Nicklin Hames-One Of The Best & Toughest To Wear The Husker Uniform

After playing the first weekend of the season as a defensive specialist, Nicklin returned to a setter role in a 6-2 system for the Husker Invitational against LMU and Ole Miss, posting 22 and 18 assists. Nicklin posted a season-high 38 assists with 17 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 17 Creighton (Sept. 7) and 12 digs against Pepperdine (Aug. 27) and 11 digs and two service aces against Tulsa (Aug. 26)

2022 (Senior) • Returned to the starting lineup after one month out with an injury and recorded 20 assists and eight digs in a 3-0 sweep of No. 14 Penn State • Put up 23 assists and eight digs with a pair of aces in a 3-0 win over Northwestern (Oct. 16) • Posted 21 assists and six digs with a block in a sweep at No. 12 Purdue (Oct. 19) • Recorded 20 assists and 13 digs in a 3-0 win at Illinois, where she became Nebraska’s all-time leader in career assists by surpassing Fiona Nepo’s total of 4,824 (Oct. 22) • Had 20 assists and eight digs against Indiana (Nov. 2) • Set 31 assists and had 19 digs in a 3-2 win at Northwestern (Nov. 6) • Notched a double-double of 32 assists and a season-high 21 digs at No. 6 Ohio State (Nov. 13)

2021 (Senior) • Received AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA All-North Region First Team and second-team All-Big Ten recognition • Averaged 10.76 assists, 3.40 digs, 0.28 aces and 0.46 blocks per set • Posted a team-leading 24 double-doubles on the season • Ranked fourth in Big Ten play for assists per set (11.12) and seventh for aces per set (0.34) • Named Big Ten Setter of the Week back-to-back weeks (Oct. 11, Oct. 18) • Recorded a season-high four blocks along with 38 assists and 14 digs in a sweep of No. 15 Penn State (Nov. 19) • Set the Huskers to a road upset of No. 2 Texas with 43 assists, 13 digs, two blocks and three kills in the NCAA Regional Final (Dec. 11) • Selected the NCAA Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player while earning a spot on the all-tournament team after averaging 10.86 assists, 3.29 digs and 0.57 blocks per set against Illinois and Texas • Finished with 45 assists, 13 digs and a season-high-tying four blocks vs. No. 3 Pitt in the NCAA Semifinal (Dec. 16) • Capped the year by dishing out a season-best 56 assists, 23 digs, a block and an ace vs. No. 4 Wisconsin in the NCAA title match (Dec. 18) • Honored with a spot on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Became Nebraska’s all-time leader in career NCAA Tournament assists with 760 • Accounted for 19 career NCAA Tournament aces, the third-most in NU history • Ended the season ranked second all-time at Nebraska for career assists (4,581), which also set the Huskers’ rally-scoring era record • Also finished the year ranked seventh all-time in career digs (1,339)

2020 (Junior) • Named an AVCA Second-Team All-American for the first time in her career • Received All-Big Ten First-Team and AVCA All-North Region honors for the second straight year • Led the Big Ten in assists with 10.91 per set • Posted 10 double-doubles in 19 matches and served 16 aces • Set the Huskers to a .270 hitting percentage, the second-best mark in the Big Ten • Ranked second on the team in digs at 2.91 per set • Surpassed 3,000 career assists, becoming the fourth Husker setter in school history to reach that mark • Had a season-high 57 assists to go with 14 digs against No. 11 Ohio State on March 13 • Recorded 52 assists and 12 digs in a win over Maryland on Feb. 5 • Posted a season-high 18 digs with 44 assists and four kills against No. 5 Minnesota on Feb. 19 • Tallied 51 assists and 12 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 11 Ohio State on March 12 • Recorded 35 assists, 16 digs and five kills in a win at Michigan on March 25 • In the NCAA Regional Final against No. 5 Texas, had 34 assists, 13 digs and a season-high three service aces

2019 (Sophomore) • Earned AVCA All-North Region and All-Big Ten First-Team honors, as well as AVCA All-America honorable mention for the second year in a row • Started all 33 matches and led the Huskers to a .266 hitting percentage with 10.88 assists per set, 2.87 digs per set, a team-high 26 service aces and 49 blocks • Helped the Huskers to the No. 2 hitting percentage in conference play (.284) with the third-most assists per set (11.37) • Named to the Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging 10.30 assists and 3.20 digs per set in the Huskers’ three wins over High Point, Denver and Loyola Marymount • Set a career high with 57 assists to go with 11 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 20 Illinois, one of her team-high 16 double-doubles on the season • Put up 55 assists, 12 digs and had a season-high five kills in a 3-2 win over Iowa • Led the Huskers to a 3-2 win over No. 7 Penn State with 54 assists, 22 digs and four blocks • Had 54 assists at No. 20 Purdue • Notched a career-high five blocks with 51 assists and 12 digs at Indiana • Had 51 assists and 17 digs in the four-set win over Loyola Marymount • Had 49 assists and 17 digs in a five-set win at No. 25 San Diego • Posted 35 assists and 15 digs in the season-opening 3-1 win against No. 18 Creighton • Had 40 assists and 16 digs against No. 2 Stanford • Recorded 46 assists and 14 digs against Michigan State • Tallied 48 assists and 11 digs with four kills against No. 20 Purdue • Had 56 assists and 15 digs in a 3-2 win at No. 7 Minnesota

2018 (Freshman) • Selected to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and received AVCA All-America honorable mention and AVCA All-North Region honorable mention • Finished the season with 10.49 assists per set and 3.32 digs per set, along with 40 service aces, second-most on the team • Broke Jordan Larson's school record for double-doubles with 25 during the season • Set the Huskers to a fourth-straight NCAA Final Four, as they came up just a few points short of a national title in a 3-2 loss to No. 1 Stanford • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 24 after 44 assists and 10 digs against No. 18 Michigan and 40 assists and 16 digs against Michigan State • Earned a second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor on Nov. 12 after 52 assists and 18 digs in a 3-1 win at No. 15 Michigan • Had a season-high 56 assists with 11 digs in a 3-2 comeback win at No. 14 Creighton • Provided 54 assists and 12 digs at No. 3 Minnesota • Named to the Husker Invite All-Tournament Team after setting the Huskers to a .371 hitting percentage with 11.20 assists per set in three wins • Posted 35 assists and 19 digs against No. 7 Florida in her collegiate debut • Recorded 47 assists and 11 digs against Iowa • Notched 44 assists and 18 digs against No. 5 Minnesota • Tallied 44 assists and 13 digs at Ohio State • Posted 49 assists and 18 digs at No. 9 Penn State • Had a career-high 23 digs to go with 45 assists against No. 6 Illinois • Had 41 assists and 15 digs in sweep of No. 14 Oregon in NCAA Regional Final and was named to the All-Regional Team

Honors & Awards • AVCA All-America Second Team (2020) • AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2018, 2019, 2021) • AVCA All-North Region (2019, 2020, 2021) • AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2018) • All-Big Ten First Team (2019, 2020) • All-Big Ten Second Team (2021) • All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2018) • Big Ten Setter of the Week (Oct. 11, 2021; Oct. 25, 2021) • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 24, 2018, Nov. 12, 2018) • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2021) • NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team (2021) • NCAA Austin Regional Most Outstanding Player (2021) • NCAA Minneapolis Regional All-Tournament Team (2018) • Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team (2019, 2021) • Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team (2018) • Nebraska Outstanding Female Newcomer (All Sports, 2018-19) • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021; Beach-2022) • Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021; Beach-2021, 2022) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2020, 2021; Spring 2020, 2021, 2022) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)Personal• Born Jan. 18, 2000 • Parents are Jason and Christine • Major is child, youth and family studies (bachelor's degree from Nebraska, May 2022) • Pronounced “Hayms”

Joe Mixan

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December 5, 2022

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