Nicole Staverman Class: Sophomore Hometown: Edgewood, Ky. High School: Notre Dame Academy Height: 5-7 Position: DS

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Career Honors
Pitt Classic All-Tournament Team (2008).

As a Freshman (2008)
Named to the Pitt Classic All-Tournament Team ... Led the Bobcats in aces five times and paced the team in digs on three occasions ... Posted double figures in digs in three contests ... Averaged 0.33 aces per set, good for sixth on Ohio's single-season rally-scoring chart ... Unleashed three aces in the home sweep of Dayton ... Exploded for a career-high six aces - the most by an Ohio player since 2003 - and registered 10 digs in the home victory over Buffalo ... Notched a career-best 16 digs versus Tulane ... Led all players with eight digs in the home sweep of No. 14 Middle Tennessee State ... Established a career high with three assists in the sweep of Siena ... Came up with 13 digs and the first four aces of her career in the win over Eastern Kentucky at the Pitt Classic ... Shared team-high honors with four digs against No. 1 Penn State.

Prior to Ohio
Named a Senior Ace and a first-team Defensive Dandy Lions selection by PrepVolleyball.com in her final high school season ... Led Notre Dame to a state runner-up finish, as well as district and regional championships, as a senior ... A two-time first-team KVCA All-State pick ... KCVA 9th Region, NKGVCA Division I, Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year in 2007 ... Collected Kentucky State, 9th Region and 33rd District All-Tournament honors in 2007 ... Named to the 9th Region All-Tournament squad in 2006, while also capturing 33rd District Tournament MVP accolades ... Brought home NKGVCA Division I and Cincinnati Enquirer first-team honors as a junior ... Notre Dame MVP in 2007 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 ... Member of Spanish National Honor Society.

Personal
Born April 12, 1990 ... Daughter of Jim and Ellen Staverman ... A retail merchandising major.