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Jersey Number 28
Olivia Stant
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- 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
2026 (Senior – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 37 matches, setting a program record of 29 wins as part of a duo…Finished second in UAB history in career wins at 83…Named Second Team All-American, First Team All-CUSA, AVCA Top Flight Award and CUSA Pair of the Year…Earned CUSA All-Academic Honors
2025 (Junior – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 33 matches, winning 26 for a then-program record…Named CUSA Pair of the Week three times throughout the season…Named First Team All-C-USA, CUSA All-Academic Team and AVCA Top Flight Award…Was named to the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Academic Medal Awardee...American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for Women’s At-Large Division
2024 (Sophomore – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 24 matches with 13 wins…Helped UAB to a then-program record of 19 team wins in 2024
2023 (Freshman – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 30 matches with 14 wins…Her 14 wins were eighth on the freshman list for most wins in UAB program history
High School
Attended Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana…Helped her team to the Division 1 State title in 2018 and 2019…Was Named to the All-State Volleyball Team in 2020-2021…Earned two AVCA awards: All-Region Team (2021) and High School Second Team All-American (2021)…District Division 1 Volleyball MVP in 2020…Was the Louisiana IBVL Beach Volleyball Champion in 2021…Played club ball for Nola Volleyball in New Orleans under Julie Ibieta…Helped her team to a national title in the premier division in 2021
Personal
Born Olivia Margaret Stant on January 5…Daughter of Patrick and Lainie Stant…Has two siblings, Jason and Hayley…Dad 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
2026 (Senior – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 37 matches, setting a program record of 29 wins as part of a duo…Finished second in UAB history in career wins at 83…Named Second Team All-American, First Team All-CUSA, AVCA Top Flight Award and CUSA Pair of the Year…Earned CUSA All-Academic Honors
2025 (Junior – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 33 matches, winning 26 for a then-program record…Named CUSA Pair of the Week three times throughout the season…Named First Team All-C-USA, CUSA All-Academic Team and AVCA Top Flight Award…Was named to the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Academic Medal Awardee...American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for Women’s At-Large Division
2024 (Sophomore – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 24 matches with 13 wins…Helped UAB to a then-program record of 19 team wins in 2024
2023 (Freshman – UAB Beach Volleyball)
Appeared in 30 matches with 14 wins…Her 14 wins were eighth on the freshman list for most wins in UAB program history
High School
Attended Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana…Helped her team to the Division 1 State title in 2018 and 2019…Was Named to the All-State Volleyball Team in 2020-2021…Earned two AVCA awards: All-Region Team (2021) and High School Second Team All-American (2021)…District Division 1 Volleyball MVP in 2020…Was the Louisiana IBVL Beach Volleyball Champion in 2021…Played club ball for Nola Volleyball in New Orleans under Julie Ibieta…Helped her team to a national title in the premier division in 2021
Personal
Born Olivia Margaret Stant on January 5…Daughter of Patrick and Lainie Stant…Has two siblings, Jason and Hayley…Dad played football at Tulane, and mom played volleyball at Southern Miss
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