Career Notes: Enters her junior season with the ninth-highest career hitting percentage (.272) in program history.
2013: Did not play due to injury ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ...
2013-14 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2012: Served as team co-captain ... played in one match against GVSU and recorded one dig ... redshirted due to injury ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ...
Match-By-Match Statistics.
2011: Played in all 28 matches (107 sets) … led the team in hitting percentage (.274) and blocks (93) … finished third with 257 kills … totaled 38 kills and 15 blocks in four matches on WSU’s opening weekend at the UMSL Tritons Classic … hit a career-best .571 Sept. 30 at Hillsdale, and bested it with a .632 percentage Oct. 15 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside … tied her career-best with eight blocks Oct. 14 vs. Southern Indiana … racked up a career-high 17 kills Oct. 25 at Tiffin ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
Match-By-Match Statistics.
2010: Played in 25 matches (89 sets) … had the second-highest hitting percentage on the team (.284) … also finished second on the squad in blocks (67), averaging 0.75 per set … made her collegiate debut Sept. 3 at Indianapolis and had two blocks … totaled 10 kills and hit .444 Sept. 11 against Ashland … hit. 545 with four blocks and six kills Sept. 19 at Ohio Dominican … racked up a season-best eight blocks, including three solo, Sept. 24 versus Saginaw Valley State … amassed a season-high 11 kills and chipped in seven blocks Oct. 8 at Lake Superior State … had at least six kills in each of the final four matches, including seven in the GLIAC quarterfinal Nov. 11 against Ferris State ...
Match-By-Match Statsistics.
High School: Graduated in June 2010 from Ravenna … played three years on the varsity volleyball team for coach Brandyn Thorsen … played on the state runner-up squad in 2009 … was a two-time first team all-conference and all-area selection … earned all-state honors twice … served as team captain for two years … lettered in basketball as a freshman and track as a freshman and junior … was on the honor roll.
Personal: Full name--Nicole J. Arends … born in Grand Rapids … daughter of Mark and Leah Arends … has two brothers, Joel and Seth … is a nutrition and food science with honors major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2012 and Winter 2013 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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| 2010 | 25 | 89 | 133 | 40 | 327 | .284 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 9 |
| 2011 | 28 | 107 | 257 | 95 | 592 | .274 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 75 | 20 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 54 | 198 | 390 | 138 | 926 | .272 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 128 | 30 |
