Olivia Dardy Class: Senior Hometown: Norwalk, CT High School: Brien McMahon Height: 6-1 Position: Forward Birthdate: 04/08/1979

Outlook
A talented athlete ready to return to full speed this season after undergoing knee surgery during last year’s campaign ?has made excellent progress through rehabilitation and continues to improve her conditioning level ?a versatile post player who can play either the three, four, or five position on the court ?coaches have high hopes that this will be a very productive senior season for her ?has great hands ?can catch every pass thrown to her ?also passes the ball well ?gives the Deacons a strong, physical presence in the post ?has good quickness around the basket ?a scoring threat both in the paint and on the perimeter, as she has developed a strong inside game and can also shoot the long-range three ?her career rebounding average (5.6 rpg) currently ranks ninth on the school’s all-time chart ?is tied for eighth all time at Wake Forest with eight career double-doubles ?needs just 30 more rebounds to crack the school’s career list in that category as well.

1999-2000
Saw action in just 10 games (four ACC contests) due to an injury-plagued season ?missed five games early in the year due to a stress fracture in her foot ?underwent surgery on her left knee on Feb. 10 to repair a recurrent patella subluxation (shifting of the kneecap) ?averaged 3.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in 10 appearances ?averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 boards against ACC opponents ?also recorded seven steals and three blocked shots on the season ?saw action in the first five games of the year, averaging 5.4 points and 4.2 in 14 minutes of court time per outing ?was the team’s high rebounder with eight boards in the season opener versus Fairfield ?returned for four more games in midseason, playing a key role in Wake’s victory over Florida State on Jan. 3 ?provided a second-half spark off the bench, scoring five points and pulling down a team-high six rebounds as the Deacs topped the Seminoles, 64-59 ?scored seven points in the very next game against Georgia Tech.

1998-99
Played in all 28 games, starting two contests ?earned honorable mention All-ACC honors for her performance on the season ?led the team in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and steals (1.2 spg) and ranked as the team’s second-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) on the season ?Wake’s leading rebounder in 14 of 28 games ?the team’s leading scorer and rebounder in conference play for the second straight year (9.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg ACC) ?ranked as the ACC’s eighth-leading rebounder overall and was sixth in conference games only ?played primarily small forward in the early season, allowing her to shoot more from the outside, but saw more time inside the paint later in the year ?recorded a 30.1 three-point shooting percentage, knocking down 25 treys on the year ?recorded five double-doubles, against Virginia Commonwealth (17p, 11r), Fairleigh Dickinson (21p, 12r), Maryland (17p, 15r), Duke (13p, 10r), and North Carolina (11p, 10r) ?earned All-Tournament honors at the Fairfield-Warner’s Classic in November, racking up 31 points and 21 rebounds in two games in front of her hometown crowd ?hit four three-pointers in the win over Fairleigh Dickinson at that tournament, a new career high ?earned ACC Co-Player of the Week honors on Dec. 13th for her 17-point, 15-rebound performance versus Maryland ?the 15 rebounds versus Maryland marked a new career high ?also went 7-of-11 from the floor in that game (.636) versus the Terps.

1997-98
Played in all 27 games, starting the last game of the season at center ?came on strong down the stretch, leading the team in scoring in five of the last eight games ?led the team in rebounding seven times in the last 14 games ?averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game overall, but was the team’s leading scorer (8.8 ppg) and rebounder (6.7 rpg) in conference play ?also averaged 1.1 steals per game ?hit 32 percent of her threes (12-of-38) on the year ?scored in double figures 10 times and netted three double-doubles, versus Maryland (12p, 12r), Clemson (13p, 11r), and Florida State (13p, 12r) ?dazzling in her lone start against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament, scoring a career-high 26 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and making three steals ?grabbed a career-high 12 boards versus both Maryland and Florida State ?named to ACC Athlete magazine’s All-Freshman Team.

High School
Enjoyed a standout high school career ?graduated as Brien McMahon’s all-time leading scorer with 1,967 points ?also the all-time leading scorer in the FCIAC ?set a school record for points in a game with 43 ?named player of the year by the Connecticut Post and the Norwalk Hour as a senior ?earned all-conference and All-Norwalk Hour honors all four years ?received all-region, All-FCIAC, all-state, and All-Connecticut Post kudos in 1995, 1996, and 1997 ?three-time most valuable player at the Masuk Tip-Off Tournament ?her 1994 team won the Connecticut state championship for the first time in school history ?averaged 29.9 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks, and 3.5 steals per game in her senior season ?also an all-state softball player and javelin thrower ?named to the academic honor roll in her junior and senior years ?played high school basketball with Rita Williams, a former UConn standout and now a player with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA ?recruited by several of the nation’s top programs, including Old Dominion, Virginia, and Syracuse.

Personal
Full name is Olivia Shaneika Dardy ?born April 8, 1979 in Norwalk, Conn. ?majoring in Communication ?the daughter of Alonza and Carlyn Dardy of Connecticut.