| Height: | 5-8 |
| Hometown: | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Position: | GK |
| Year: | Fr |
| 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.
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.
