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Oliva Dirks University of North Carolina Women's Lacrosse v Boston College ACC Tournament Final Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC Saturday, May 7, 2022

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Olivia Dirks

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wayne, Pa.
High School:
The Episcopal Academy
Prev School:
Penn State

CAREER HONORS

2023, 2024 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
2023, 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 Tewaaraton Award Top-25 nominee
2021 Second Team All-America (Inside Lacrosse)
2021 Second Team All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)

CAREER HIGHS

Goals: 5 vs. Maryland, 2/21/21; at Rutgers, 4/15/21 (at Penn State)
Assists: 4 vs. Rutgers, 4/15/21 (at Penn State)
Points: 9 vs. Rutgers, 4/15/21 (at Penn State)
Ground Balls: 6 at Ohio State, 3/28/21 (at Penn State)
Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Maryland, 2/21/21 (at Penn State)
Draw Controls: 14 at Northwestern, 3/13/21 (at Penn State)

GRADUATE (2024) – Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Preseason All-ACC … Played in all 17 games and made 16 starts … Finished the year with 21 goals, four assists, 25 points, 29 draw controls, 14 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers … Ranked fifth on the team with 29 draw controls and sixth with 21 goals … Hat trick, four draw controls and two ground balls vs. High Point on Feb. 25 … Had two goals, one assist, three ground balls and five draw controls vs. East Carolina on March 12 … Season-high five points behind four goals and one assist against Louisville on March 23 … Season-high seven draw controls vs. Virginia Tech on April 6 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

SENIOR (2023) – Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Second Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Honorable Mention Preseason All-America by ILWomen … Made 18 appearances, starting the last 10 games of the season … Ranked first on the roster with 70 draw controls … Had 5+ draw controls in nine separate contests … Season-high eight draw controls vs. #4 Boston College in the ACC Championship on April 30, also scoring two goals … Finished the ACC Tournament with 19 draw controls and two goals … Had three multi-goal games and three multi-point games: vs. High Point on March 23, #4 Boston College on April 30 and #17 Richmond on May 14 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

JUNIOR (2022) – Ranked the No. 19 overall women's or men's player in the nation and the top impact women's transfer for the 2022 season by Inside Lacrosse ... First-Team Preseason All-America by Inside Lacrosse ... Third-Team Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse ... Saw action in all 22 games as a key reserve at midfield … Finished the season with 20 goals, five assists, 25 points, 16 ground balls, seven caused turnovers and 36 draw controls … Her 36 draw controls ranked third on the team … Had a hat trick at Pitt on Feb. 24 and vs. Northwestern on March 6 … Score two goals against Louisville (March 13), Boston College (March 20), Virginia Tech (March 26) and Notre Dame (May 1) … Recorded a season-high five draw controls vs. Boston College on March 20 … Notched a goal, two draw controls and three ground balls in her UNC debut vs. James Madison on Feb. 12 … Had a goal, assist and three draw controls against Boston College on May 29 as UNC won its third national title in program history.

SOPHOMORE (2021 at Penn State) – Tewaaraton Award top-25 nominee ... Second Team All-America by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine ... First Team All-Region West/Midwest by IWLCA ... Big Ten Midfielder of the Year… All-Big Ten First Team … Named the IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 23 … Tabbed the Big Ten Midfielder of the Week on March 16 and April 20 ... Started 13 games ... Collected 31 goals, 12 assists, 25 ground balls, 78 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers … Led the Nittany Lions in draw controls and caused turnovers … Had 10 multi-point games and four games with 10+ draw controls ... Led the Big Ten and ranked 19th nationally with six draw controls per game ... Also ranked in the Big Ten's top-10 in caused turnovers per game (1.38), free-position goals per game (0.62) and goals per game (2.38) ... Twelve draw controls and two goals vs. Rutgers on Feb. 14 ... Six points behind five goals and one assist vs. Maryland on Feb. 21... Career-high 14 draw controls at Northwestern on March 13 ... Career-high nine points after setting career-highs with five goals and four assists at Rutgers on April 15, also with 10 draw controls.

FRESHMAN (2020 at Penn State) – Played in seven games with one start before the season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... Tallied three goals, 10 ground balls, 32 draw controls and seven caused turnovers … Ranked third in the Big Ten averaging 4.57 draw controls per game.

HIGH SCHOOL – U.S. Lacrosse U19 National Training Team … 2019 Under Armour Senior All-American Game … 2016-18 Under Armour Underclass Game … Two-time All-American …Ranked No. 3 on Inside Lacrosse Power 100 list … Two-time Inter-Ac League MVP … Three-time All Inter-Ac and All-Southeastern Pennsylvania First Team … 2019 Philadelphia Lacrosse Player of the Year … 2019 Delaware County layer of the Year in soccer and lacrosse … During her four-year career for head coach Josie Ferri Tomaino at Episcopal Academy, scored 237 goals, tallied 59 assists, recorded 94 ground balls and had 46 caused turnovers … 535 career draw controls set a school record … Had 82 goals as a senior, breaking the school record … Also had 18 assist, 187 draw controls, 19 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers as a senior … Also played soccer and basketball … All-American, All-Region and All-State in soccer … 2018 High School All-American Game in soccer … Led her team to a state championship in soccer … Named team captain in soccer, basketball and lacrosse as a senior … Volunteered with UCHC Soup Kitchen, St. Mary’s Food Pantry and Harlem Lacrosse.

PERSONAL – Olivia Eva Dirks is the daughter of Donna and Eric Dirks … Birthday is January 12 … Born in Paoli, Pa. … Mother was a cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles … Father played basketball and baseball at Penn State ... Has a brother, Alec, and a sister, Kirsten.