2009 Volleyball
TransouthPct.OverallPctStreakHomeAwayNeutral
0-14.0005-22.185Lost 61-92-102-3
Coaches
Brittany Nicley Image
Brittany Nicley
Head Coach- 1st Season
 
    Mid-Continent University opened the 2009-10 intercollegiate athletics season with three new head coaches, including volleyball coach Brittany Nicley and women's basketball coach Courtney Nicley, and former assistant softball coach Christa Bakemeier who was promoted to the head coaching position, June 24, after the resignation of veteran coach Rocky Stinson, who moved on coach softball at Bryan College (Tenn.).
 
    Brittany Nicley replaced Lilly Zhan at the helm of the Cougar volleyball fortunes after Zhan's two seasons in Mayfield, and Courtney Nicley replaced Dominic Tharpe as women's basketball coach after one season. Both sisters began their first seasons as head coaches, live in Paducah, Kentucky, and both are graduates of Western Boone Senior High School in Thorntown, Indiana.
 
    Brittany played volleyball, softball, and basketball all four years of high school, while Courtney played volleyball and basketball and ran track all four years. Brittany earned All-Conference awards in all three sports as a sophomore, junior, and senior and still holds the school volleyball record for most career assists and assists in a season and in a single match.
 
    Ironically, Nicley's father, Paul Nicley, set Western Boone High School's boys' basketball scoring record with two consecutive 47-point games in 1975-76, a mark that still stands.
 
    A 2004 high school graduate, Brittany attended Judson College, an NAIA school in Elgin, Illinois, and played four years of volleyball and softball. She graduated from Judson in 2008, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. As a senior setter on Judson's volleyball team, she led the team with 218 assists.
 
    As a junior and senior middle infielder, Brittany helped Judson qualify for the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA) Championships. She hit .293 with three doubles, 17 RBI, 7 stolen bases, and 14 runs scored as a senior, and Judson posted a 24-24 record, its season record for wins, and placed third at NCCAA Nationals in Florida. Brittany ranks fourth in Judson history with 381 career at-bats, seventh with 91 hits, 12th with 21 walks, and 13th with 37 RBI and 35 runs scored.
 
    "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work in an atmosphere where the people show tremendous support for me as an individual and what I am trying to accomplish within the university," says Nicley, after receiving her first collegiate coaching position.
 
 
Lindsey Speed Image
Lindsey Speed
Manager- 1st Season
Major:  Business.  Birth date:  September 4.  Daughter of:  Jeff and Christie Speed.
 
Lindsey is Coach Brittany Nicley's volleyball team manager this fall and plans to play softball for MCU during the spring season. A freshman, Speed comes to Mid-Continent University from nearby Graves County High School where she was a volleyball teammate of current MCU player Amber Sanderson.
 
Lindsey was voted MVP of the Graves County team as a junior in 2007 and helped GCHS to second-place finishes in the 2007 and 2008 district championships. Off the court, she was active in the Pep Club.
 
Favorite Athlete:  Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks All-Star point guard).  Favorite Food:  Macaroni and cheese.  Favorite TV Show:  One Tree Hill.  Favorite Movie:  The Notebook.  Favorite Hobby:  Sports and church.  Favorite Place to Visit:  Panama City Beach, Florida.  Favorite Quote:  "Live every day as it is your last."