University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 30
Olivia Gelpi
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bay St. Louis, Miss.
- High School:
- Our Lady Academy
Bio
2020 (Sophomore): Made 11 appearances on the season logging 266 minutes as a reserve forward/midfielder ... posted a shot attempt in a 1-0 win over Texas State (10/4) ... logged a career-best 61 minutes against South Alabama (9/6).
2019 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances as a reserve during the season, scoring one goal on nine shots with five on-goal ... totaled 475 minutes of playing time with a season-high 45 coming at Lamar (8/25) in the Cardinal Classic ... broke open a scoreless tie with her first career game-winning goal in the 53rd minute at ULM (10/13), taking in a cross from Skyla Sykes that was deflected off the foot of Karleen Bedre ... attempted a pair of shots (both on-goal) in matches against Southern (9/5) and Arkansas State (9/27) ... had a shot on-goal against Coastal Carolina (10/6).
High School: A five-year starter on the varsity at Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis ... a four-time all-district selection ... helped OLA to four district titles and a pair of sectional championships ... scored 27 goals with 10 assists as a senior ... played club soccer for Gulf Coast United ... a member of the 2015 MSA Regional ODP team ... named a TopDrawerSoccer.com Winter State Star.
Personal: Born May 10, 2001 in New Orleans, La. ... the daughter of Susan and Gus Gelpi ... has three sisters ... volunteered with Buddy Ball, working with special needs children to help them participate in T-ball ... a civil engineering major.
2019 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances as a reserve during the season, scoring one goal on nine shots with five on-goal ... totaled 475 minutes of playing time with a season-high 45 coming at Lamar (8/25) in the Cardinal Classic ... broke open a scoreless tie with her first career game-winning goal in the 53rd minute at ULM (10/13), taking in a cross from Skyla Sykes that was deflected off the foot of Karleen Bedre ... attempted a pair of shots (both on-goal) in matches against Southern (9/5) and Arkansas State (9/27) ... had a shot on-goal against Coastal Carolina (10/6).
High School: A five-year starter on the varsity at Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis ... a four-time all-district selection ... helped OLA to four district titles and a pair of sectional championships ... scored 27 goals with 10 assists as a senior ... played club soccer for Gulf Coast United ... a member of the 2015 MSA Regional ODP team ... named a TopDrawerSoccer.com Winter State Star.
Personal: Born May 10, 2001 in New Orleans, La. ... the daughter of Susan and Gus Gelpi ... has three sisters ... volunteered with Buddy Ball, working with special needs children to help them participate in T-ball ... a civil engineering major.
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