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  Nichole Stilwell
Nichole Stilwell

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Divide, Colo.
High School:
Woodland Park HS
Height:
6-0
Position:
MB

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2008): Saw action in 97 sets...was in the starting rotation for 24 of the 25 matches...ranked second on the team with 189 kills...collected a season-best 13 kills against Southern Mississippi...also surpassed the 10-kill mark against Montana State (11), Kent State (12), UNLV (10) and Wyoming (11)...led the team in kill during four matches...posted the best hitting percentage on team during five matches, highlighted by a .500 average (5-0-10) at TCU...accounted for nine solo blocks and 35 assisted stops...the nine solo blocks were the second most on the team...tallied a season-high two solo stops against BYU...assisted on four blocks and added a solo stop for a second-best five total blocks against Akron...shared a part of the team lead in blocks during eight matches...also added 10 assists and 44 digs...collected a career-best eight digs against Kent State...named to the Mountain West Conference All-Academic Team...earned MWC Scholar-Athlete distinction...named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Third-Team.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2007): Played in 100 games...that tied for the team lead regarding the number of games played... started 30 of 31 matches...was one the only freshman in the starting rotation during the season opener...posted the best overall hitting percentage (.210) for the season...moved into seventh-place on the program's Division I single-season list with 63 assisted blocks...produced multiple solo blocks in two matches against San Diego State...recorded a season-high seven assisted stops against BYU...that was the second-highest single-match total of the season...led the team in blocking during 15 matches...accounted for at least two blocks in 11 consecutive matches and 14 of the first 15...accounted for 188 kills...produced four double-digit kill performances, including a career-best 23 against North Carolina A&T...that mark was the second-best output on the team...surpassed the 10-kill plateau against Prairie View (16) and during both matches with Chicago State (14, 12)...led the team in kills during five matches...led the team in hitting percentage during nine matches, highlighted by a .474 average against NCAT...recorded kills on five of six attempts (no errors) against Wyoming and on three of four attempts (no errors) against Texas Southern...also added six assists and 24 digs...recorded a personal-best four digs against San Diego State...named to the Mountain West Conference All-Academic Team...earned MWC Scholar-Athlete honors...shared the team's Rookie of the Year award.

HIGH SCHOOL: Woodland Park High School - Four-year letterwinner in volleyball...coached by Vickie Cusimano...broke the school's single-season kill record as a senior...earned all-conference first-team honors as a senior...two-time all-conference second-team honoree...two-time academic all-state first-team selection...named MVP as a senior...selected as the top All-Around Player as a junior...also lettered four years in basketball...two-time academic all-state honoree...earned all-conference first-team honors as a senior...Steamboat Springs Shootout all-tournament team member...CHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award winner...U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award winner...named Masonic Lodge Junior of the Year...earned four academic letters...named Rotary's Outstanding Student in mathematics...member of the National Honor Society and the National Senior BETA Club...featured in the "Who's Who Among American High School Students".

CLUB: Played for Colorado Springs Altitude Volleyball Club...coached by Wayne Wetherby...qualified for the Junior Nationals (American Division)...earned two top-10 finishes at junior national qualifiers...runner-up at the Rocky Mountain Region Qualifier...selected as an All-Star at the Rocky Mountain Region Qualifier...also played for the Pikes Peak Volleyball Club...coached by Glen Stull.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Todd and Leslie Stilwell...father is a former Marine...has a twin sister, Cydnee, who plays basketball at Aurora University (Illinois)...majoring in mathematics...future plans include becoming a pilot and astronaut...hobbies include hanging out with friends and spending time outdoors...favorite teacher is Major Vining (Russian)...member of Cadet Squadron 18...spent the summer participating in the Academy's Immersion Program (Ukraine), working the first session of Basic Cadet Training and taking an academic class.

 

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