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Jersey Number 28
Olivia Stant
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Fifth-Year
- High School/Previous School:
- Mount Carmel Academy (UAB)
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
Honors and Awards
2026 Second Team AVCA All-American (UAB Beach)
2026 First Team All-Conference USA (UAB Beach)
2026 Conference USA Pair of the Year (UAB Beach)
2025, 2026 AVCA Top Flight Award (UAB Beach)
2025 First Team All-Conference USA (UAB Beach)
2025 Conference USA All-Academic Team
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2026 (Fifth-Year)
Had four digs in the first game of the season against Georgia State (Aug. 28) ... Had six kills against South Alabama (Aug. 29) ... Had four kills in the win against Iowa (Sept. 3).ย
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2026 (Senior โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 37 matches, setting a program record of 29 wins as part of a duoโฆFinished second in UAB history in career wins at 83โฆNamed Second Team All-American, First Team All-CUSA, AVCA Top Flight Award and CUSA Pair of the YearโฆEarned CUSA All-Academic Honors.
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2025 (Junior โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 33 matches, winning 26 for a then-program recordโฆNamed CUSA Pair of the Week three times throughout the seasonโฆNamed First Team All-C-USA, CUSA All-Academic Team and AVCA Top Flight AwardโฆWas named to the CUSA Commissionerโs Honor Roll and Academic Medal Awardee...American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for Womenโs At-Large Division.
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2024 (Sophomore โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 24 matches with 13 winsโฆHelped UAB to a then-program record of 19 team wins in 2024.
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2023 (Freshman โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 30 matches with 14 winsโฆHer 14 wins were eighth on the freshman list for most wins in UAB program history.
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High School
Attended Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, LouisianaโฆHelped her team to the Division 1 State title in 2018 and 2019โฆWas Named to the All-State Volleyball Team in 2020-2021โฆEarned two AVCA awards: All-Region Team (2021) and High School Second Team All-American (2021)โฆDistrict Division 1 Volleyball MVP in 2020โฆWas the Louisiana IBVL Beach Volleyball Champion in 2021โฆPlayed club ball for Nola Volleyball in New Orleans under Julie IbietaโฆHelped her team to a national title in the premier division in 2021
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Personal
Born Olivia Margaret Stant on January 5โฆDaughter of Patrick and Lainie StantโฆHas two siblings, Jason and HayleyโฆDad played football at Tulane, and mom played volleyball at Southern Miss.
2026 Second Team AVCA All-American (UAB Beach)
2026 First Team All-Conference USA (UAB Beach)
2026 Conference USA Pair of the Year (UAB Beach)
2025, 2026 AVCA Top Flight Award (UAB Beach)
2025 First Team All-Conference USA (UAB Beach)
2025 Conference USA All-Academic Team
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2026 (Fifth-Year)
Had four digs in the first game of the season against Georgia State (Aug. 28) ... Had six kills against South Alabama (Aug. 29) ... Had four kills in the win against Iowa (Sept. 3).ย
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2026 (Senior โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 37 matches, setting a program record of 29 wins as part of a duoโฆFinished second in UAB history in career wins at 83โฆNamed Second Team All-American, First Team All-CUSA, AVCA Top Flight Award and CUSA Pair of the YearโฆEarned CUSA All-Academic Honors.
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2025 (Junior โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 33 matches, winning 26 for a then-program recordโฆNamed CUSA Pair of the Week three times throughout the seasonโฆNamed First Team All-C-USA, CUSA All-Academic Team and AVCA Top Flight AwardโฆWas named to the CUSA Commissionerโs Honor Roll and Academic Medal Awardee...American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for Womenโs At-Large Division.
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2024 (Sophomore โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 24 matches with 13 winsโฆHelped UAB to a then-program record of 19 team wins in 2024.
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2023 (Freshman โ UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 30 matches with 14 winsโฆHer 14 wins were eighth on the freshman list for most wins in UAB program history.
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High School
Attended Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, LouisianaโฆHelped her team to the Division 1 State title in 2018 and 2019โฆWas Named to the All-State Volleyball Team in 2020-2021โฆEarned two AVCA awards: All-Region Team (2021) and High School Second Team All-American (2021)โฆDistrict Division 1 Volleyball MVP in 2020โฆWas the Louisiana IBVL Beach Volleyball Champion in 2021โฆPlayed club ball for Nola Volleyball in New Orleans under Julie IbietaโฆHelped her team to a national title in the premier division in 2021
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Personal
Born Olivia Margaret Stant on January 5โฆDaughter of Patrick and Lainie StantโฆHas two siblings, Jason and HayleyโฆDad played football at Tulane, and mom played volleyball at Southern Miss.
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