Creighton University Athletics
2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Olivia Sides
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Maple Valley, Wash.
- High School:
- Tahoma HS
2025 (Freshman at Creighton)
An anchor on Creighton’s backline, Olivia started all 19 contests during her first season with the Bluejays ... Was one of just five women to start in each of the team’s 19 matches and was one of just two freshmen to start in the season-opener at Oklahoma (Aug. 14) ... Helped deliver four shutouts, while ranking second on the team with 1,601 total minutes played, including a season-high 90 minutes played in 13 different contests ... Closed the year with one goal and a team-high tying four assists ... Registered first collegiate point, dishing out an assist to Anna Bragg against No. 20 Georgetown (Sept. 20) ... Netted the
game-winning goal and the first goal of her career in the Bluejays’ 1-0 win at Villanova (Sept. 24) ... Tallied assists in three straight matches against Seton Hall (Oct. 22), Butler (Oct. 25) and St. John’s (Nov. 1) to earn BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 3.
Tahoma High School
A four-year starting defender and letterwinner for Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Washington ... A two-time NSPL Defensive Player of the Year honoree, Sides guided the Bears to a 7-5-5 record, while scoring three goals and handing out two assists as a senior ... Led Tahoma to a Washington Class 4A District-3 Championship and a WIAA Class 4A State Tournament appearance with an 8-2-1 record, netting five goals and dishing out five assists on the way to earning NPSL First Team All-Conference recognition in 2023 ... Was also named to the WIAA All-State First Team and the Tahoma HS Defensive Most Valuable Player following junior season ... Garnered NPSL First Team All-League honors as a sophomore after guiding the Bears to a 16-4-0 record and a WIAA District 3 title and a WIAA Class 4A State quarterfinals appearance ... Also earned WIAA Second Team All-State Defenders honors, while being named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive player following sophomore season in 2022 ... Played club soccer for the PAC Northwest Soccer Club, where she was named to the ECNL Northwest All-Conference First Team as a junior and to the Second Team as a sophomore ... Off the pitch, Olivia excelled in the classroom, earning membership to the National Honor Society.
Awards & Honors
2025 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, 11/3
2025-26 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Personal
• Daughter of Nikki and Rob Sides.
• Has four siblings; Kendra, Ashley, Alex and Cooper.
• Currently majoring in business management with a minor in psychology.
• Chose Creighton because of the quality of soccer, the strong academics and the enthusiastic environment.
• Chose Creighton over Utah State, Washington State, Idaho, Seattle and Point Loma Nazarene.
• Favorite Omaha restaurant is Akarui or Hook and Lime.
• Dream NIL endorsement is with Lululemon or Nike.
• Sporting event she wishes she could have witnessed was the USA playing in the World Cup in Seattle.
• Named Alex Morgan as her sports hero.
• Favorite saying is “Everything happens for a reason.”
• Dream vacation destinations are Italy and Thailand.
• Favorite sport to play besides soccer is volleyball, while her favorite sport to watch besides soccer is football.
• Loves playing in the BIG EAST because of the high level competition and the diverse cities we get to travel to.
• Favorite TV show is Suits.
• Named Glen Powell as her first celebrity crush.
• Person she’d love to meet is Kevin Hart.
• Listed reading, hiking, cleaning and working out as her hobbies.
• Says her mom makes the best pasta with sausage meal.
• Favorite ice cream flavor is coffee or mint chip.
• Favorite thing to do in Omaha is walk through the Old Market and along the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.
