2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nicole Thomas
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- James River H.S.
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
โข 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2018 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
โข Three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection
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2019 (Senior):
Closed out collegiate career as part of the winningest senior class in program history, compiling four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, a 95-30 record and four 20-win seasonsโฆBig 12 Champion and NCAA National Semifinalist team memberโฆHelped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA TournamentโฆCompeted in six matches during final seasonโฆPosted final kill against No. 4 seed Wisconsin in the NCAA National SemifinalsโฆMade season debut against HoustonโฆRecorded three swings against Texas StateโฆPosted season-high two kills at Iowa StateโฆAlso recorded two kills against the Cyclones at homeโฆAlso appeared in Big 12 title game against TCUโฆEarned Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third consecutive season.
2018 (Junior):
Played in 18 matches and had 13 startsโฆSaw playing time in 60 setsโฆHad 43 kills in the middle on a .272 efficiencyโฆHad 41 blocks and averaged 0.68 per set, good for second best on the teamโฆHad season-high five kills against UTRGVโฆHad season-high six blocks at UTSAโฆHad career-high four digs against OklahomaโฆEarned spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for second consecutive season...Earned Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll status during spring semester.
2017 (Sophomore):
Totaled nine sets and seven matches playedโฆMade season debut vs. Quinnipiac where she recorded two kills on a .333 attack efficiencyโฆRecorded a kill in the team's upset win over No. 10 BYU on Sept. 9 in Hawai'iโฆAlso had one kill and one block in the Bears' road win at Oklahoma on Oct. 28โฆAlso saw playing time against LSU, Texas State, UTSA and TCUโฆEarned spot on Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2016 (Freshman):
Appeared in 26 matches and became a part of the starting rotation during the second half of the seasonโฆMade 17 startsโฆPosted 56 kills on the season, setting a career high with seven kills at Texas Tech on Nov. 2โฆThird in team blocks, totaling 84 in her first seasonโฆHad a career-high seven blocks vs. Kansas on Nov. 23โฆAlso posted seven digsโฆNamed to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie TeamโฆEarned spot on Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll and Baylor Deanโs List during both fall and spring semesters.
High School:
In two seasons under coach Joe Sullivan, helped James River to back-to-back Conference 3 championships and the 6A South Region quarterfinals...Named all-conference and to all-region first team...Earned 6A All-State second team honors.
Personal:ย
Daughter of Michael and Roslyn Thomas...Graduated with honors, finishing with a GPA above a 4.0...Volunteered with various extracurricular activities, including leadership and civic clubs...Graduated with a bachelor's degreeย in biology...Enjoys photography.
