Olivia Gianakos
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Waterford, CT
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- Position:
- M
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- University of Hartford
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- gp
- 15
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- p
- 38
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- g
- 34
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- a
- 4
Bio
2022: Played in 14 games, starting 12...Scored team-high 23 goals...Had three assists...Added 17 ground balls, 15 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers...Scored at least one goal in every game, including six multi-goal games...Scored three goals with three ground balls, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in win over Delaware St. (3/8)...Had three goals against Merrimack (3/30)...Scored three goals with an assist against LIU (4/20)...Added four ground balls and two caused turnovers against the Sharks...Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll
Before CCSU: America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA) at Hartford...A four-year member of the lacrosse and volleyball teams at Waterford High School...Finished high school career with 143 career goals, including a single-season record 92 during her senior season in 2019...Added 75 draw controls that season...Captained the team as a senior (2019)...First Team All-State, All-Eastern Connecticut Conference Division II and The Day All-Area Team (2019)...Played in the Connecticut Senior All-Star Game (2019)...All-State and All-ECC Division II selection as a junior (2018).
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 8 |
| Points | 38 | 18 |
| Goals | 34 | 17 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| Shots | 81 | 44 |
| Shooting percentage | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| Shots on goal | 58 | 34 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 71.6 | 77.3 |
| Free position goals-shots | 5-13 | 4-12 |
| Ground balls | 39 | 25 |
| Draw controls | 2 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 31 | 14 |
| Caused turnovers | 25 | 16 |
| Fouls | 34 | 19 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 2 | 1 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | at Columbia | L, 16-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Mar 1 | Hartford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 6 | at Yale | L, 16-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 7 | 42.9 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Mar 15 | at Delaware St. | W, 10-8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | Wagner | L, 16-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Mar 22 | Quinnipiac | L, 16-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Mar 27 | Stetson | L, 19-9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 29 | Sacred Heart | L, 13-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Apr 1 | at LIU | L, 14-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Apr 4 | Hartford | W, 18-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 87.5 |
| Apr 8 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W, 16-12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 7 | 42.9 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Apr 12 | at Merrimack | L, 15-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 15 | Saint Francis U. | L, 23-11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Apr 18 | at New Hampshire | L, 16-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Apr 22 | Stonehill | L, 17-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Apr 29 | at Howard | W, 17-10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4-4 | 10 | 60.0 | 10 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | at Columbia | L, 16-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | Hartford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 6 | at Yale | L, 16-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | at Delaware St. | W, 10-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18 | Wagner | L, 16-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | Quinnipiac | L, 16-5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | Stetson | L, 19-9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Sacred Heart | L, 13-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | at LIU | L, 14-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | Hartford | W, 18-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W, 16-12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | at Merrimack | L, 15-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Saint Francis U. | L, 23-11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | at New Hampshire | L, 16-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | Stonehill | L, 17-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 29 | at Howard | W, 17-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 38 | 5-13 | 81 | 42.0 | 58 | 71.6 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4-12 | 44 | 38.6 | 34 | 77.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0-4 | 38 | 39.5 | 30 | 78.9 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5-9 | 43 | 44.2 | 28 | 65.1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4-6 | 29 | 51.7 | 26 | 89.7 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1-7 | 52 | 36.5 | 32 | 61.5 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| March | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1-3 | 28 | 50.0 | 20 | 71.4 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4-10 | 50 | 38.0 | 37 | 74.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
News mentions
Gianakos, Palumbo, Parker, Richardson and Risher honored for academic and athletic success.
Senior recorded seven hat tricks on her way to the 11th most goals in a CCSU single-season
Blue Devils defeat Howard 17-10 in finale
Gianakos tallies sixth hat trick of the season in her final home game
Bernier has first multi-goal game as a Blue Devils
Gianakos, Richardson both had hat tricks on Saturday
Career-high in points, goals and assists propels the Blue Devils to second straight win
Cowdin wins 10 draws; 10 Blue Devils score in victory
Valluzzi leads CCSU with a pair of goals
Risher made a season-high 16 saves on Wednesday.
Third hat trick of the season for Blue Devils senior
Bernier records three caused turnovers
Poggi tallies two goals for Blue Devils
The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team used a five-goal fourth quarter effort to rally for a 10-8 non-conference win at Delaware State Wednesday afternoon.
Risher made 14 saves on Monday night
Four Blue Devils tallied goals on Wednesday
Blue Devils open season on February 22