Nicole Slimko

Kent State

Sep 26 (Fri)

6 p.m.

Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications

Photo by: JD Pooley

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Photo by: Ruben Kappler, BGSU Marketing & Communications

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Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Bianca Garza, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: JD Pooley

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
Crystal Lake South
Hometown:
Crystal Lake, Ill.

2017: Appeared in 28 of the Falcons 29 matches, as well as 105 sets on the season … named Academic All-MAC … earned All-MAC Honorable Mention honors … named to the MAC All-Tournament Team after posting a team-leading 16 kills and 3.0 blocks against Western Michigan in the MAC Semifinals (Nov. 18) … topped the Bowling Green squad with 294 total kills, while hitting .156 … also led the team with her 2.80 kills per set and 3.17 points per set averages … surpassed the 1,000 career kill marker with a 16-kill performance in the regular season finale at Buffalo (Nov. 18) … totaled 1,041 total kills in her career … marked double-digit kills in 16 matches, including six straight matches from Nov. 3-30 … posted a season-high for the Bowling Green squad when she marked 20 kills in the 3-2 win at Northern Illinois (Sept. 23) … also tallied six assists, 29 digs and a .918 serve receive on the year … posted a season-best 7.0 block performance in the NIVC First Round at Green Bay, totaling 66.0 total blocks on the season … her 11 solo and 55 block assists for 66.0 ranked third on the team, while she averaged 0.63 blocks per set.

2016: Earned a spot on the Academic All-MAC squad … Played in 18 matches, making four starts … Appeared in 45 sets … Registered 79 kills … Posted a season-high eight kills in matches against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 10), Ohio (Sept. 30), Central Michigan (Oct. 15) and Miami (Nov. 19) … Hit at least .300 in five matches … Registered eight kills with just one error while hitting .389 at Central Michigan (Oct. 15) … Picked up seven kills and hit .333 in a MAC Tournament win over Western Michigan (Nov. 18) … Tied her season high in points with 8.5 in both MAC Tournament matches.

2015: Recognized as a 2015 MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Earned a spot on the 2015 Academic All-MAC Team … Played in all 29 matches and all 112 sets on the year for BGSU … Was second on the team with 358.0 points and with 328 kills, an average of 2.93 per set … Ranked ninth in the MAC on the year with 2.93 kills per set … Totaled 48 total blocks, an average of 0.43 per set, and 53 digs overall on the season … Tallied double digit kills in 17 matches on the season … Registered double digit points in 21 matches on the year … Picked up a 26 kills in the win over Cleveland State … Also had 20 kills in the home win over IPFW … Recorded 16 kills versus Eastern Michigan and 15 kills at home versus both Akron and Miami … Hit over .345 in six different matches on the season, including at Akron and at home against NIU … Posted a season-high seven digs versus NIU … Also recorded a perfect 1.000 reception percentage in 16 different matches on the year … Turned in a season-high six blocks in the home win over Kent State … Registered four total blocks versus Pitt and EMU.

2014: Started all 28 matches for the Falcons as a freshman … Had the most kills for a Falcon in almost 15 years when she posted 31 in a five-set win over Wright State … Those 31 kills were the most for any MAC player in a match during the year … Had at least 10 kills in a match 15 times on the season … Also had 20 kills three times – against Robert Morris, Western Michigan and Buffalo … BGSU went 3-1 in matches she had at least 20 kills … Added two aces, two blocks and five digs when she had 20 kills against Western Michigan … Had at least 10 digs in five different matches, finishing with a double-double in each of those contests … Had a career-best 17 digs against Wichita State … Led the team with 340 kills, an average of 3.24 per set, to rank fourth in the MAC … The only freshman to rank among the top 10 in the conference in kills … Her 3.21 kills per set in conference matches placed her fifth in the league … Also second on the team with 22 service aces and fourth with 192 digs … Her 340 kills are the third-most for a BGSU freshman since 1986 … Named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3 after her 31-kill match.

High School: Two-time all-area player from Crystal Lake South High School … Team MVP as a sophomore … All-conference … Team advanced to the Illinois state semifinals as a senior …

Personal: Full name is Nicole Renee Slimko … Daughter of Mark and Dana Slimko … Born Dec. 10, 1995 … Is a pre-med major … One sister, Emily, and a brother, Kristofer … Played club volleyball for Sky High Volleyball Club.