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Jersey Number 11
Nicole Lennon
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cinco Ranch HS
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
Bio
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2021 (Fall) VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
2021 (Fall) C-USA Spirit of Service Award
2021 (Fall) AVCA Southwest Region Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA First Team All-Conference
2021 (Fall) C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
2021 (Fall) C-USA Preseason Team
2021 (Spring) AVCA Third Team All-American
2021 (Spring) VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
2021 (Spring) AVCA Southwest Region Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA Player of the Year
2021 (Spring) C-USA First Team All-Conference
2021 (Spring) C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (3x)
2021 (Spring) C-USA Preseason Team
2019 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2019 VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
2019 AVCA Southwest Region Team
2019 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2019 C-USA First Team All-Conference
2019 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (7x)
2019 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
2019 C-USA Preseason Team
2018 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2018 AVCA Southwest Region Team
2018 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2018 C-USA Player of the Year
2018 C-USA First Team All-Conference
2018 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (2x)
2018 C-USA Preseason Team
2017 C-USA Freshman of the Year
2017 C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2017 C-USA All-Freshman Team
2017 C-USA Freshman of the Week (4x)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021-22 C-USA All-Academic Team
2021-22 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA All-Academic Team
2020-21 Senior CLASS Award candidate
2019-20 C-USA All-Academic Team
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 (5th Year-Spring): Played in 91 sets...broke the Rice all-time kills record, finishing with 2,144 kills...named to the C-USA First Team for a fourth straight season...was a Senior CLASS Award finalist...named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for 3rd time in her career...ranked 19th in the NCAA in kills per set (4.44-5th in C-USA)...27th in the NCAA in points per set (4.91-5th in C-USA)...also 41st in the country in attacks per set (11.33)...ranked 10th among all players in C-USA with a .338 hitting percentage during league play...also 7th in kills per set (4.39) during league action and 7th in points per set (4.84)...double-figure kills in 22 of 27 matches...led the team with 16 double-doubles...named the 2021 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2021 (Senior-Fall): Played in all 77 sets season…named the C-USA Player of the Year for the second time in her career (also in 2018), and to the C-USA First Team for a third time...also a VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American for a second straight season...became the first player in program history to earn AVCA All-American Third Team honors...earned a spot on the AVCA Southwest Region Team, as well as the C-USA All-Tournament squad...selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and the C-USA All-Academic Team...named a Senior CLASS Award candidate…three-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week…second in C-USA in points per set (5.03-20th in NCAA)…second in C-USA in total kills (329-14th in NCAA), points (387.5-9th in NCAA), kills per set (4.27-28th in NCAA), attacks per set (10.97) and total attacks (845-26th in NCAA)…five matches with 20 or more kills, including a season-high 26 kills in a win over North Texas (3/7)…10 or more kills in 18 matches…nine matches with 20+ points…collected a team-high 11 double-doubles…seven matches with a hitting percentage of .300 or better…named to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2019-20 (Junior): Played in 105 sets...earned a tryout for the U.S. Collegiate National Team...earned VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American honors...AVCA All-American Honorable Mention...one of four Owls named to the AVCA All-Region Team...earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament Team...named Conference USA All-Conference First Team for a second straight year...selected to the C-USA All-Academic Team...set a league record by being named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week seven times...was one of four finalists for the Houston Sports Awards Collegiate Player of the Year..named Team MVP and Most Studious award...led all of C-USA in total kills (505-30th in NCAA), kills per set (4.81-11th in NCAA), and points per set (5.22-17th in NCAA)...second in C-USA in total points (552.0-40th in NCAA) and third in total attacks (1,200-68th in NCAA)...ranked fourth in C-USA in attacks per set (11.57-26th in NCAA)...led the Owls with 20 double-doubles...posted double-figure kills in all but three matches...20 or more kills in eight matches, including a season-high 32 kills vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/14)...recorded 23 kills in Rice's upset over No. 3 Texas...notched 16 kills and 11 digs to help lead Rice to a win over Oklahoma (12/5)...in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in all 118 sets…became the first player in program history to be named the Conference USA Player of the Year…earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors…named to the AVCA Southwest Region Team…earned C-USA First Team honors…selected to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team…twice named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (S17, O1)…led the Owls with 482 kills (3rd in C-USA, 35th in NCAA), the eighth-most kills in a single-season in program history…fourth in C-USA in attacks per set (10.20)…third in C-USA (42nd in NCAA) in kills per set (4.08)…third in C-USA (33rd in NCAA) in total points (542.0)…third in C-USA (44th in NCAA) in points per set (4.59)…fourth in C-USA in total attacks (1,204)…11th in C-USA with 370 total digs…led the Owls with 19 double-doubles…recorded 10 or more kills in 29 of 31 matches…recorded 20 or more kills seven times, including a season-high 25 in a win over Austin Peay (9/15)…hit .300 or better in 14 matches, including a season-best performance of .650 (14 kills, 20 attacks) in a win over Middle Tennessee (10/5)…10 or more digs in 19 matches, including a season-high 21 at Southern Miss (10/7)…71.0 total blocks (season-high 7.0 at UTRGV on 9/7)…20.0 or more points in 11 matches, which included a season-best 27.5 vs. Austin Peay…named the Rice Adidas Invitational II All-Tournament MVP…earned Baylor Classic All-Tournament MVP honors…named the Rice Adidas Invitational I All-Tournament MVP…selected to the Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team…named to the Preseason All-Conference Team…selected the Rice Volleyball MVP…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in all 123 sets as a true freshman…named the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Owl in school history to earn Freshman of the Year accolades…named to C-USA All-Conference Second Team and All-Freshman Team…tied the C-USA record by being named the Freshman of the Week four times…led all NCAA freshmen and C-USA in total attacks (1,313-38th in the nation)…ranked second in C-USA in total kills (425)…third in C-USA in total points (476.5-third in C-USA)…led Rice in total points, kills, kills per set (3.46-8th in C-USA) and double-doubles (14)…named to SMU All-Tournament Team, earning MVP honors (8/26)…selected to Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team, grabbing MVP accolades (9/16)…10 or more kills in 24 of 30 matches played…posted a season-high 23 kills in wins over Stephen F. Austin (9/16) and UTSA (11/11)…seven matches with 20 or more kills…recorded a season-high 24 digs in the win at UTSA…16 matches with 10 or more digs…had a season-high 5.0 blocks vs. Florida Atlantic (10/6)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas where she played for head coach Danielle Wells...earned first-team and second-team all-district honors for the Cougars and was a three-time all-academic district selection...hit .290 for her career and .310 as a senior, totaling 817 kills (3.2 kps) in three years as a varsity member...was a member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Parents: Thomas and Maria Lennon (one brother, one sister)...Rice College: Baker.
2021 (Fall) VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
2021 (Fall) C-USA Spirit of Service Award
2021 (Fall) AVCA Southwest Region Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Fall) C-USA First Team All-Conference
2021 (Fall) C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
2021 (Fall) C-USA Preseason Team
2021 (Spring) AVCA Third Team All-American
2021 (Spring) VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
2021 (Spring) AVCA Southwest Region Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA All-Tournament Team
2021 (Spring) C-USA Player of the Year
2021 (Spring) C-USA First Team All-Conference
2021 (Spring) C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (3x)
2021 (Spring) C-USA Preseason Team
2019 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2019 VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American
2019 AVCA Southwest Region Team
2019 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2019 C-USA First Team All-Conference
2019 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (7x)
2019 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year
2019 C-USA Preseason Team
2018 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2018 AVCA Southwest Region Team
2018 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2018 C-USA Player of the Year
2018 C-USA First Team All-Conference
2018 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (2x)
2018 C-USA Preseason Team
2017 C-USA Freshman of the Year
2017 C-USA Second Team All-Conference
2017 C-USA All-Freshman Team
2017 C-USA Freshman of the Week (4x)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2021-22 C-USA All-Academic Team
2021-22 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA All-Academic Team
2020-21 Senior CLASS Award candidate
2019-20 C-USA All-Academic Team
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 (5th Year-Spring): Played in 91 sets...broke the Rice all-time kills record, finishing with 2,144 kills...named to the C-USA First Team for a fourth straight season...was a Senior CLASS Award finalist...named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for 3rd time in her career...ranked 19th in the NCAA in kills per set (4.44-5th in C-USA)...27th in the NCAA in points per set (4.91-5th in C-USA)...also 41st in the country in attacks per set (11.33)...ranked 10th among all players in C-USA with a .338 hitting percentage during league play...also 7th in kills per set (4.39) during league action and 7th in points per set (4.84)...double-figure kills in 22 of 27 matches...led the team with 16 double-doubles...named the 2021 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2021 (Senior-Fall): Played in all 77 sets season…named the C-USA Player of the Year for the second time in her career (also in 2018), and to the C-USA First Team for a third time...also a VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American for a second straight season...became the first player in program history to earn AVCA All-American Third Team honors...earned a spot on the AVCA Southwest Region Team, as well as the C-USA All-Tournament squad...selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and the C-USA All-Academic Team...named a Senior CLASS Award candidate…three-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week…second in C-USA in points per set (5.03-20th in NCAA)…second in C-USA in total kills (329-14th in NCAA), points (387.5-9th in NCAA), kills per set (4.27-28th in NCAA), attacks per set (10.97) and total attacks (845-26th in NCAA)…five matches with 20 or more kills, including a season-high 26 kills in a win over North Texas (3/7)…10 or more kills in 18 matches…nine matches with 20+ points…collected a team-high 11 double-doubles…seven matches with a hitting percentage of .300 or better…named to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2019-20 (Junior): Played in 105 sets...earned a tryout for the U.S. Collegiate National Team...earned VolleyballMag.com Second Team All-American honors...AVCA All-American Honorable Mention...one of four Owls named to the AVCA All-Region Team...earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament Team...named Conference USA All-Conference First Team for a second straight year...selected to the C-USA All-Academic Team...set a league record by being named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week seven times...was one of four finalists for the Houston Sports Awards Collegiate Player of the Year..named Team MVP and Most Studious award...led all of C-USA in total kills (505-30th in NCAA), kills per set (4.81-11th in NCAA), and points per set (5.22-17th in NCAA)...second in C-USA in total points (552.0-40th in NCAA) and third in total attacks (1,200-68th in NCAA)...ranked fourth in C-USA in attacks per set (11.57-26th in NCAA)...led the Owls with 20 double-doubles...posted double-figure kills in all but three matches...20 or more kills in eight matches, including a season-high 32 kills vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/14)...recorded 23 kills in Rice's upset over No. 3 Texas...notched 16 kills and 11 digs to help lead Rice to a win over Oklahoma (12/5)...in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament...named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the C-USA Preseason Team.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in all 118 sets…became the first player in program history to be named the Conference USA Player of the Year…earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors…named to the AVCA Southwest Region Team…earned C-USA First Team honors…selected to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team…twice named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (S17, O1)…led the Owls with 482 kills (3rd in C-USA, 35th in NCAA), the eighth-most kills in a single-season in program history…fourth in C-USA in attacks per set (10.20)…third in C-USA (42nd in NCAA) in kills per set (4.08)…third in C-USA (33rd in NCAA) in total points (542.0)…third in C-USA (44th in NCAA) in points per set (4.59)…fourth in C-USA in total attacks (1,204)…11th in C-USA with 370 total digs…led the Owls with 19 double-doubles…recorded 10 or more kills in 29 of 31 matches…recorded 20 or more kills seven times, including a season-high 25 in a win over Austin Peay (9/15)…hit .300 or better in 14 matches, including a season-best performance of .650 (14 kills, 20 attacks) in a win over Middle Tennessee (10/5)…10 or more digs in 19 matches, including a season-high 21 at Southern Miss (10/7)…71.0 total blocks (season-high 7.0 at UTRGV on 9/7)…20.0 or more points in 11 matches, which included a season-best 27.5 vs. Austin Peay…named the Rice Adidas Invitational II All-Tournament MVP…earned Baylor Classic All-Tournament MVP honors…named the Rice Adidas Invitational I All-Tournament MVP…selected to the Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team…named to the Preseason All-Conference Team…selected the Rice Volleyball MVP…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in all 123 sets as a true freshman…named the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Owl in school history to earn Freshman of the Year accolades…named to C-USA All-Conference Second Team and All-Freshman Team…tied the C-USA record by being named the Freshman of the Week four times…led all NCAA freshmen and C-USA in total attacks (1,313-38th in the nation)…ranked second in C-USA in total kills (425)…third in C-USA in total points (476.5-third in C-USA)…led Rice in total points, kills, kills per set (3.46-8th in C-USA) and double-doubles (14)…named to SMU All-Tournament Team, earning MVP honors (8/26)…selected to Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team, grabbing MVP accolades (9/16)…10 or more kills in 24 of 30 matches played…posted a season-high 23 kills in wins over Stephen F. Austin (9/16) and UTSA (11/11)…seven matches with 20 or more kills…recorded a season-high 24 digs in the win at UTSA…16 matches with 10 or more digs…had a season-high 5.0 blocks vs. Florida Atlantic (10/6)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas where she played for head coach Danielle Wells...earned first-team and second-team all-district honors for the Cougars and was a three-time all-academic district selection...hit .290 for her career and .310 as a senior, totaling 817 kills (3.2 kps) in three years as a varsity member...was a member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Parents: Thomas and Maria Lennon (one brother, one sister)...Rice College: Baker.
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