CAREER NOTES: Ranks 5th in program history with 805 career rebounds...T-10th with 7.5 career rebounds per game...ranks 10th with .487 career field goal percentage...ranks 2nd with 173 career blocks...ranks 2nd with 325 career fouls...323 total rebounds in 2018-19 rank 4th in single-season history...11.1 rebounds per game in 2018-19 ranks T-4th in single-season history...78 blocks in 2018-19 rank 3rd in single-season history.
SENIOR (2019-20): Second Team All-Big Sky...Played in just 20 games in her senior season, missing two games to start the year with injury and missing the final eight games again with injury...Was injured in a collision early in the second half against Idaho State on 2/8 and did not play again...Despite playing just 20 games, still earned a place on the Big Sky's Second Team all-conference...Led the team in both scoring and rebounds, averaging 14.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game...Played 26.5 minutes per game when active and averaged 2.2 blocks...Scored a season-high 30 points on the road at UC Davis on 11/26, matching her career-high (last, 12/5/18)...Finished with 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 10-of-17 from the free throw line while also pulling in 11 rebounds...Scored in double-figures in 12 of her 20 games, including seven straight from Jan 4 through Jan. 27...Eclipsed the 20-point mark four times...Finished with 10 or more rebounds in eight games, including a season-high 18 on the road at Northern Arizona...Collected five double-doubles in 2019-20...Totaled 44 blocks in 20 games, including a season-high six at home against Southern Utah on Jan. 18...Had multiple blocks in 14 of her 20 games, including a streak of 11 games with two or more blocks...Averaged 26.5 minutes per game and played a season and career-high 37:50 on the road at Portland State on Jan. 23.
JUNIOR (2018-19): Third Team All-Big Sky...Big Sky All-Academic...Had a breakout season as a junior, playing in all 29 of Sacramento State's games while making 26 starts...Averaged 13.0 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, and 28.5 minutes per game...Scored in double-figures in 17 games last season while scoring 15 or more points in 12 games...Broke the 20-point mark in five of 29 games...Scored a season- and career-high 30 points in a home game against San Francisco on Dec. 5...Shot 10-for-14 from the floor and went 10-for-15 at the free throw line...Also added 18 rebounds, one block, one assists, and two steals in that game...Overall, led the team and the Big Sky, according to the NCAA, with a 48.1% field goal percentage...More impressive than her scoring was her rebounding, as Nicholas averaged 11.1 rebounds per game, most in the Big Sky and 17th most in the nation...Finished tied for the fourth-highest in program single-season history...Nicholas pulled in 323 total rebounds, the fourth most in single season history...Collected double-digit rebounds in 19 of her 29 games...Had 14 or more rebounds seven different times...Pulled in a career-best 20 rebounds against Southern Utah on Jan. 19...The 20 rebounds are tied for sixth most in a single game in program history...Averaged 4.0 offensive rebounds per game, most in the Big Sky and 13th-most in all NCAA Div. I women's basketball...Totaled 78 blocks during the season, the third most in a single season in program history...Collected a career-high seven blocks at Weber State on Feb. 20...Had five or more blocks in five different games...Averaged 28.5 minutes per game, nearly five minutes more than her previous high...Played a season-high 35 minutes vs. Northern Colorado on Feb. 11.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Played in all 30 of the team's games while making 18 starts...Started 15 of 18 Big Sky conference games...Averaged 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.3 blocks per game, and 23.8 minutes per game, all career-highs...Scored seven or more points 18 times...Scored in double figures in eight of 30 games...Scored a career-high 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting in just 21 minutes against Idaho State on Jan. 20...Her 7.0 rebounds per game was tops on the team...Had 209 total rebounds for the season, most on the team...Lead the team in rebounds 13 times, more than any other player...Had 10 or more rebounds in eight games, including a career-high 15 rebounds at Eastern Washington on Feb. 1...Of those 15 rebounds, 11 came off the offensive glass...Nicholas recorded a team-high five double-doubles, including a span of three in five games from Dec. 15 to Jan. 4...Led the team with 39 blocks overall...Had at least one block in 18 of 30 games...Recorded a block in 11 straight games from Nov. 26 to Jan. 13...Collected a career-high six blocks at Montana State on Jan. 11...Totaled three or more blocks in six different games...Averaged a career-most 23.8 minutes per game...Played a career-high 38 minutes vs. Idaho on Jan. 4.
FRESHMAN (2016-17): Academic All-Big Sky...Played in 28 games as a reserve...Averaged 1.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.1 assists per game...Led the team with 12 blocks...Had a season-high three blocks against Youngstown State...Had five blocks over her first five collegiate games...Scored in 15 games...Had a season-high seven points at No. 24 California...Tallied six points and six rebounds in just six minutes vs. Weber State in the Big Sky Tournament...Had a season-high 10 rebounds in just 11 minutes played vs. Southern Utah...Had at least one rebound in 26 of 28 games played, playing just one minute in each of her two games without a rebound...Totaled 85 rebounds with 34 offensive boards...Recorded 10 steals with three in her first collegiate game at San Francisco...Had six steals in the first three games of the season...Averaged 7.6 minutes playing double-digit minutes in seven games...Played a season-high 18 minutes in her first collegiate game at San Francisco.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coaches John Augustavo and Kristina Shumacher at Inlgemoor HS...Led her team to three Kingco Conference championships and to second place in the WIAA state tournament as a junior...Averaged 13.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game as a senior...Nearly averaged a double-double in her junior season with a 21 point, 11 rebound game...Averaged 7.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore and saw her points per game rise in each of her high school seasons...Played six years of club basketball as well with ECBA Swish Black and helped her team to 20 tournament championships, posting one game with 25 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocks.
PERSONAL: Parents are Tim and Jan Nicholas...Mother and grandfather both played basketball at Oregon State...Father played basketball at Western Washington...Is left-handed by plays basketball right-handed...Loves dogs of all kinds...Hopes to pursue a career in the health field...Major is Psychology.
