| Height: | 5-8 |
| Hometown: | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Position: | GK |
| Year: | So |
| High School: | Lincoln Southwest |
Outlook
Olivia Ways is a talented player who possesses good hand and quickness between the pipes ... Expected to contend for starting role.
Sophomore Year 2020-21
Played in and started 13 games between the pipes … Posted a 6-7-0 record with on full shutout and three shared shutouts … Logged 1056-minutes, 57-seconds in net … Allowed 22 goals for a goals against average of 1.87 … Registered 563 saves and a save percentage of .741 … Ranked eighth in the conference in goals against average, fifth in save percentage and saves, ninth in goals allowed, sixth in minutes played, tied for fifth in wins … Saved seven shots in the season opening 3-2 win over Hutchinson (4-2-21) … Had a season-high eight saves in a 5-1 loss to Cowley (4-11-21) … Recorded seven saves in a 1-0 setback at Coffeyville (4-28-21) … Selected the KJCCC D-I Goalkeeper of the Week in the final week of the season after picking up two wins during the week … Opened the week with a shared shutout in a 4-0 win at Neosho County (5-12-21), and capped the week with a full shutout victory over Butler, stopping all four shots she faced (5-15-21).
Freshman Year 2019
Played in 17 games, all as a starter … Posted a 10-6-1 record with one full shutout and three shared shutouts … Logged 1284-minutes, 40-seconds in net … Allowed 17 goals for a goals against average of 1.19 … Registered 72 saves and a save percentage of .809 … Twice selected the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Goalkeeper of the Week, earning the honor in week 7 and week 10 … Ranked fourth in the conference in goals against average, third in save percentage, tied for third in goals allowed, sixth in minutes played, sixth in win and eighth in saves … Her 10 wins tie for 17th on JCCC’s season chart … Her 72 saves tie for 14th for a season … Picked up her first win and shared shutout in a 6-0 win over Iowa Central in the season opener (8-30-19) … Saved a season-high 12 shots in a 1-0 loss at Cowley (9-14-19) … Had four saves and earned a second shared shutout in a 5-0 win over Allen (10-2-19) … Allowed just one score and saved four shots in a 2-1 upset over No. 13 at Butler (10-5-19) … Saved eight shots and earned a full shutout victory in a 2-0 upset at Kansas City Kansas in the semifinals of the Region VI Tournament (11-1-19).
High School
Played two seasons for coach Thomas Nettleton at Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, Neb. … Graduated 2019 … Played club soccer for Elite Girls Academy coached by Colin Smitsek.
Personal
Born Oliva Elise Ways on March 20, 2001, in Kansas City, Kan. … Nickname is Liv … Daughter of Tony and Angie Ways … Has three siblings, Aaron, Jordan and Gabby … Majoring in biology … Also recruited by Doane University … Favorite foods are sushi, pizza and macaroni and cheese … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite TV shows are Walking Dead and New Girl … Favorite movie is Breakfast Club … Favorite actor is Chris Evans … Favorite athlete is Messi … Favorite sports teams are Sporting KC and Kansas City Chiefs … Her best athletic moment was blocking a penalty kick to save the game … Has a superstition of always having her cleats clean for games … Notable alumni from her school are supermodel Ashley Graham and NFL wide receiver Brandon Riley.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 1-0 |
| May 1 | Garden City Community College | W, 9-0 |
| May 5 | at Kansas City Kansas Community College | L, 2-0 |
| May 12 | at Neosho County Community College | W, 4-0 |
| May 15 | Butler Community College - KS | W, 1-0 |
| May 19 | at Barton Community College | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 13 | 12 | ||
| Games started | 13 | 12 | ||
| Minutes | 1056:57 | 966:57 | ||
| Goals against | 22 | 21 | ||
| Goals-against average | 1.87 | 1.95 | ||
| Saves | 63 | 58 | ||
| Save pct | .741 | .734 | ||
| Wins | 6 | 6 | ||
| Losses | 7 | 6 | ||
| Ties | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shutouts | 1/3 | 1/3 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | Hutchinson Community College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 7 | .778 |
| Apr 5 | Coffeyville Community College | W, 4-2 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | .600 |
| Apr 11 | at Cowley County Community College | L, 5-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 5 | 5.00 | 8 | .615 |
| Apr 14 | Kansas City Kansas Community College | L, 4-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 4 | 4.00 | 7 | .636 |
| Apr 17 | at Barton Community College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 90:00 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 | .667 |
| Apr 19 | Neosho County Community College | W, 5-0 | 1 | 66:57 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Apr 21 | at Butler Community College - KS | L, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | .600 |
| Apr 24 | Dodge City Community College | W, 7-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 28 | at Coffeyville Community College | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 7 | .875 |
| May 1 | Garden City Community College | W, 9-0 | 1 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.000 |
| May 5 | at Kansas City Kansas Community College | L, 2-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 6 | .750 |
| May 12 | at Neosho County Community College | W, 4-0 | 1 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| May 15 | Butler Community College - KS | W, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| May 19 | at Barton Community College | L, 1-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | .833 |
| gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13 | 13 | 81:18 | 1.69 | 1.87 | 4.85 | .741 |
| Conference | 12 | 12 | 80:35 | 1.75 | 1.95 | 4.83 | .734 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 6 | 6 | 78:40 | 1.33 | 1.53 | 4.50 | .771 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 83:34 | 2.00 | 2.15 | 5.14 | .720 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 6 | 6 | 71:10 | .67 | 0.84 | 3.50 | .840 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 90:00 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 6.00 | .700 |
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| April | 8 | 8 | 87:07 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 5.63 | .703 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 72:00 | .60 | 0.75 | 3.60 | .857 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13 | 13 | 1056:57 | 22 | 1.87 | 63 | .741 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1/3 |
| Conference | 12 | 12 | 966:57 | 21 | 1.95 | 58 | .734 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1/3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| Home | 6 | 6 | 471:57 | 8 | 1.53 | 27 | .771 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 585:00 | 14 | 2.15 | 36 | .720 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| Wins | 6 | 6 | 426:57 | 4 | 0.84 | 21 | .840 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 630:00 | 18 | 2.57 | 42 | .700 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0/0 |
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| April | 8 | 8 | 696:57 | 19 | 2.45 | 45 | .703 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0/1 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 360:00 | 3 | 0.75 | 18 | .857 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 |
