17 Nikki James
Nikki James
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Cookeville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    MH
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Cookeville HS
Bio

2010: Named second team All-SAC and an American Volleyball Coaches' Association All-Region Honorable Mention selection…Played in all 31 matches and 115 games…Recorded a career-high 199 blocks (63 block solos, 136 block assists), leading the nation with an average of 1.73 blocks per set…Led the team and was fifth in the conference with a hitting percentage of .288…Second on the team in kills with 329, averaging 2.86 kills per set…Recorded 116 digs, averaging 1.01 digs per set…Had 10 assists and 14 service aces…Finished with double digit blocks in four matches, including a career-high 12 blocks in a win against Anderson (9/25)…Had 10 or more kills 17 times on the season, including a career-high 21 kills to go along with 10 digs and eight blocks in a win over Catawba (11/12) in the SAC Tournament…Finished with 11 kills and 11 blocks in a win over rival Tusculum (11/19) in the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament.

2009: Named to the SAC All-Tournament team…Started all 33 matches for the Lady Eagles and played in 118 games…Finished second in the conference in total blocks with 133 and had five or more blocks in 13 matches…Third in league and 20th nationally in blocks per game with an average of 1.13…Among the SAC leaders with a .268 hitting percentage…Had a hitting percentage above .400 in eight matches…Recorded 194 kills and 47 digs…Tallied career-highs in kills (14) and blocks (nine) to lead the Lady Eagles to a 3-2 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne (10/30)…Had 12 kills and eight blocks in 3-1 win against Newberry (9/19).

2008: Did not play during the 2008 season.

2007 (Freshman) : An All-SAC Freshman Team Selection...Ranked 5th in the nation in NCAA DII blocks per game...Played in 114 of 120 games...Started in all 34 matches...Led the team to first in the nation in blocks per game with 176 blocks and 1.54 blocks per game...Fifth on the team in hitting percentage with .178...Had 10 kills vs. Lander University (10/23) and 10 kills vs. Catawba College (11/3)...Put up six blocks against Tusculum (10/16) with five block solos...Ended season 1st in the South Atlantic Conference in blocks per game.

High School: A standout for Cookeville High School...Three time selection to the All District team....TSSAA Region 4 Tournament MVP (2006)...TSSAA All-State 1st Team Selection (2006)...TSSAA Region 4 All-Tournament Team Selection (2005)...Cookeville High School Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player...District All-Freshman Team (2003)