Nikki McWilliams
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Saintfield, Northern Ireland
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- Position:
- M
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- St. Colmcille's
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- Previous College:
- University of Ulster
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- g
- 9
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- a
- 2
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- pts
- 20
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- gw
- 3
Bio
2015: Appeared and started in all 22 matches for the Eagles as a senior... Named second team All-SAC... Ranked third on the team with nine goals and added two assists... Registered three game-winning goals against Queens, Tusculum and Wingate... Scored the SAC Women's Soccer Championship title-cliniching goal against Wingate on Nov. 8th... Recorded multi-goal games against Queens and Catawba... Also scored against Alabama-Huntsville, Lincoln Memorial and Armstrong State... Assisted on goals against Brevard and Coker... Ranked third on the team with 55 shots and fourth with a .164 shot percentage.
2014: Appeared in nine matches with four starts before her season was cut short due to an ankle injury... Fired five shots at the goal.
College: Attended the University of Ulster in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland where she played under Dr. Katie Liston, Declan Doherty and Ryan McConville... Played both soccer and netball... Received Player of the Year during the 2010-11 season... Assistant captain during the 2012-13 season when it became All-Ireland Champions. Played club Linfield Ladies... Won the County Antrim Challenge Cup and the Irish FA Cup in 2013... Played in the Women’s Champions League in 2010 and 2012... Won the Irish FA Cup in 2010 and scored the title-clinching goal... Claimed three Irish Women’s Football Association League titles, and was once runners up... Irish Senior International player until 2013.
Personal: Daughter of Paul McWilliams... Currently studying to obtain her MBA.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 22 | 11 |
| Games started | 22 | 11 |
| Goals | 9 | 6 |
| Assists | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 20 | 14 |
| Shots | 55 | 31 |
| Shot Pct | .164 | .194 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 3 | 2 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | Ala.-Huntsville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | Ohio Dominican | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Mars Hill | W, 6-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | at Catawba | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 14 | at Young Harris | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Brevard | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at Tusculum | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | Armstrong State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | Columbus St. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sep 5 | Ala.-Huntsville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sep 11 | Ohio Dominican | L, 2-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
| Sep 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 19 | Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 |
| Sep 23 | at Mars Hill | W, 6-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 2 | .400 |
| Sep 30 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 3 | .750 |
| Oct 10 | at Catawba | W, 4-1 | 1 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 14 | at Young Harris | W, 2-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Oct 17 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 21 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 24 | Brevard | W, 2-0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 3 | .600 |
| Oct 27 | at Tusculum | W, 4-2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 2 | .400 |
| Oct 31 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 3 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 8 | vs. Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Nov 15 | Armstrong State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Nov 20 | Columbus St. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | Ala.-Huntsville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | Ohio Dominican | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Mars Hill | W, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Catawba | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Young Harris | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Brevard | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Tusculum | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Anderson (S.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | Armstrong State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | Columbus St. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| October | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| November | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2.50 | .164 | 1.32 | .527 |
| Conference | 11 | 2.82 | .194 | 1.36 | .484 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 2.45 | .148 | 1.45 | .593 |
| Away | 8 | 2.88 | .174 | 1.25 | .435 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1.67 | .200 | 1.00 | .600 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 19 | 2.47 | .191 | 1.32 | .532 |
| Losses | 3 | 2.67 | .000 | 1.33 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 2.50 | .150 | 1.25 | .500 |
| October | 9 | 3.00 | .148 | 1.44 | .481 |
| November | 5 | 1.60 | .250 | 1.20 | .750 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 55 | .164 | 29 | .527 |
| Conference | 11 | 31 | .194 | 15 | .484 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 27 | .148 | 16 | .593 |
| Away | 8 | 23 | .174 | 10 | .435 |
| Neutral | 3 | 5 | .200 | 3 | .600 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 19 | 47 | .191 | 25 | .532 |
| Losses | 3 | 8 | .000 | 4 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 20 | .150 | 10 | .500 |
| October | 9 | 27 | .148 | 13 | .481 |
| November | 5 | 8 | .250 | 6 | .750 |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Conference | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| November | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 22 | 22 | .41 | .09 | .91 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | .55 | .18 | 1.27 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | .36 | .09 | .82 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | .50 | .13 | 1.13 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | .33 | .00 | .67 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 19 | 19 | .47 | .11 | 1.05 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | .38 | .00 | .75 |
| October | 9 | 9 | .44 | .22 | 1.11 |
| November | 5 | 5 | .40 | .00 | .80 |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three goals scored by the third-ranked Columbus State Cougars in the 20 minutes of play were the difference as the Cougars knocked off the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team Friday night at McCown Field in the Southeast Region Championship.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 13th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team is appearing in its first NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship Southeast Regional Championship since 2009 and when the Eagles step foot on McCown Field for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff on Friday afternoon, C-N’s most-frequent postseason opponent will be warming up on the other side of the field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A goal just 59 seconds into the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship match between the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team and the Armstrong State Pirates (13-4-3) helped guide the Eagles to the program’s sixth Sweet 16 appearance with a 3-0 win over the Pirates Sunday afternoon at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — A six-year drought will come to an end when the 13th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (18-2) steps foot on McCown Field on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. for a second round match against the Armstrong State Pirates (13-4-3) in the 2015 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The 14th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (18-2) completed the South Atlantic Conference sweep with a 1-0 win over the two-time defending champions Wingate Bulldogs (15-2-2) in the SAC Championship final Sunday night at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference regular season champions Carson-Newman swept the yearly honors bestowed by the league on Wednesday as junior forward Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) was named the conference’s Player of the Year, Varin Ness (Sogndal, Norway) picked up Freshman of the Year accolades and coach Richard Moodie was garnered Coach of the Year as the Eagles finished 10-1 in SAC play during the year.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time in South Atlantic Conference Tournament history and only the second time in the postseason, the 15th-ranked and top-seeded Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (15-2, 10-1 SAC) will host the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (5-8-3. 3-6-2 SAC) on Tuesday night at 5 p.m. in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals at McCown Field.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The 15th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (15-2, 10-1 SAC) tallied five goals in the first half of play to shutout the Coker Cobras (4-11, 2-9) 5-0 in each team’s final South Atlantic Conference regular season contest Saturday afternoon at the Coker Soccer Complex.
ORLANDO – Carson-Newman senior forward Nikki McWilliams (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) was named a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District first-team for Division II’s District 3 on Thursday afternoon.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – The 15th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (14-2, 9-1 SAC) snapped a five-match losing streak to the Tusculum Pioneers (9-7-1, 5-4-1 SAC) with a 4-2 win at Pioneer Field on Tuesday night as the Eagles move within a win of securing the South Atlantic Conference regular season championship.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Mikayla Gregg (Newport, Tenn.) notched her first-career game-winning goal in the 32nd-minute on Satu as the 24th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (13-2, 8-1 SAC) picked up a 2-0 South Atlantic Conference win over the Brevard Tornados (4-9-1, 2-8 SAC).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 24th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (12-2, 7-1 SAC) welcome the Brevard Tornados (4-8-1, 2-7 SAC) to McCown Field for the Eagles’ regular season home finale and Senior Night as three C-N players will be honored between games.
SALISBURY, N.C. – Junior Julianne Herrity (Donegal, Ireland) and senior Nikki McWilliams (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) each scored two goals as the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (9-2, 6-1 SAC) picked up a 4-1 South Atlantic Conference victory over the Catawba Indians (3-8, 2-5 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Frock Athletic Complex.
ARROGATE, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (8-2, 5-1 SAC) picked up its first South Atlantic Conference shutout since 2013 with a 3-0 win over the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (3-4-3, 1-3-2 SAC) Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex in Harrogate, Tenn.
BOONE, N.C. – Carson-Newman freshman goalkeeper Jessica Fraiture (Hebron, Ky.) recorded her first-ever clean sheet as the Eagles (7-1) knocked off the Lees-McRae Bobcats (2-6) 3-0 at Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex on the campus of Appalachian State University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Nikki McWilliams (Saintfield, Northern Ireland) recorded her first multi-goal game with two scores as the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (5-1, 4-0 SAC) knocked off the Queens (N.C.) Royals (2-4-1, 1-2-1) to stay in a tie for first-place in the South Atlantic Conference.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman women’s soccer team (2-1) scored a goal 20 seconds into the second half but fell to the Ohio Dominican Panthers (1-2) 2-1 Friday night at McCown Field for the Eagles’ first loss of 2015.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman cross country’s Lachlan Dickie (Knoxville, Tenn.) and women's soccer’s Holly Talbut-Smith (Crawley, England) have been named the Chick-Fil-A Male and Female Athletes of the Week.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time since 2009, the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team opened the season 2-0 after a 3-1 win over the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Saturday afternoon at McCown Field.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman women’s soccer team was selected to finish ninth in the 2015 South Atlantic Conference poll selected by the league’s coaches, the league announced Monday morning.