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03/06/2012
USC Women Carry Six-Game Win Streak Into Pac-12 Tournament
No. 3 seeded Trojans open the Pacific Life Pac-12 Tournament in the quarterfinals on Thursday night at Galen Center.
11/04/2011
No. 23 USC Women Set To Kick Off 2011-12 Campaign
Season opener comes Friday at 5 p.m. at Galen Center in a doubleheader with the USC men.
10/29/2011
USC Women's Basketball Returns To AP Rankings
No. 23 Women of Troy are ranked for the first time since 2006.
10/28/2011
Second Annual USC Basketball Salute To Troy To Be Held Sunday
Meet the 2011-12 Trojan men's and women's basketball teams
10/20/2011
2011-12 USC Women's Basketball Outlook
Experienced roster returns for the Women of Troy under head coach Michael Cooper.
THIS SEASON
Kate Oliver joins the USC roster as a transfer from Marist.
AT MARIST
In two seasons at Marist, Oliver played in every game for the Red Foxes, starting all but nine games... Shot .380 from the floor, averaging 6.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in those two seasons... Was the team's fourth leading scorer and rebounder as a sophomore, averaging 8.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks during Marist's 2010-11 season that saw the team finish 31-3 overall and reach the NCAA Second Round, ranking No. 21 in the final ESPN/USA Today Poll.
NATIONAL TEAMS
Oliver was a member of Australia's Under-17 and Under-19 National Teams, winning gold at the 2006 FIBA Under-21 Oceania Tournament and also competing at the 2008 FIBA Oceania World Qualifying Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kate Oliver graduated from Lake Ginninderra College in December 2008... Was named Junior Sports Star of the Year in 2004 by the Cumberland Newspaper Group... Played club for the Hills Hornets, winning Sydney Junior Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2006... Was named the Hills Hornets Association Player of the Year in 2006.
PERSONAL
Kate Oliver was born Jan. 23, 1991 in Mitchem, Victoria, Australia... The daughter of Robyn Oliver... Has one brother, Scott... Enjoys traveling and sight-seeing, shopping and spending time with family and friends in her free time... Her father Mark played professional basketball in the Australian National Basketball League for the Melbourne Tigers... Has always wanted to skydive... Would like to travel the world after graduation and hopes to visit the Caribbean, Greek islands and South America... Is majoring in business administration.
