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11 Kristen Nicely
Kristen Nicely
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Defiance, Ohio
  • High School:
    Ayersville
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Undecided
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    3.36
  • h %
    .228
  • a/s
    0.11
  • b/s
    0.61
  • sa/s
    0.11
  • d/s
    1.46

Bio

High School: Three-sport athlete earned 12 varsity letters during time at Ayersville High … Four-time Green Meadows Conference and District Seven First Team selection … Named District Seven and Crescent-News Player of the Year as a senior …Three-year All-Ohio player … Three-time team MVP … Coaches Award winner … Also excelled in basketball and track, earning multiple all-conference honors in each … Member of Academic Honor Roll … Member of National Society of High School Scholars, The U.S. Achievement Academy, Outstanding Students of America and Who’s Who Among High School Athletes. 

Personal: Major is undecided … Daughter of Tom and Teri Nicely … Sister of former Defiance College volleyball player Stacy Nicely and track and field national qualifier Eric Nicely. 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 28 8
Sets 101 29
Kills 339 124
Kills per set 3.36 4.28
Errors 129 38
Total Attacks 920 295
Hitting Percentage .228 .292
Assists 11 3
Assists per set 0.11 0.10
Service Aces 11 1
Service Errors 14 5
Service Aces per set 0.11 0.03
Receptions 2 1
Reception Errors 3 1
Digs 147 48
Digs per set 1.46 1.66
Block Solo 18 2
Block Assist 44 14
Block Total 62 16
Blocks per set 0.61 0.55
Block Errors 24 6
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 390.0 134.0
Points per set 3.9 4.6
Matches started 9 3

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 4 5 13 -.077 0 6.0
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 2 1 1 14 .000 0 3.0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 11 7 26 .154 0 14.0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 9 7 31 .065 0 9.5
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 7 3 18 .222 1 10.5
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 5 3 21 .095 0 7.0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 19 6 55 .236 0 20.5
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 11 4 36 .194 0 15.5
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 12 4 36 .222 2 13.0
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 18 4 42 .333 1 23.0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 15 4 46 .239 0 17.5
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 28 .357 1 15.5
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 22 3 40 .475 1 25.0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 16 2 48 .292 0 20.5
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 11 6 33 .152 0 11.5
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 8 7 25 .040 0 8.5
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 19 3 44 .364 0 21.5
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 14 3 25 .440 1 15.5
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 14 5 31 .290 0 15.5
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 9 3 32 .188 0 9.5
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 1 3 2 12 .083 0 3.5
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 22 7 63 .238 0 24.5
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 14 5 31 .290 0 14.5
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 12 7 32 .156 1 12.5
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 15 6 34 .265 1 15.0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 14 2 35 .343 0 15.0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 16 7 42 .214 1 18.0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 4 9 27 -.185 1 4.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 2 2 3 0
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 5 1 2 2 3 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 2 2 1 0 3 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 2 1 3 0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 4 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 6 2 1 1 3 0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 12 1 0 2 1 0
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 9 2 6 1 8 0
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 5 1 1 1 2 0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 4 0 5 0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 10 3 1 1 4 0
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 11 1 3 1 4 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 6 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 5 0 1 2 1 0
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 4 0 3 3 3 1
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 2 2 2 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 6 0 2 1 2 1
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 1 1 1

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 29 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 at Kalamazoo L, 3-2 - 2 2 1 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Baldwin-Wallace L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 5 vs. Oberlin W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 0 0
Sep 5 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Grove City W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Otterbein W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 0 0
Sep 9 at Heidelberg L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 12 Dominican (Ill.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 1 1
Sep 12 Concordia (MI) L, 3-2 - - - - - -
Sep 12 Concordia (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 0 0
Sep 13 Olivet (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 13 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 1
Sep 19 at Hiram L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 1 0 0
Sep 27 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 1
Oct 11 at Otterbein L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 vs. Columbus St. CC L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 - 5 1 1 0 0
Oct 25 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 26 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Oct 28 Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 4 at Bluffton L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 vs. Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 2 0 0
Nov 9 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2008-09 28 101 339 3.36 129 920 .228 11 0.11 390.0 3.9
Total 28 101 339 3.36 129 920 .228 11 0.11 390.0 3.9

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2008-09 28 101 147 1.46 18 44 62 0.61
Total 28 101 147 1.46 18 44 62 0.61

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2008-09 28 101 11 0.11 2 3
Total 28 101 11 0.11 2 3

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 28 101 339 3.36 129 920 .228 11 0.11 390.0 3.9
Conference 8 29 124 4.28 38 295 .292 3 0.10 134.0 4.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 9 33 132 4.00 45 309 .282 5 0.15 147.0 4.5
Away 10 36 111 3.08 41 330 .212 4 0.11 125.0 3.5
Neutral 9 32 96 3.00 43 281 .189 2 0.06 118.0 3.7
Result                      
Wins 15 57 219 3.84 72 537 .274 8 0.14 252.5 4.4
Losses 13 44 120 2.73 57 383 .164 3 0.07 137.5 3.1
Month                      
August 4 13 25 1.92 20 84 .060 0 0.00 32.5 2.5
September 14 55 191 3.47 56 497 .272 7 0.13 225.0 4.1
October 7 23 89 3.87 35 235 .230 2 0.09 95.0 4.1
November 3 10 34 3.40 18 104 .154 2 0.20 37.5 3.8

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 28 101 147 1.46 18 44 62 0.61
Conference 8 29 48 1.66 2 14 16 0.55
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 33 52 1.58 6 16 22 0.67
Away 10 36 52 1.44 3 16 19 0.53
Neutral 9 32 43 1.34 9 12 21 0.66
Result                
Wins 15 57 84 1.47 11 31 42 0.74
Losses 13 44 63 1.43 7 13 20 0.45
Month                
August 4 13 15 1.15 2 5 7 0.54
September 14 55 83 1.51 15 26 41 0.75
October 7 23 34 1.48 1 8 9 0.39
November 3 10 15 1.50 0 5 5 0.50

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 28 101 11 0.11 2 3
Conference 8 29 1 0.03 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 9 33 1 0.03 2 2
Away 10 36 3 0.08 0 0
Neutral 9 32 7 0.22 0 1
Result            
Wins 15 57 7 0.12 1 1
Losses 13 44 4 0.09 1 2
Month            
August 4 13 3 0.23 0 0
September 14 55 6 0.11 1 2
October 7 23 1 0.04 1 1
November 3 10 1 0.10 0 0

News Mentions

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Trio of Jackets Honored, Nicely Named HCAC's Top Freshman

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Lipps and Nicely Earn Spot on HCAC All-Tournament Squad

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Fifth-Set Victory Carries DC Past Hanover

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Jackets Roll to DC Invite Championship, Nicely Named MVP

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Jackets Have Four-Match Win Streak Snapped

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