| Nicolle Lewis |
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At ISU: Granted a medical hardship waiver in May 2007 after a knee injury cut short her freshman season ... has two full years of eligibilty remaining.
2007-08: Appeared in all 33 games with 32 starts ... led the Redbirds in blocks ... scored in double-figures in 17 games, including three 20-point efforts ... averaged 12.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in conference play ... scored in double-digits in 14 Valley games, the second-most on the team ... had 17 games with at least five rebounds, including three double-digit rebounding efforts ... made 18-consecutive free throws at one point in the season ... had 11 rebounds, two assists and two rebounds in a career-high 35 minutes against DePaul (11/25) ... scored 20 points, including an 8-for-8 performance from the free throw line, against Miami (Ohio) (12/16) ... scored 18 points against Evansville (1/3), with 14 coming on a 7-for-7 performance from the field in the first half ... scored 21 points and set a career-high with seven blocks, tied for the second-highest single-game total in ISU history, against Indiana State (2/15) ... recorded back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in her career in the last two regular season games ... scored a career-high 28 points, on a career-best 11 field goals, and had 10 rebounds against Southern Illinois (3/6) ... scored 11 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds against Evansville (3/8) ... ISU single-season ranks: No. 4 in blocks, No. 7 in free throw percentage ... 07-08 Valley ranks: No. 3 in blocks and field goal percentage, T-14 in defensive rebounds, No. 19 in rebounding, T-19 in scoring.
2006-07: An honorable mention All-MVC and scholar-athlete honoree ... appeared in 33 games, with 22 starts ... led the team in blocks, was second in scoring and field goal percentage and third in rebounds ... collected 2.0 blocks per conference outing, tied for the top mark in the MVC ... shot at a .538 clip in conference play, the fourth-best mark in the Valley ... tallied 13 double-digit scoring outings, including the last seven games of the regular season ... was inserted into the starting lineup against Wichita State (1/11), and strung together four-consecutive double-digit scoring efforts ... in two games against Northern Iowa, scored a combined 45 points on 20-of-32 shooting ... had her first-career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in ISU's win at Creighton (3/3) ... tallied two games with a career-high five blocks, including in the first round of the WNIT against Rice ... was named the Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week on 1/17, after averaging 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game in wins over Wichita State (1/11) and Missouri State (1/13) ... ISU single-season ranks: No. 2 in blocks; No. 4 in blocks per game ... 06-07 Valley ranks: No. 1 in total blocks; No. 2 in blocks per game; No. 4 in field goal percentage; No. 23 in scoring.
2005-06: Started the first eight games before she suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in her right knee agaisnt UTEP (12/18) ... was among the Valley leaders in blocked shots and was shooting .533 from the field for the season when she was injured ... had a blocked shot in six of eight contests ... when Lewis and classmates Kristi Cirone and Brea Banks all started at UTEP (12/18), it marked the first time in six seasons the Redbirds started three freshmen in the same game.
High School: Three-year starter at Muskego High School ... Second team all-state as a senior ... 2004 Southeast Wisconsin Player of the Year ... led the Warriors to 2003 and 2004 conference championships ... three-year varsity starter who averaged 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds while shooting 53 percent from the field as a junior ... averaged 16.3 points, 9.3 rebounds as a sophomore ... prep coach is Ron Kozlowski ... played for 2003 AAU national champion Wisconsin Playground Warriors, averaging 14 points per game ... led volleyball team to state finals in 2004, her third year as a starting middle blocker.
Personal: Nicolle Marie Lewis ... born May 26, 1987 in Salina, Kan. ... daughter of John and Cilvia Lewis ... one sister (Erica) ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll: Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007 ... majoring in exercise science.