2013-14 (AS A SENIOR)
Cara played in eight games averaging 4.0 minutes per game in her first season with the Portland State basketball team after lettering in volleyball for four years ... Posted first career assist playing four minutes against Southern Utah (2/22) ... Played a career-high eight minutes at North Dakota (2/1) ... Made first career PSU basketball appearance at Gonzaga (12/6) playing six minutes.
 
AT PORTLAND STATE
Cara has played on the Portland State volleyball team for the past four seasons … She has helped the Vikings to a pair of Big Sky regular season championships (2010 and 2012) and went to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament once (2010) … She decided to play basketball for the Vikings during her final year of eligibility.
 
AT TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity volleyball starter at Tumwater High … Lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore at THS.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mike and Kelly Olden ... Has two brothers, Matt and Alex. Matt plays basketball at Briercrest College in Canada ... Graduated with a 3.99 GPA ... Enjoys reading her Bible, playing the guitar and ukulele, juggling, baking, sunshine, and hanging out with family and friends ... Majoring in applied linguistics with minors in mathematics and Spanish … Signed her NLI for volleyball on April 14, 2010.