conference Weekly Honorable Mention

2025: Averaged 3.28 points (337.5), 2.87 kills (296), 0.74 digs (76) and 0.73 blocks (75) in 103 sets across 30 matches played.

Led TU in kills 10 times and blocking four times this season.
Had 15 double-figure kill matches, one 20+ kill showing and one 10+ block contest this season.
Recorded 11 kills in her first Tulsa match against Wyoming ... finished with 26 kills at Wyoming’s Rumble in the Rockies to open the season.
Produced 32 kills and eight blocks at Arkansas’ Wooo Pig Invitational to go 3-0 against Cal Poly, (RV) Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Earned 13 kills against Texas State, adding five blocks along the way.
Chosen as Tournament MVP of the Tulsa Volleyball Invitational after finishing as the top scorer in sweeps over New Mexico State, Oral Roberts and Little Rock.
Named an American Conference Weekly Honorable Mention (Sept. 22) after putting together 44.5 points (4.05/set) and 42 kills (3.82/set) as Tulsa’s leading attacker in four sweeps. She hit for .405 over the week (42 kills-10 errors-79 total attacks).
Enjoyed career-highs of 18 kills and 8 digs at UTSA.
Had 11 kills in the 3-1 road match at Wichita State. Turned around and had 10 blocks against the Shockers, a career-high.
Led the Golden Hurricane with 12 kills in each of the home sweeps against UAB and Memphis. Added 10 more kills against the Tigers a week later on the road.
Produced a team-high 11 kills in the sweep over East Carolina.
Finished with 12 kills at Temple.
Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the American Championship after averaging 4.0 points and 3.75 kills, peaking with a career-high 20 kills in the title match against (1) Rice.
Had eight kills and four blocks against Miami in the NCAA Championship first round.

2024: Saw action in 76 sets in 24 matches during her final year at James Madison.

Ended the year with 152 kills (2.0 k/s), 30 digs and 29 blocks.
Reached double-digit kills in six matches.
Recorded 14 kills at a .522 clip (14-2-23) in a three-set win over UC San Diego, tying career-high her career-high in kills.
Had four blocks versus the Tritons and a season-best 16.0 points.

2023: Appeared in 15 sets across six matches in her freshman year at James Madison.

Recorded 30 kills, 5 blocks, and 14 digs.
Registered a career high 14 kills against High Point.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Bixby High School.
Named First Team All-State her senior year.
Earned Tulsa All-World Honorable Mention her junior year.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Lana and Brian Vance.
Has two sisters and one brother.
Her favorite musician is Mac Miller.
Her hobbies include reading, watching movies and TV shows, spending time outside and volunteering with animals.
If she could be any mythical creature, she would be a mermaid.
Majoring in psychology.