Grace Olson

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
West Des Moines, Iowa

Honors and Awards: 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team … 2024 All-NSIC Second Team … 2023 All-NSIC Second Team

2024 (SOPHOMORE): Started and played in all 20 games in her sophomore campaign, scoring four goals and three assists for 11 points … Had one game-winning goal and two first-goals … Averaged 81.4 minutes on the pitch, playing a full slate in 11 games and 70+ minutes in 16 games … Earned All-NSIC Second Team and USC All-Central Region Second Team honors … Recorded an assist in 2-1 road win over Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 20) … Had her first career two-goal game in a 2-0 win at Wayne State (Sept. 20) … Scored in 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead (Oct. 18) … Had assists against Minnesota Crookston (Nov. 7) and UMary (Nov. 11) … Scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in program history against Minnesota State (Nov. 22).

2023 (FRESHMAN): Earned All-NSIC Second Team honors in her first season as a Husky after playing in and starting all 21 games, recording two goals and two assists for six points with two game-winning goals … Played a full slate of 90 minutes on the pitch in 20 games … Recorded her first career assist in 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 15) … Scored her first career goal with the game-winning score in a 2-1 win over Augustana (Sept. 24) … Aided in SCSU’s 6-0 win over Minnesota Crookston (Nov. 2) with an assist … Had the lone goal of the game in 1-0 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 6).

Before SCSU: A 2023 graduate of Valley High School who played for Rob Chapman … Helped Valley capture the 2021 state championship and finish runner-up in 2022 … Scored 31 career goals in high school … Named to honor roll in senior year … At club level, played for Sporting Iowa.

Personal: Daughter of Cary and Shelley Olson … Major is nursing … Enjoys snowboarding and hiking … Favorite athlete is Mallory Swanson.