Olivia Brown

#2 Olivia Brown

Pos. G
Ht. 5-8
Yr. Jr.
Hometown East Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School (Prev. School) East Grand Rapids (St. Bonaventure)

2022-23: Named a College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-American ... averaged team-best 12.0 points/game while playing in all 30 games, starting 22 times ... went 61-for-147 (.415) from 3-point range on the season ... ranked third in the Valley in 3-point percentage and sixth in 3-pointers/game ... moved into ninth on Valpo’s single-season 3-point percentage chart ... ended season second in program history in career 3-point percentage (.416) ... led team in scoring 14 times and scored in double figures on 17 occasions ... led Valpo with 15 points in Nov. 12 win over Southern Miss ... paced Valpo with 20 points (7-13 FG; 4-7 3PT) and four assists while also grabbing six rebounds Nov. 16 against Eastern Illinois ... led Valpo with 20 points (7-10 FG; 4-5 3PT) while also grabbing five rebounds Dec. 7 versus Western Michigan ... set Valpo high and matched career high with six made 3-pointers (6-of-8) for team-best 18 points Dec. 30 in MVC opener at Belmont ... moved into a tie for seventh in program history in a single game for 3-point percentage (minimum seven attempts) ... again led Valpo the next time out, scoring 15 points (5-8 FG; 3-5 3PT) Jan. 1 at Murray State ... scored a team-high 17 points, going 5-of-8 from 3-point range, Jan. 7 against Indiana State ... finished with 15 points, including a career-best six made free throws (6-7), and a team-high four assists in Jan. 14 win over Missouri State ... led Valpo with 13 points (4-6 FG; 2-3 3PT; 3-4 FT) and three assists Jan. 19 at UNI ... paced Beacons with 16 points (4-8 3PT) at Drake Jan. 21 ... matched career best with a game-high 24 points in win over Bradley Jan. 29, 13 of which came in the first quarter ... did so in an extremely efficient manner, going 8-of-10 from the field ... knocked down 6-of-8 from the 3-point line to once again tie for seventh in a single game in program history in 3-point percentage ... also pulled down seven rebounds in the win, her high at Valpo ... went 4-for-7 from 3-point range as part of team-high 16-point effort Feb. 1 against UIC ... poured in game-high 16 points (5-8 FG; 2-4 3PT; 4-5 FT) to help Valpo to win at Indiana State Feb. 17 ... followed with another team-best 16-point performance Feb. 19 in win at Evansville, hitting 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range ... tied for game high with 17 points, going 6-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the foul line, in Feb. 23 win at Bradley ... after being held scoreless in the first half, scored 22 points (12 Q3, 10 Q4) on 8-of-9 shooting in the second half against Murray State March 2 to lead all players in scoring ... went 7-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, for team-best 19 points and also handed out three assists March 4 versus Belmont ... hit a 3-pointer with 3:34 to play which gave Valpo a one-point lead, another triple with 1:46 remaining to tie the game and another 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go which brought the Beacons within one point ... named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team.

2021-22: Appeared in all 30 games in her first season at Valpo, starting the final 19 games of the year ... named to the MVC All-Newcomer Team ... averaged 6.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 24 minutes/game of action ... led Valpo and the MVC, connecting at a 39.8% clip from the 3-point line ... increased scoring average to 9.5 points/game in MVC play ... in MVC-only action, ranked second in 3-point percentage (42.4%), fourth in field goal percentage (51.6%) and ninth in 3-pointers made ... scored in double figures six times, including a pair of 20+ point outings ... led Valpo in scoring three times and in steals four times ... made key 3-pointer in fourth quarter of Dec. 19 win at Morehead State ... broke out at the onset of MVC play, exploding for a season-high 21 points at Missouri State Jan. 2 ... shot 8-of-10 from the floor, including a season-best five 3-pointers, against the Lady Bears ... scored in double figures three straight games ... followed with an 18-point effort in win over UNI Jan. 7 to lead all players, hitting 7-of-10 from the field (3-4 3PT) ... scored 11 points Jan. 9 in program's first-ever win over Drake ... named MVC Newcomer of the Week Jan. 10 ... scored 13 points and handed out career-best five assists Jan. 21 against Indiana State ... matched season best with 21 points to lead Valpo and pulled down season-high six rebounds in Jan. 23 win over Evansville ... scored 12 of her points in the win over the Purple Aces in the second quarter alone, outscoring Evansville in that period 12-4 ... scored an efficient 14 points in overtime win at Evansville Feb. 18 (4-5 FG; 2-3 3PT; 4-4 FT).

St. Bonaventure (2019-21): Appeared in 51 games in her two years at St. Bonaventure, making 35 starts for the Bonnies ... averaged 7.2 points/game over her two seasons ... scored in double figures 12 times and connected at a 36.5% rate from the 3-point line over the two years ... averaged 7.2 points per game in 2020-21 as a sophomore ... hit 39 3-pointers on 38.2% shooting from deep, leading the Bonnies in both 3-pointers and 3-point percentage and ranking eighth in the Atlantic 10 in the latter category.

Prep: Played four years for East Grand Rapids H.S. ... a two-time Honorable Mention All-State and four-time All-Conference honoree ... helped lead the Pioneers to a 73-17 record over her four seasons, including a district title her junior year.

Personal: Daughter of Noelle and Spencer Brown ... graduated with bachelor's degree in communication in spring of 2023 ... enrolled in Valpo's MBA program.