Olivia Boender Season 2016

Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016; 2016, 2017-Beach)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)

2017 (Junior)
• Finished her collegiate playing career after appearing in seven matches and posting four kills and eight digs for the Huskers 

2016 (Sophomore)
• Played in 11 matches and averaged 2.47 kills per set on .318 hitting
• Tallied a career-high 16 kills on 22 error-free swings for a career-best .727 hitting percentage against Montana State
• Came off the bench and sparked the Huskers with eight kills in a 3-2 comeback win at Michigan State
• Notched seven kills in a 3-1 win over Michigan to finish the regular season on Nov. 26
• Posted three kills at Rutgers

2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Averaged 2.29 kills per set and 2.36 digs per set in eight matches played
• Recorded a season-high 15 kills to go with eight digs in a 3-2 comeback win vs. Oregon on Sept. 5
• Followed up with her first career double-double: 10 kills and 13 digs vs. South Florida on Sept. 12

2014 (Redshirt)
• Redshirted in her first year at Nebraska

Before Nebraska
• Joined the Huskers from Waverly High School in Waverly, Nebraska
• Named the No. 56 recruit in the country on PrepVolleyball.com's 2013 Senior Aces List
• Was a 2013 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection
• Named the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year in 2013-14
• Led Waverly to a 31-5 record in 2013 and the No. 3 seed at the Nebraska Class B state tournament
• Had 497 kills as a senior, including 26 in the first round of the state tournament
• Earned All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star
• Also named a 2013-14 Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American
• Was honored as a Lincoln Journal Star first-team Super-State outside hitter in 2012 and was a prep girls multi-sport honoree
• Posted 461 kills, 376 digs and 51 aces as a junior for the Vikings
• Tallied 57 kills in the Class B state tournament as Waverly finished third
• Was a second-team Super-State honoree as a sophomore and a first-team Class B all-state selection, recording 474 kills, 42 aces and 307 digs
• Also honored with Class B second-team all-state accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star as a freshman
• Helped the Nebraska Juniors finish in the top 20 at the 2013 AAU 18 Open National Championship

Personal
• Born Nov. 28, 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri
• Parents are Tim and Connie Boender
• Major is child, youth & family studies