Nicolette Nieves

Height:
5-2
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
High School:
John Carroll

2003: Competed in seven matches during the season and accumulated a total of 250 minutes played ... registered a key assist against Conference USA foe DePaul on Sept. 28 ... only attempted six shots on the season, but two of them were on goal ... received a prestigious C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Academic Medal for maintaining above a 3.75 grade point average during the academic year ... named to the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll ... earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Member of the 2000 John Carroll High School Alabama State Championship team ... broke the school[apos]s freshman scoring record in 2000 and was named to the all-metro team ... the all-time scoring leader at JCHS with 91 goals and 73 assists ... in 2002, was named to the all-tournament team at both the Lakeshore Shootout and the Daphne Trojan War tournament ... named the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Daphne tournament ... played for John Davis at John Carroll ... won five Alabama Youth Soccer State Championships with the Attack Soccer club team under the tutelage of head coach Kevin Freels ... named the team captain of her club team ... member of the Alabama Olympic Development Program state team for five years ... earned the 2003 Girls Soccer Player of the Year award by the Kiwanis Club ... also an Honor Student.

Personal: Full name is Nicolette Joy Nieves ... daughter of Alethea and Richard Nieves ... has a younger brother, Jarrod ... was born on Sept. 22, 1985 ... majoring in fitness leadership.