12/ OLIVIA ATHENS

PRONOUNS: She/Her

POSITION: Midfielder

HEIGHT: 5-7

INTERNATIONAL: USA

HOMETOWN: Atherton, CA

DOB: August 1, 1998 (24 years old)

COLLEGE: UCLA

PREVIOUS CLUB: -

NWSL EXP.: 2 (2nd Reign)

ACQUIRED: Signed with OL Reign via the Discovery Process on January 21, 2022, after going undrafted.

TRANSACTIONS: On November 15, 2022, OL Reign exercised its option, keeping Athens with the Reign through the 2023 season.

PROFESSIONAL (NWSL): Olivia Athens appeared in eight games (one start) in her first season with OL Reign…Tallied her first NWSL regular season goal against the Portland Thorns on July 10, 2022, at Lumen Field…Registered 126 total minutes and one shot.

2022 • RGN • 8/1 (0/0)

Started in one of eight games played for a total of 126 minutes...Made her NWSL regular-season debut in the first game of the season (at Washington, 5/1)...Finished the season with one goal, one shot, 49 successful passes and nine duels won.

INTERNATIONAL (USA): Played with the U.S. U-18 National Team, attending seven camps…Participated in the Six Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain with the U-18s in March 2016.

COLLEGE UCLA (2017-2021): Made 67 starts in 85 appearances for the Bruins, registering 12 goals and 15 assists...Her fifth season in 2021, earned second-team All[1]Pacific-Region and All-Pac-12 honors...As a senior in 2020, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first-team honors and received Pac-12 academic honors for the third time in her career.

YOUTH: Played first two years at Sacred Heart Prep and earned first-team all-league honors in 2013-2014 and WBAL Offensive Player of the Year acclaim in 2014-2015…Tallied 33 goals and 30 assists in two years…Club team also won 2014 Surf Cup.

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