2017 Consensus All-American
2017 CCA All-American (2nd Team)
2017 AVCA All-American (3rd Team)
2017 CCA West Region Player of the Year
2017 CCAA Player of the Year
Two-time CCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Two-time All-CCAA 1st Team
2017: CSUSB's first consensus All-American in two seasons … Only Coyote to play in all 123 sets … Her CCA West Region Player of the Year honor was the sixth time a Coyote had been so honored and the first since two-time Player of The Year Samantha Middleborn in 2011 … Set four school records for the NCAA West Region and CCAA champion Coyotes … Threw school-record 29 kills against Chico State (Oct. 27) in 3-0 win, the most kills by any NCAA competitor in a 3-set match in 2017 … Most attacks in 3-set match (55 vs. Cal Poly Pomona 10/21) … The career kills/set mark at 3.820 (350 sets, 1,337 kills), ahead of three-time All-American and 2003 National Player of the Year Kim Morohunfola's mark of 3.811 (435 sets, 1,658 kills) … Career attacks/set record of 10.55 (3,691 attacks/350 sets), formerly held by Jamie Liefveld (10.44 — 4,623 attacks/443 sets — 1997-00) … Led the CCAA in kills (522), kills/set (4.24), attacks (1,416), points/set (4.54), and attacks/set (11.5) … Ranked 10th in NCAA kills, 16th in kills/set, 21st attacks, 28th points/set and 31st in attacks/set … Became just the third Coyote in school history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs … Finished her senior season as No. 10 NCAA D2 career active kills/set, 16th in career attacks/set and 30th kills … In CSUSB single-season annals, 522 season kills rank 5th, 1,416 attacks 2nd, 558.5 points ranks 6th … In CSUSB career records, ranks 5th in kills (1,337), 5th in attacks (3,691), 5th in points (1,461.5) and 8th in digs (1,030) … Ripped 86 attacks against Cal State East Bay in CCAA semifinals, 2nd in school history. … A three-time CCAA Player of the Week. … A CCAA Fall All-Academic selection.
2016: Outstanding junior season capped by AVCA honorable mention All-American honors … All-West Region (AVCA) and CAA West Region second team … All-CCAA first team … Named the CCAA Tournament most outstanding player after leading the Coyotes to the CCAA title (12th title in the last 16 years) … Named NCAA West Region all tourney in which Coyotes reached regional semifinals for the 17th straight year … Ranked eighth in NCAA rankings in kills/set (4.37) and ninth in attacks/set (12.3) … Hit .238 (481 kills/159 errors/1353 attacks) … Led all CCAA in most kills in match with 28 against Grand Valley State … 481 kills rank #7 all time … Career kills rank #10 … Total attacks of 1,353 rank #3 … Total attacks (2,275) rank #8 … Her 524 points rank #8 all time and career points (903) rank #8.
2015: Appeared in 117 sets and played in 33 matches with 24 starts including the final 23 of the season … Played as well as any outside hitter in the CCAA in the latter half of the season … Led the Coyotes in double-doubles with 16 (kills and digs) … Double-digit kills in 13 of the Coyotes' final 14 matches … Reached season-high 22 kills on three occasions (Stanislaus State, CSULA and Central Washington) … Scored 58 kills and 61 digs in the NCAA West Regional in Anchorage … Named NCAA West Regional All-Tournament … Reached season-high 23 digs in regional matches against Central Washington and Western Washington … A CCAA All-Academic choice.
At Portland State: Played one season for the Vikings, a Big Sky Conference member in 2014 … Played in 27 matches with seven starts and totaled 72 sets … Set season-bests in kills (12) and digs (8) in five-set win over Sacramento State.
At Upland HS: Lettered in volleyball all four years … Named 1st Team All-League in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … Earned All-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) honors in 2011 … Earned All-Area and All-State in 2013 … Averaged 6.3 kills per set during her senior year and hit .437 … Named to the academic honor roll twice.
Personal: Daughter of David and Kristin Nicholson … Has two brothers: Chris and Chad … Majoring in kinesiology … Played for Rancho Valley VC for eight years.
