2017 Beach: Played the majority of her matches with Camille Araujo at No. 2 ... also partnered with Dane Miller for five contests at No. 3 ... came away winless in 17 matches on the spring.
2016 Indoor: Proved to be one of the Dons' top defensive forces in her first year on the Hilltop ... ranked eighth in the WCC with 1.03 blocks per set ... her 108 blocks overall were the fifth-most in the conference ... tied for fourth on the team with 76 kills ... had a season-high eight blocks in the season finale against Pacific (Nov. 22) ... tallied a season-best six kills on three occasions: UNC Asheville (Aug. 27), Portland (Oct. 29), and Pepperdine (Nov. 12).
Previous school: Spent two seasons at Xavier, seeing the court in three matches for the Musketeers.
Prep/international career: Played for the national youth team in the Netherlands, competing in the 2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship, 2014 CEV U19/U20 Volleyball European Championship and the 2015 FIVB U20/U21 WCH European Qualification … played with Talentteam Holland, sponsored by the National Olympic Committee and National Sport Federation, in the highest women’s league in the Netherlands.
Personal: Majoring in design at USF … daughter of Peter and Bertjanneke Oskam … born May 6, 1996, in Blaricum, Netherlands.
More on Marjolijn:
Three people I would invite to dinner … Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs and Morgan Freeman
Favorite book … “The Alchemist” by Michael Scott
If I could be anyone for a day, I would be … Tigger.
If I wasn’t playing sports, I would be … a musician.
I chose USF because … Coach Brown offered me a great opportunity to bloom again in my volleyball game and finish a great education in a wonderful city.
