#33 Nicki Winston

Senior • 5-9 • Forward
Edison, NJ • Bishop Ahr

Notes: LIU’s defensive stalwart at small forward who is willing to give up her body at any point for the good of the team... A multi-dimensional player who can drive opponents crazy with her defensive knowhow and her ability to hit an outside shot... A major factor offensively late last season and looks to carry that into her senior campaign... Shows a tremendous amount of heart and desire on the court... A versatile swing player who benefitted from an up-tempo and pressing style of play... Is 10th in LIU history with 39 three-pointers and needs to play 22 games to crack the top 10.

As a Junior in 2001-02: Continued to demonstrate why she is one of the NEC’s top defenders on a team that did not yield more than 70 points in 12 of the last 14 contests... Played all 30 games and started 29... Scored in double figures five of the last eight games... Notched her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the NEC semifinal vs. Sacred Heart (3/3)... Scored 10 points and added six assists in the NEC quarterfinal vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (3/2)... Tallied 13 points and was 5-of-6 from the line at Wagner (2/23)... Continued her strong play against Monmouth with a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting (2/16)... Scored 12 points at Robert Morris (2/11)... Shot 52 percent (33-of-63) from the floor in her last 11 games.

As a Sophomore in 2000-01: Scored in double figures seven times and easily took the most charges... Poured in 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, matched a season-high with seven rebounds and drew three critical charges in the NEC semifinal vs. Quinnipiac (3/4)... Netted eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in 37 minutes of NEC quarterfinal against Wagner (3/3)... Poured in 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting and hauled in three rebounds at Wagner (2/22)... Tallied 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 36 minutes vs. Monmouth (2/12)... Scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting, nailed a 3-pointer, dished out three assists and grabbed two rebounds against UMBC (2/3)... Poured in 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and handed out a career-high six assists at San Jose State (12/30).

As a Freshman in 1999-2000: Got off to a slow start, but came on strong in the final weeks... Scored seven points and added three rebounds at Georgetown (12/11)... Registered six points and a season-best seven rebounds at Monmouth (2/21)... Played 45 minutes, erupting for 16 points and five rebounds in NEC quarterfinal at Monmouth (3/3)... Averaged more than 28 minutes the last five games.

High School: Helped Bishop Ahr HS to a 20-5 mark and to the Greater Middlesex Conference semifinals as a senior in 1998-99... Averaged 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and led her squad with 16 charging fouls... Her team won the division championship and reached the state quarterfinals... Named first team all-division and the Star-Ledger selected her third team all-county... Recorded 735 career points.