Norfolk State University Athletics

2021 (Senior Year): Named VaSID First Team All-State as well as All-MEAC Second Team ... Was twice named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week ... Member of the AD's Honor Roll both semesters ... Played in 25 matches, making an appearance in 88 sets ... Finished the season with 440 digs to lead the team ... Averaged 5.00 digs per set to lead the conference and rank 27th in Division I ... set a NSU career-high 29 digs against NCCU on Nov. 7, tied for fifth in program history.

2020 (Junior Year): Named the MEAC Defensive Specialist of the Week on Jan. 25 following the first week of the season … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Competed in all six matches and 21 sets … Averaged a team-best 4.62 digs per set, ranking second in the MEAC and 80^th in the nation … Totaled 97 digs with 14 assists, four kills and three service aces … Finished with season highs of 27 digs in a win over George Mason (1/24) … Her 27 digs is tied for the ninth most in NSU history.
 
At Daytona State College (Sophomore Year – 2019): Averaged 4.34 digs and 0.32 aces per set … Played in 26 matches and 92 total sets … Finished the year with 399 digs, 29 service aces and 27 assists … Reached double figures in digs in all but three matches … Had eight matches with 20 or more digs.
 
At Daytona State College (Freshman Year – 2018): Earned second-team All-Mid-Florida Conference honors … Named the Region VIII and the NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 after averaging better than six digs per set in six matches … Averaged 5.49 digs per set for the season … Competed in 28 matches and 102 sets … Totaled 560 digs, 24 assists and 12 service aces on the year … Led the Lady Falcons to a 20-8 record and a NJCAA Division I ranking of as high as 12^th.
 
High School: Competed on the varsity team at Osceola HS her junior and senior seasons … Was the team’s MVP her senior year in 2017 … Moved to Florida from Puerto Rico prior to her junior year.
 
Personal: Full name is Nicole Marie Rodriguez Gonzalez … Born on April 24, 2000 … Has one older brother Jairam … Majoring in psychology … Wants to pursue a master’s degree … Enjoys spending time with family, going to the beach, watching movies and exercising.