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Rebeca Olariu

  • height 5-10
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Buford, Ga.
  • Major Mass Communications
  • High school Hebron Christian
  • Previous School College of Charleston
  • height 5-10
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Buford, Ga.
  • Major Mass Communications
  • High school Hebron Christian
  • Previous School College of Charleston

Rebeca Olariu Bio

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 

2023

  • Injured during the fall exhibition season and worked her way back for one start and action in the exhibition pairing.
  • Debuted as a Gamecock on March 11, falling to Tulane on court five.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

  • Spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons at College of Charleston, splitting time between the indoor and beach volleyball programs.
  • Played 25 games for the Cougars’ indoor team, including nine starts at libero.
  • Averaged 2.19 digs and 0.24 aces per set in 2021.
  • Made 55 total starts with the beach program.
  • Won 12 duals in the number one pairing as a freshman in 2021.
  • Moved all around the lineup as a sophomore, totaling 14 wins with 12 coming in the fifth pairing.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

  • Played four indoor seasons at Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Ga.
  • Four-time all-area and all-county selection
  • Named to the all-state team as a senior
  • Led the Lions to a state championship in 2019
  • Two-time all-area tournament team selection
  • Finished her career with 1,094 kills and 1,402 digs
  • Played beach for Southern Select Sand (S3)
  • Also ran track

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Marcel and Mirela Olariu
  • Has one brother, Caleb, and one sister, Rahela