2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Nichols, Kale
Jersey Number 12
Kale Nichols
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bowling Green, Ohio
- High School:
- Toledo St. John's Jesuit
- Prev School:
- Columbus Crew Academy
Bio
June 2023 - Nichols, Jensen Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
2022
2021
2020(-21)
2019
2018
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SCHOLARSHIP INFO.
2022
- A 2022 team captain
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also chosen to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Started all 16 matches
- Had three points on the season, with a goal (a GWG) and an assist
- Played 84 minutes against both DePaul and Loyola (Ill.) on the season's opening weekend
- Was on the pitch for 83 minutes of the home opener vs. Ohio State
- Played all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw at Michigan, with his three shots including two on goal
- Saw 86 minutes of time in the Michigan State match
- Played 70 minutes of the Falcons' 3-1 win, with the primary assist on Kyle Cusimano's goal that opened the scoring early in the second half
- Had three shots, including two on goal, in 78 minutes of work in the win over Oakland
- Played all 90 minutes of the MAC opener vs. Western Michigan
- Saw a second-half shot blocked off the line for a 'team save' in that match
- Was on the field for every second of the match at Georgetown
- Played 75 minutes of the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron, and had two shots on goal
- Saw 72 minutes of action at Chicago State
- Played all 90 minutes as BGSU blanked #20 Akron on the road
- Played 83 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over CSU on Senior Night, with his three shots including two on goal
- Was on the field for the entire match in a 3-1 win at Northern Illinois
- Played 67 minutes at Western Michigan and had a shot on goal
- Scored what would prove to be the GWG in BG's season-ending 6-0 win over NIU at Cochrane Stadium
- Volleyed a Sergi Martinez corner kick out of the air for the game-opening goal
2021
- Named to the Academic All-District Team, selected by CoSIDA
- Also selected to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third-straight season
- Started all 20 matches, and had eight points on three goals and two assists
- Played all 110 minutes vs. IUPUI, helping BG the Jaguars to just four total shots and no goals
- And, played all 92-plus minutes of BGSU's win at Gonzaga
- Was on the field for 78 minutes at Cleveland State, helping the Falcon defense hold the Vikings without a shot on goal in that 3-0 win
- Played 72 minutes of another 3-0 road win, as the Falcons defeated Michigan State for the first time in 20 years
- Saw 83 minutes of action in the match vs. #6/7 Marshall
- Had the primary assist on BGSU's second goal in a 3-0 win over Wright State
- Slid a pass to Roberto Fernandez Garrido, who scored in the 32nd minute of that victory
- Played 87 minutes of another shutout win three days later, this time against #13/17 FIU
- Was on the field for 77 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy, with a pair of shot attempts
- Played 70 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win at Canisius
- Played all 105-plus minutes at Ohio State, with his two shots including one on goal
- Played every second of the Georgia State match, and scored the tying goal in BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win
- His three shots on goal included a perfectly-place shot that found the far corner of the net in the 54th minute
- Scored for the second-straight game, with a goal midway through the second half of BG's 4-0 win vs. Georgia Southern
- Played all 110 minutes of the Falcons' 1-1 draw at Northern Illinois, in a matchup of top-25 teams
- Saw a first-half shot hit the crossbar and bounce straight down, before the Huskies cleared the ball away
- Was on the pitch for 85 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Oakland
- Played 105 minutes against Western Michigan, with an assist on the Falcons' goal in that 1-1 draw
- Played all 90 minutes at West Virginia, and played 83 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal at Northern Illinois
- Became only the fifth player in program history to score a GWG in the NCAA Championships
- Played all 90 minutes of a 1-0 shutout win at Louisville in the first round of the national tourney, scoring the lone goal on a nifty one-timer off of a Nathan Masters cross in the 30th minute
- Led the Falcons with three shot attempts vs. the Cardinals
- Was on the field for every second of the national tourney second-round match at Indiana, with his two shot attempts including one on goal
2020(-21)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year
- Started all 13 matches, playing 1,111 of the season's 1,209 total minutes
- Had one assist on the year
- Scored two goals in BGSU's 7-0 win in a scrimmage vs. Tiffin
- Drew the start and played 81 minutes of the 3-2 win over Dayton in the season opener
- Had a solid game in the MAC opener at Akron, and had three shot attempts, including one on goal
- Played all 94-plus minutes of BG's 1-0 OT win over #25 SIUE, hitting the crossbar with a shot
- Helped the Falcons to two more shutout wins, playing 78 minutes at West Virginia and all 90 minutes at Northern Illinois
- Was on the pitch for 84 minutes at Western Michigan
- Played 93 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win over Akron, with his two shot attempts including one on goal
- Helped the Falcons hold the Zips to zero shots on goal in that win
- Was on the pitch for 102 minutes of the scoreless draw vs. West Virginia, with three shots to tie for the team lead
- Played 82 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 OT win over NIU that clinched the MAC title
- Had an assist vs. the Huskies, with the lone helper on Chris Sullivan's first-half goal that opened the scoring
- Played 82 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Monmouth, with a shot on goal
2019
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in all 21 matches, making 20 starts
- Had nine points to finish fourth on the team
- Scored three goals and added three assists
- Tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals
- Started both matches during the Falcons' trip to Western Pennsylvania on the season's opening weekend
- Played all 110 minutes of the double-OT draw at Duquesne, with a shot attempt
- Then, played 77 minutes of the Robert Morris match, with a shot on goal
- Helped the Falcons keep a clean sheet in the two-goal win over the Colonials
- Was in the Starting XI for both contests the following weekend, as BG picked up a pair of shutout wins at the Lakeside Classic in Evanston, Ill.
- Played 77 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 victory over Wisconsin, and 60 minutes of the 3-0 win vs. host Northwestern, with a shot on goal in each match
- Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in the Ohio State match
- Beat his would-be defender on the left side of the penalty area, took the ball to the end line and hit a low cross that was redirected into the net by Chris Brennan just over two minutes into the contest
- Played all 90 minutes against Cleveland State, helping the Falcons keep a fourth clean sheet in six matches
- Was on the field for all 91-plus minutes vs. Cincinnati, and scored his first collegiate goal
- Headed home a Brennan throw-in early in the second half
- Had two total shots vs. the Bearcats
- Played 80 minutes on the road against #18/23 Kentucky
- Played 72 minutes of the Falcons' win over Canisius, and had the primary assist on Chris Sullivan's goal
- That goal tied the contest at 1-1 early in the second half, and BG went on to a 4-1 win
- Played 83 minutes of the Falcons' shutout victory at Detroit Mercy, with a shot on goal
- Redirected a corner kick on frame from point-blank range, but the shot was 'saved' by the goalkeeper who just happened to be standing in the right place at the right time
- Seven days later, scored the lone goal in another 1-0 road win, this time at IUPUI
- The goal was the first game-winning goal of his Falcon career
- After a Brennan throw-in and a cheeky backheel by Sullivan, Achille Robin headed the ball across the six-yard line for a one-time finish late in the first half
- Had a game-high four shots, including two on goal, and played all 90 minutes vs. the Jags
- Played 83 minutes of the MAC opener at Akron
- Started and played 48 minutes at SIUE
- Came off the bench for the first time all season, and scored the GWG in the Falcons' 4-0 win over Purdue Fort Wayne
- Took a pass from Charlie Maciejewski on the right side of the box, quickly settling the ball and hitting a shot into the far side of the net in the 28th minute
- Played 45 minutes of that victory
- It marked the third-straight home game, and the fourth time in five matches at Cochrane, that he scored at least one point
- Played 83 minutes of the Falcons' dominant 3-0 win over West Virginia
- Was on the field for 47 minutes of the Western Michigan match
- Played 81 minutes of BG's 1-0 win at Wright State, with three shot attempts, including two on goal
- Was on the field for 72 minutes as the Falcons ended the regular season with a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois at Cochrane Stadium
- Played 64 minutes of the rematch with NIU three days later, as the Falcons picked up a 2-1 win in overtime, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament
- Had the primary assist on the first goal of the second match vs. the Huskies, as his header found Michael Montemurri for a one-time finish on the left side of the box
- Had a shot attempt of his own in that match
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over top-seeded Akron in the semifinal round
- It marked BGSU's first win over the Zips since 2002, and the Falcons' first road victory against UA since 1997
- Played a key role in that victory over the Zips, blocking two Akron shots on the goal line for a 'team save' in each case
- Turned away a low shot at the near post, and headed a curving Akron shot away from the far post, just below the crossbar
- Played 81 minutes of the league tourney final vs. WVU
- Had a half-volley that went just over the bar in the second half, and had the final pass on two near-goals for the Falcons
- Slid a ball to Matt Walters, who saw his blast blocked for a 'team save' early in the second half
- Then, headed a corner kick back across the six-yard box to Achille Robin, who saw his header saved in the latter minutes of the match
2018
- Played in five matches off the bench, and was on the field for a total of 115 minutes
- Made his BGSU debut in the Falcons' win at Western Illinois, playing 10 minutes off fhe bench
- Saw action in another 3-2 road win, BG's overtime victory at IUPUI
- Played 17 minutes vs. the Jaguars
- Also saw 17 minutes of action in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati, firing several dangerous crosses into the box during that match
- Came off the bench to play 34 minutes of BGSU's 2-0 victory over SIUE, a win that clinched the number-two seed in the MAC Tournament for the Falcons
- And, played 37 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan
- Wore uniform #23 as a freshman
HIGH SCHOOL
- A graduate of St. John's Jesuit H.S. ('18), where he was coached by Tom Shook
- Earned first-team all-district and all-league (Three Rivers Athletic Conference) honors, helping the Titans to a 7-0-0 league record and a TRAC title in 2017
PERSONAL
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- Son of Eric and Marianne Nichols
- The oldest of three children
- Has a sister, Jordan, and a brother, Braden
- Has played club ball for the Crew Academy (coached by James Field and Joaquin Gonzales) and BG Crew Juniors (under coaches Zach Mason and Eric Reed)
- Captured a division title at the Generation adidas Cup with the Crew Academy
- Participated in and completed the MAC Transformative Leadership Program in July of 2020
- Majoring in finance at BGSU
SCHOLARSHIP INFO.
- Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Phipps, Levin, Hebeka & Associates Ltd.
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
Bennett Painter Post-Match Interview (Aug. 21, 2025)
Friday, August 22
