BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Olivia Barman (Sr., San Diego, Calif./University City) of No. 10-ranked the University of California “A” notched nine goals at the Women’s Collegiate Club Sierra Pacific Division Championship on Saturday-Sunday, March 22-23, to claim status as the division’s March 24 Player of the Week.
She opened the weekend at California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, Calif., by accounting for a solo tally in an 11-5 defeat of California’s “B” team to earn a spot in the semifinals. Facing California State University-Chico for a spot in the title game, she scored four times as the Golden Bears garnered an 11-5 win.
Taking on regular season champion/No. 6 the University of California-Davis on Sunday, March 23, for the division crown and a spot at the 2025 Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by Colby College in Waterville, Maine, on April 11-13, she put away a pair of goals in the first quarter and two more in the second quarter as California – which suffered 7-1, 13-4 and 13-5 losses to the Aggies during the regular season – overcame a 4-2 halftime deficit to force overtime against UC-Davis. Following both teams scoring once in the first overtime frame, Barman fired in a shot with 30 seconds left in the second OT for the deciding blow in a 9-8 overtime win.
