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11 Josiah Nichols
Josiah Nichols
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Weston, Ohio
  • High School:
    Bowling Green
  • Position:
    MF
  • Major:
    Mathematics
  • g
    5
  • a
    2
  • pts
    12
  • gw
    1

Bio

Freshman (2015):  Played in 14 games and started 13 ... Second on the team in goals scored with five ... One game-winning goal ... Had a season-high of two goals in one game against Heidelberg University ... Also scored two assists ... Second overall in total points with 12 (five goals and two assists) ... Took 22 shots for a .227 shot percentage ... Averaged 1.57 shots per game. 

Prep:  Four-year letterwinner at Bowling Green High School ... Member of team that finished as District Champions during his sophomore and junior seasons ... Named first-team all-league, first-team all-district, and second-team all-state his senior season ... First-team all-academic and honor roll recipient

Personal:  Son of Joel and Jennifer Nichols ... Majoring in mathematics.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 1-0
Oct 17 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1
Oct 21 at Bluffton W, 2-1
Oct 24 Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0
Oct 31 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
  Total Conference
Games 14 5
Games started 13 4
Goals 5 0
Assists 2 0
Points 12 0
Shots 22 8
Shot Pct .227 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 1 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 4 Wooster W, 2-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 6 St. Vincent W, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Sep 12 vs. Thiel W, 3-1 1 1 1 1 3
Sep 13 vs. Brockport St. L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Heidelberg L, 3-2 1 1 2 0 4
Sep 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 22 Ohio Northern L, 5-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 Baldwin Wallace W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 17 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 24 Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 31 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 1 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 4 Wooster W, 2-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 6 St. Vincent W, 2-1 1 3 .000 1 .333
Sep 12 vs. Thiel W, 3-1 1 2 .500 1 .500
Sep 13 vs. Brockport St. L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 16 at Heidelberg L, 3-2 1 2 1.000 2 1.000
Sep 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-2 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Sep 22 Ohio Northern L, 5-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 26 Baldwin Wallace W, 1-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Oct 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 6 .000 1 .167
Oct 10 Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 17 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 24 Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 31 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 1 Trine (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 4 Wooster W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 St. Vincent W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 vs. Thiel W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 13 vs. Brockport St. L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Heidelberg L, 3-2 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 Ohio Northern L, 5-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 26 Baldwin Wallace W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 6 Manchester (Ind.) L, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 Franklin (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 17 Transylvania (Ky.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 24 Mt. St. Joseph W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 27 Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 31 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2015-16 14 13 5 2 12
Total 14 13 5 2 12

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2015-16 14 22 .227 10 .455
Total 14 22 .227 10 .455

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2015-16 14 3 0 0-0 1
Total 14 3 0 0-0 1

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2015-16 14 13 .36 .14 .86
Total 14 13 .36 .14 .86

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2015-16 14 1.57 .227 .71 .455
Total 14 1.57 .227 .71 .455

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 14 13 5 2 12
Conference 5 4 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 8 7 1 1 3
Away 4 4 3 0 6
Neutral 2 2 1 1 3
Result          
Wins 5 4 2 2 6
Losses 9 9 3 0 6
Month          
September 9 9 5 2 12
October 5 4 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 14 22 .227 10 .455
Conference 5 8 .000 1 .125
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 16 .063 6 .375
Away 4 4 .750 3 .750
Neutral 2 2 .500 1 .500
Result          
Wins 5 8 .250 4 .500
Losses 9 14 .214 6 .429
Month          
September 9 14 .357 9 .643
October 5 8 .000 1 .125

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 14 3 0 0-0 1
Conference 5 2 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 8 1 0 0-0 0
Away 4 2 0 0-0 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0-0 1
Result          
Wins 5 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 9 3 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 9 1 0 0-0 1
October 5 2 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 14 13 .36 .14 .86
Conference 5 4 .00 .00 .00
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 7 .13 .13 .38
Away 4 4 .75 .00 1.50
Neutral 2 2 .50 .50 1.50
Result          
Wins 5 4 .40 .40 1.20
Losses 9 9 .33 .00 .67
Month          
September 9 9 .56 .22 1.33
October 5 4 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 14 1.57 .227 .71 .455
Conference 5 1.60 .000 .20 .125
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 2.00 .063 .75 .375
Away 4 1.00 .750 .75 .750
Neutral 2 1.00 .500 .50 .500
Result          
Wins 5 1.60 .250 .80 .500
Losses 9 1.56 .214 .67 .429
Month          
September 9 1.56 .357 1.00 .643
October 5 1.60 .000 .20 .125

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