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USA WOMEN'S PLAYER PROFILE Position: Opposite
Height: 6-3 (193cm)
Weight: 75kg
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif.
College: Southern California
Birth Date: January 3, 1982
Joined Team: 2002
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2007 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal). 2006 - TV Azteca Cup (Sixth Place). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Hit .441 on 34 attacks in 17 sets during the Pan American Cup…Provided seven kills on eight errorless attacks versus Trinidad & Tobago on June 24…Played in eight sets at the NORCECA Championship, including one set start…Provided five kills on nine swings at the NORCECA Championship, including a perfect three kills on three attacks versus Mexico on Sept. 18. 2006 – Averaged 3.0 points per set during a seven-match tour of Italy (March 22 to April 2) with the USA National Training Team...Totaled 58 points at the TV Azteca Cup for 10th best among all players…Added 0.71 blocks per game for the TV Azteca Cup for sixth place, including a four-block performance with 20 overall points against Puerto Rico on Sept. 24. 2003 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal).
RECENT PRO: Competed for BBC 1Classe Roma in the Italian Serie A2 League during 2007. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Olsovsky established herself among USC's all-time top record-holders... She finished her career at USC in 2003 among the school's top 10 in seven different categories, including second in career block assists (388), fourth in attack percentage (.353), total blocks (479) and total points (1018), fifth in points per game (3.31), sixth in solo blocks (91) and seventh in blocks per game (1.17)… As a fourth-year starter, Olsovsky led USC to the 2003 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP in her new role at opposite hitter. PERSONAL: Kathleen Honorah Olsovsky was born on Jan. 3, 1982, in Torrance, Calif. ... The daughter of Bill and Mary Olsovsky, she has one brother, Will, and one sister, Cari... Enjoys eating, shopping and hanging out with friends... Majored in public policy, management and planning. 20 Questions with Katie Olsovsky"
What kind of car do you drive? Where would you like to spend a week’s vacation? If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? What is the one or two luxury items that you could not do without? Rank the following types of television programs in order you like best: Reality TV, crime dramas, game shows, sit-coms, music television, cable news, sports. What are your favorite television programs? What are your favorite movies? What is your favorite book? Are you a morning person, afternoon person or night person? What is your pre-match ritual? On an airplane, would you rather, sleep, read, work on a computer or talk with the person sitting next to you? What is the best thing about competing on the USA Women’s National Team? What is your favorite volleyball drill? What sport would you be competing in if not for volleyball? What is your favorite food? What is your favorite restaurant to eat at? What is your hometown best known for? What is your fondest childhood memory? What fad were you involved in during junior high school that many would be surprised to learn? If you could see any musical act or performer (dead or alive) in concert, who would it be? If you won the lottery, what is the first thing that you would buy or pay for? If you could have one super power, what would it be? If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take with you? If you could be on the cover of one magazine, which one would you choose? What three words would you use to describe yourself? What is your favorite holiday? What is your favorite season – winter, spring, summer or fall? What was the most defining moment in your life? What are your most prized possessions? What is your motto? What is your pet peeve? What communication tool do you use most often – text messaging, talking on the cell phone or e-mail? Posted and updated: Oct. 9, 2007
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