Year GP-GS MIN FG-A PCT 2008-09* 28-0 203 17-42 .405 2009-10 Sat out due to NCAA Transfer Rules 2010-11 35-27 924 126-242 .521 TOTAL 63-27 1127 143-284 .504 * - freshman season statistics from Boston College
MIA’S MUSINGS v My favorite actor is Denzel Washington. v My favorite cartoon is “Scooby Doo”. v My favorite movie is “Mask of Zoro”. v My favorite website is homedepot.com. v My favorite musician is Shania Twain. v My favorite dance is Latin Ballroom. v My favorite pro basketball player is Vince Carter. v My favorite athlete is Randy Moss. v My favorite place to shop is Old Navy. v My favorite restaurant is Macaroni Grille. v My favorite color is green. v My favorite Creamery flavor is Cookies-n-Cream. v My dream vacation spot is the Bahamas. v My nickname is Mi (but I don’t really like it). v Three words that describe my personality are
fun, unique and sensitive. v The person I admire the most is my mom. v The three performers in my dream concert are
Shania Twain, Chris Brown and Keri Hilson. v When I was little, I wanted to be a food critic
when I grew up. v My hometown is famous for Redskins Park. v If I could bring one thing from my hometown, it
would be Red Robin. v I am as good as anyone at dancing. v I have 218 song (and still building) on my iPod. v I’d love to trade places for one day with Oprah. v The one thing that makes me cringe is people
who save their gum at dinner. v My best friend from another college team is
Stef Murphy (Boston College). v The best iPhone/Droid app is “Yelp!”. v My favorite vending machine item is M&Ms. v The secret talent of one of my teammates is
that Nikki is an artist. v My favorite part about being a Lady Lion is the
fans. v My favorite Lady Lion tradition is the birthday song. v After graduation, I plan to go into the Air Force.
NICKSON’S CAREER STATS
3FG-A 0-0
PCT .000
FT-A 11-22
PCT .500
REB 21-36-57
AVG 2.0
0-0 0-0
.000 .000
116-146 127-168
.795 .756
113-121-234 6.7 134-157-291 4.6
PF-O 25-0
A 7
TO 14
B 1
S 7
PTS 45
AVG 1.6
80-1 105-1
21 28
60 74
3 4
38 45
368 413
10.5 6.6
six points and two rebounds versus Hartford (11/27) ... Chipped in seven points and two rebounds in the win over Utah (11/25) ... Knocked down 5-of-7 shots from the field en route to 11 points and four rebounds versus South Carolina (11/21) ... Had a key rebound and layup with 14 seconds left to seal the overtime win at Oakland (11/18) ... Accounted for 10 points and four rebounds in 11 minutes versus the Grizzlies ... Came off of the bench to contribute eight points and two rebounds versus Rider (11/14) ... Tallied career highs of 15 points and nine rebounds off of the bench in a win at Dayton to open the season (11/12) ... Accounted for 18 points and four rebounds off of the bench in the exhibition game versus Gannon (11/7).
2009-10
Sat out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Shared the Tom Caldwell “Unsung Hero” Award with Meggan Quinn.
2008-09 (at Boston College)
Played in 28 games ... Averaged 1.6 points and 2.0 rebounds ... Pulled in three rebounds against Boston University in the WNIT (3/23) ... Had four rebounds and three points against Florida State (3/6) in the ACC Tournament ... Notched three rebounds in 11 minutes versus Maryland (2/9) ... Grabbed six rebounds in nine minutes against NJIT (1/21) ... Had a career-high seven points against Wake Forest (1/15) ... Also corralled five rebounds against the Demon Deacons ... Tallied five points and a career-best seven rebounds against Virginia Tech (1/11) ... Registered four points, three rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes at Georgia Tech (1/8) ... Dished out a career-best two assists against Massachusetts (1/4) ... Accounted for four points, three rebounds and a steal at Dartmouth (12/29) ... Chipped in five points and a rebound against Florida International (12/14) ... Had six points and three rebounds against New Hampshire (12/9) ... Notched two points and three rebounds versus Hofstra (11/20) ... Tallied five points and five rebounds versus St. Francis (Pa.) (11/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
Guided Notre Dame Academy to a No. 4 ranking in the 2008 ESPN High Elite 25 Girls Basketball poll ... Preseason All-America choice by The Sporting News heading into her senior season ... Averaged 12.9 points as a senior ... Finished her career with more than 1,500 points ... Was the MVP of the Flint Hill Tip-Off Tournament and the Delly Curry Bojangles Shoot-out in 2007.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mia Sharron Nickson ... Born on January 28, 1990 in Heidelburg, Germany ... Parents are Gene and Sharon Gennings ... Has one sister, Kyndal Gennings (12) ... Majoring in communication, arts and sciences.
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