2021 (Senior Year): Appeared in 29 matches, covering 89 sets during her final season with the Redbirds … one of ISU’s two team captains during the 2021 season … scooped up a career-high 17 digs at Indiana State (10/8) … collected 92 total digs over the course of the 2021 season … served 19 aces this season … posted a career-best three service aces in back-to-back matches at Drake (9/24) and at UNI (9/25) … finished the year with 62 assists, including three double-digit efforts … recorded a season-best 18 assists against Missouri (9/18) … appeared in her fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament match, playing in one set at No. 6 Purdue (12/2).
2020 (Junior Year): Made appearances in 18 matches, covering 52 sets, in her third year with the Redbirds … scooped 48 digs, including a season-high 11 at Bradley (2/1) … finished fourth on the team in service aces (15), turning in a season-high five aces against Cincinnati (1/29) … dished out three assists … Fall 2020 season moved to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 32 matches, covering 107 sets for the Redbirds … collected 180 digs on the season to average 1.68 per set … recorded a career-high 15 digs in a five-set thrilling win at UNI (10/12) … dished out 63 assists, including a career-best 24 in a win over Valpo (10/19) … finished third on the team with 27 services aces, delivering a season-high seven aces in a sweep of Little Rock (9/6).
2018 (Freshman Year): Made appearances in 29 matches, including all but one MVC contest, covering 95 sets … dished out the third-most assists (42), including a career-best nine in ISU’s straight-set win over Eastern Illinois (8/31) … finished third on the team in service aces (19), delivering a pair of aces on four occasions, including against UNI (11/24) in the MVC Championship match … collected the fifth-most digs (160), reaching double-digit figures four times, with a career-high 14 against Drake (11/23) in the semifinal match-up at the conference tournament.
St. Pius X High School: Helped her high school to a 134-21 overall record in her four years at St. Pius X, including four conference and district championship titles ... Served as a team captain in her final season to help her team to back-to-back Missouri 2A State Championship titles ... Four-time all-conference and all-district selection ... Added all-region and all-state laurels to her resume in her final three seasons with St. Pius X ... Holds the State of Missouri record for assists with 3,722.
Personal: Carley Nicholson is the daughter of Terry and Katy Nicholson ... Born July 15 in St. Louis, Missouri ... has one older brother, Colby ... Father played baseball at Columbia, while mother played softball at SIUE ... planning to major in pre-med while attending Illinois State.
