2019 Women's Volleyball

Mitchell Layton

18 Olivia Wassner

  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-0
  • Position Setter
  • Hometown Albis, Switzerland
  • High School Ramibuhl Art & Sports School
  • Club Volley Top Luzern

Biography

2019 - Named AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention... Patriot League Setter of the Year… Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year… Named MVP of the Patriot League All-Tournament Team… Named to the Patriot League First Team and the Patriot League All-Academic Team as well as the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team… Posted 11 double-doubles including one in the NCAA Tournament First Round match vs. Towson… Led AU in assists (1,049), ranked second in digs (265) and third in blocks (68.0)… Led AU and the Patriot League and ranked third in the NCAA for service aces per set (.60)… Second in the Patriot League with 9.80 assists per set… Had more than 20 assists in every match.

2018 - Played in 18 matches with 3 starts for Eagles as sophomore... Her 35 assists at Army West Point (11/10) in regular-season finale were a season-high... It was her 3rd match this season and 5th of her career with at least 30 assists... Had back-to-back matches with at least 30 assists with 34 vs. Saint Mary's on 9/1 at the Fresno State Invitational and 30 in start at Delaware State on 9/5... Led or tied for team-high in assists in five matches, including two in PL action... Matched her career-high with 6 digs at Colgate on 11/2... Season-high 4 blocks (0-4) vs. Saint Mary's on 9/1... Missed the opening weekend at AU while setting for Swiss National Team at European Championships in Summer 2018.

2017 - Appeared in 25 matches, getting 7 starts… Led or tied for team lead in assists in 6 matches, including 3 in Patriot League action… Finished 8th in PL with 5.78 APS average… Had 15 matches with double figures in assists, including season-high 48 vs. Stony Brook on 9/2 in her first collegiate start … Also had 2 aces, 5 digs vs. Seawolves… Went 8-1-10 (.700) at Colgate on 10/14, posting season-bests in kills, swings… Had season-best 5 blocks in five-set win at Colgate (10/14)… Had 4 matches with at least 3 blocks… Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.

BEFORE AU - Attended Kunst & Sportgymnasium Ramibuhl... Finished second-best in her school in GPA... Played two seasons for Volley Top Luzern club team... Team was 3rd in the Swiss U-23 Championship twice... Also played for the women''s and juniors national teams for Switzerland.

PERSONAL - Parents are Dana and Juergen Wassner... Has an older sister Clara and twin sisters Alma and Ida... Majoring in neuroscience... Came to AU for the combination of studying and volleyball... Enjoys reading and painting... Lists her craziest ambitions as playing in the Olympics and winning a Nobel Prize... Hopes to study medicine and become a professional volleyball player.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2017Freshman

    S
    6'"
    18
  • 18

    2018Sophomore

    S
    6'"
    18
  • 18

    2019Junior

    Setter
    6'0"
    18