Western New England University

Entering this Season: Will vie for a starting role in her first year with the Golden Bears, after transferring from NCAA Division II Southern Connecticut State University...gives WNE immediate depth in the middle...

What I like About WNE: "The campus community is so personal...like a family."

Before WNE: Played two seasons for the New Haven-based SCSU Owls from 2012-13...As a SCSU Sophomore in 2013: Helped Owls to a 17-13 record...Saw action in 114 sets on the year...Finished third on team in blocks with 63 and fourth on team in kills with 165 Had three kills, one block and one assist against Molloy on 9/6...notched five blocks and six kills against Bloomfield on 9/22...Had 11 kills and two blocks against East Stroudsburg on 9/22 On 9/28 at Queens, finished with 11 kills and three blocks...At Stonehill on 10/26, finished with 12 kills At Saint Michael’s on 11/9, totaled three blocks, four kills and a season-best four assists Had six blocks and eight kills against Franklin Pierce on 11/15.As a SCSU Freshman in 2012: Owls went 24-11 overall and 10-5 in conference play...Played in 126 sets on the year...Finished first on the team in blocks with 89 and was fifth in kills with 176...Against Post on 8/30, tallied nine kills and two blocks...Notched nine kills and two blocks versus Georgian Court on 9/2...had eight kills and eight blocks against Le Moyne on 10/7...Accounted for five kills, two digs and two blocks in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament semifinal contest at New Haven on 11/16.

High School: All-Connecticut selection at Farmington, where she lettered three times...two-time all-Central Connecticut Conference choice...earned the Coaches’ Award...four-year member of the conference all-academic team...served as a team captain in her senior year...helped her team reach the state semifinals three times and the state finals once...played travel for Husky Volleyball High Performance...graduated in 2012.

Personal: Born Olivia Rose Lathrop on May 27, 1994 in Farmington, Conn., to parents Patricia and William...siblings names are Preston (23) and Victoria (20)...coached a club team that went to the Junior Nationals...Favorites: TV show--The Office; actor--John Krasinski; athlete--Matt Anderson; food--steak and mashed potatoes; music artist--Justin Timberlake; city--Boston, Mass....wants to be a college coach after graduation...sport management major.