TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Four years ago, Olivia Bresnahan had to grow up fast as a freshman girls basketball player at Butler High.

History is repeating itself.

The 5-foot-11 Florida State University freshman guard is seeing plenty of playing time at several positions for the 14th-ranked Seminoles these days.

“She was never really considered as a redshirt,” said FSU associate head coach Cori Close. “Olivia is too active, too smart. She knows how to make things happen.”

As a freshman with the Golden Tornado, Bresnahan was forced to start for the varsity when the two point guards in front of her were lost to season-ending injuries on the opening weekend.

Bresnahan hasn’t stopped growing as a player since.

“Our playbook at Butler was actually much bigger than the one here,” Bresnahan said. “But the coaches keep adding stuff to this one.

“It’s a challenge to keep up at this level. The game is so much faster. Everything happens quicker. Every player on the floor is at least as good as you are and many are better,” she added.

Bresnahan averages 16 minutes per game off the bench, 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. She has nine assists, six steals and nine turnovers to this point.

That ratio doesn’t sound good, but Florida State has 88 assists and 174 turnovers despite getting off to a 7-1 start.

“We’ve put in a new motion offense that’s made the entire team freshmen, basically,” Close said. “Olivia has one of the best assist-turnover ratios on the team. I wish everyone was one-to-one in that category right now.

“One thing we don’t want her to do is lose her aggressiveness out of fear of turning the ball over. We see the kind of playmaker she is,” the coach added.

Bresnahan said the coaches have explained the difference between ball-handling mistakes in a game.

“There’s silly turnovers and aggressive turnovers,” she said. “They don’t mind aggressive mistakes, but we can’t force things.”

Bresnahan scored 1,395 points at Butler. She averaged 17.6 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals as a senior.

Bresnahan, who has played in each of Florida State’s first eight games, is 9 of 24 from the field — including one 3-pointer — and 7 of 16 from the foul line.

“She still has to work on her shooting, and she’s doing that,” Close said. “Right now, she has the freedom to take a jumper. Once we get into conference play, she’ll be more restricted that way.”

Bresnahan is the backup point guard to senior starter Courtney Ward. She also sees time as a wing player and shooting guard.

Fellow freshman Natasha Howard averages 12.4 points per game as a starter. Sophomore Alexa Deluzio nets 11.4 points per game as a starter and sophomore Christy Clayton averages 6.6 points and 20 minutes per game off the bench.

Bresnahan has no problem with learning two positions.

“It will help me in the long run,” she said. “Courtney is a great point guard who has been playing at this level for a long time. I’m learning a ton of stuff from her.

“Having to learn two roles, how to defend from those positions and my relationship to the other players from those spots has been good for me. At this level, all of your weaknesses are exposed. I need to work on everything,” she added.

Regardless of position, Bresnahan’s early returns have been positive.

“Butler has sent us a gem,” Close said. “We love this girl.”