Brittany Nicley
Earning
five victories during each of Nicley's two seasons, Nicley's team
recorded the best season in MCU volleyball history in 2011. Under
Nicley's leadership, the team won a record 11 matches, including their
first ever TranSouth Conference victory - a five-set triumph over Union
University on September 13. The success did not stop there, as the
Cougars set a whopping 56 program records during the campaign.
Brittany played
volleyball, softball, and basketball all four years at Western Boone
Senior High School in Thorntown, Indiana, earning 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 single-season
assists and single-match assists.
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 in 2009.
