2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Jacob Thompson / Central Washington

21 Olivia Mayer

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Gonzaga Prep
  • Hometown Spokane, WA

Biography

SPU:  One-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC 2nd team in 2024. ... CSC Academic All-District in 2024.

Junior (2023-24):  Played in and started all 29 games, with a team-leading 912 minutes, an average of 31.4 per game that ranked No. 6 in the GNAC. … Averaged 15.7 points (No. 8 GNAC) on .452 field goal shooting (No. 13), 8.1 rebounds (No. 5) and 1.5 steals (tied for No. 9). … In just her second game as a Falcons, on Nov. 11 against preseason No. 11 Cal State Dominguez Hills, recorded her first SPU double-double, logging 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 58-53 victory. … Her next game also was a double-double, with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Azusa Pacific. … Wound up with 10 double-doubles for the season. … Poured in a career-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field (.706) in a come-from-behind 73-71 victory against Northwest Nazarene on Feb. 3 in Brougham Pavilion. … Scored in double digits in 26 of the 29 games. … In a must-win regular-season finale at Alaska Fairbanks on March 2 with a spot in the GNAC Tournament on the line, pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds, had a career-high tying five steals, and chipped in 15 points as the Falcons prevailed, 72-64. … Scored her 1,000th career point in a 76-65 victory against Central Washington in Seattle on Feb. 1.

Sophomore (2022-22 at Whitworth):  Played in and started all 25 games. ... Averaged 17.3 points and 11.5 rebounds. ... Posted 20 double-doubles. ... Went for 20-plus points and 15 rebounds in back-to-back games (Nov. 18 at Northwest, Nov 19 vs. Haskell). ... The rebound totals represented her season high. ... Scored a career-best 29 points on Dec. 3 at Pacific Lutheran, also grabbing 10 boards that night. ... Had 9 games of 20-plus points. ... Had 10 games of .500-plus shooting and one of .600. ... Blocked a career-high 6 shots came up with a career-high 5 steals at home against Cal Lutheran on Dec. 29. ... Dished a career-high 6 assists at home against George Fox on Jan. 14; tied that mark on Feb. 4 at Lewis & Clark. 

Freshman (2021-22 at Whitworth):  Played in all 25 games, with 6 starts. ... Averaged 11.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. ... Scored a career-high 21 points on Dec. 12 against Walla Walla. ... Put together a string of eight straight double-digit scoring games, beginning on Jan. 9 at home against Pacific of Oregon. That stretch included a new career high of 22 points at home on Jan. 18 against Linfield. ... It also included her first college double-double, as she logged 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds on Jan. 14 at home against Puget Sound. ... Recorded three more double-doubles during those eight games, and had five total for the season. ... Had seven games of .500 -plus shooting, two of .600-plus and two of .700-plus.

Gonzaga Prep High School:  Made All-Greater Spokane League 1st team as a freshman. ... Missed her final three seasons because of multiple knee injuries.

Personal: Olivia Lynn Mayer. ... Biology major.

Reason she chose SPU:  "I love the small-school aspect and the professor-to-student ratio. I also love the coaching staff and how everyone was so nice and so welcoming. What initially drew me in was (current Falcon) Hailey Marlow also plays here. She is one of my best friends and we've been playing basketball together since we were about 10."

Fun facts:  Has been playing basketball for 17 years prior to arriving at SPU. ... Also played soccer while growing up. ... If not for basketball, would return to soccer. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Sharknado." ... Books she just couldn't put down were "Where the Crawdads Sing," or any in the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite junk food is cookie dough. ... Favorite healthy foods are broccoli and spinach. ... Last TV show binged was "Seven Deadly Sins." ... Favorite team is the Golden State Warriors. ... Favorite athlete is U.S. women's soccer star Alex Morgan. ... Her dream car is a white Range Rover Sport. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... Favorite basketball memory is taking a trip to San Diego with her travel team, winning the tournament, and taking pictures with the trophy. While in the city, her mom rented a convertible. ... Enjoys cooking and can name every U.S. president. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Whitney Houston. She would serve "some really good sushi and some crab wontons." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Hulk "because then I could just dunk on everybody." ... Her friends call her Liv or Liver. ... In 10  years, plans to be working in the dermatology field or assisting with surgical procedures.


CAREER STATISTICS
Year  GP-GS   Min    FG      Pct   3-pt    Pct    FT     Pct.   Reb   Avg   PF  Ast   TO  Blk  Stl  Pts  Avg
21-22 25-6    463  114-230  .496   9-40   .225   59-98   .602   151   6.0   57   22   34   12   32  296 11.8
22-23 25-25   859  164-377  .435  20-87   .230   84-107  .785   287  11.5   71   49   66   26   42  432 17.3
WHIT  50-31  1321  280-607  .458  29-127  .228  143-205  .698   438   8.8  128   71  100   38   74  728 14.6
23-24 29-29   912  177-392  .452  31-106  .292   69-97   .711   234   8.1   66   33   58   24   44  454 15.7
SPU   29-29   912  177-392  .452  31-106  .292   69-97   .711   234   8.1   66   33   58   24   44  454 15.7
TOTL  79-60  2233  457-999  .457  60-233  .258  212-302  .702   672   8.5  194  104  158   62  118 1182 15.0


 

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