Nicole Woods

Photo by: USA Field Hockey

Class:
Senior
High School:
Beverly
Hometown:
Beverly, Mass.

• 2017 Longstreth/NFHCA All-America First Team Selection
• 2017 Longstreth/NFHCA West Region Player of the Year
• Three-time NFHCA All-West Region First Team Selection (2015, 2016, 2017)
• All-ACC First Team Selection (2017)
• Two-time All-ACC Second Team Selection (2015, 2016)
• Preseason All-ACC Selection (2016, 2017)
• Four-year starter
• 2017 Team Co-Captain
• Member of USA Field Hockey National Team (2017)
   - Played in every game of USA’s Gold Medal run at FIH World League
   Semifinal
   - Played in every game of Bronze Medal showing at Pan American Cups
   • Member of USA U21 Team (2015-16)
   • Member of the USA U19 team (2014-15)
• Ranks ninth on Louisville’s list for career points (71) and assists (25)

As a senior (2017): NFHCA All-America first team selection... NFHCA West Region Player of the Year (program’s first), NFHCA All-West Region first team... 2017 All-ACC first team... Started all 22 games... Scored six goals and dished out seven assists for 19 points... Converted a shootout attempt in the 3-2 ACC semifinal shootout win against Duke... Named to the NFHCA Senior Game Roster... Dished out a pair of assists in the 5-2 win over New Hampshire (10/8)... Registered her first career hat trick in the 5-1 win over Kent State (9/3)

As a junior (2016): Selected to 2016 NFHCA All-West Region first team... Named to All-ACC second team... Started all 21 games... Fourth on the team with 20 points (5G, 10A)... ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/25)... Scored a pair of goals and dished out an assist against No. 17 James Madison (10/23)... Scored the gamewinner against No. 6 Northwestern (10/9)... Scored in the 4-1 win against Appalachian State (9/25)... Scored the game winner in the 2-1 victory over Ohio State (9/18)... Tied a school single game record with three assists in the 7-1 win over Brown (9/3)... Preseason All-ACC selection (second straight season)... Named to USA Field Hockey U21 Junior World Cup roster… Selected to USWNT – earned nine caps helping the team to a gold medal in the FIH World League Semifinal 2 games.

As a sophomore (2015): Named to All-ACC second team... Longstreth NFHCA All-West Region first team selection... Started every game... Led team with 22 points and nine goals… Scored two goals against James Madison and Boston College…Helped USA Field Hockey to a Silver Medal finish in the 2016 Pan American Games… Played in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship during the summer… Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring… Member of the Dean’s List in the spring.

As a freshman (2014): Played in all 21 games with 15 starts…Posted three goals and dished out four assists for 10 points on the season… Registered eight shots on goal… Scored the game-winner in overtime in the Cards’ 4-3 victory at William & Mary… Also scored in the wins over Saint Louis and Ohio… Traveled to Belgium with the USA Field Hockey U19 team in the spring of 2015… All-ACC Academic team selection… Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring... Named to the Dean’s List…Selected to the USA Field Hockey U21 squad (summer, 2015).

High School/Club: 2014 USA U19 National Team selection… Three-year varsity captain at Beverly High School… Helped lead her team to the 2013 Northeastern Conference championship by scoring 11 goals and dishing out 21 assists…2014 Futures Elite selection… … Four-year high school NEC all-star… Named All-Conference Player of the Year as a senior… All-State selection in 2013… Salem News Field Hockey Player of the Year in 2012… Played for the Northeast Elite club team… All-Scholastic selection in field hockey and ice hockey.

Personal: Full name is Nicole Leigh Woods… Daughter of Jack and Betsy Woods… Birthdate is July 7, 1996… Has a brother, Michael and a sister, Corinne… Major is middle school education… Her proudest moment was committing to UofL… She is inspired by her ice hockey coach, Pops… Her greatest challenge was deciding to play field hockey over ice hockey in college… Most people don’t know she lived in Montreal, Canada for seven years… Favorite athlete is Taylor Hall.