Nicole Pederson Photos2010: Named RMAC All-Academic honor roll ... named to the 2010 Hyatt Place Mountain Lion Invitational All-Tournament Team ... finished the season third on the team in kills with 220 ... hit at a team best .276 clip, which was ninth best in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ... was second on the team in blocks with 95 ... her 171 career block assists has her ninth all time at UCCS in that category ... her most complete game came against Adams State on Oct. 15 when she recorded seven blocks (her second highest output of the season) and 11 kills while hitting at a .455 clip while also contributing one of her five aces on the year ... her season high in blocks came against Regis on Oct. 23 when she recorded 12, four of which were solo-also a season high ... her season high in kills came against Lees McRae on Sept. 11 when she had 15 while hitting at a .480 clip ... had six or more blocks on six occasions and double-digit kills on seven occasions.
2009: Led the Mountain Lions with 99 total blocks and 0.99 blocks per set ... block mark ranked third in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ... added 202 kills, which was second best on the team ... had .271 hitting mark ranked second among Mountain Lions and 11th in the RMAC ... had a career-high eight blocks (one solo, seven assisted) against Adams State on Sept. 4 ... added seven blocks, again against Adams State, on Oct. 9 ... twice had six blocks in a match ... the Oct. 9 match against Adams State also saw register a career-best 14 kills ... Mountain Lions are 4-1 when she records 10 or more kills ... Team was 6-0 when Pederson hit .400 or better ... hit a spectatcular .875 (seven kills and no errors in eight attempts) against Chadron State on Oct. 23
2007 (at Cal Poly): Redshirt season
High School: Named all-state as a senior at Pine Creek High School ... during 2006 senior season, paced the Colorado Springs Metro League with 1.27 blocks per game, averaged eight kills per match and helped lead Pine Creek to a 26-2 mark, a 5A District title and a top-eight finish at the state tournament ... as a junior, assisted the Eagles to a 21-5 record, a 4A District title and a fifth-place state finish ... three-year letterwinner ... helped Colorado Juniors volleyball club to back-to-back regional championships (2005-06), an 11th-place finish in the 16 Open division at the 2005 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals and a ninth-place showing in the 17 Open division at the 2006 edition under head coach Sherri Hawkins ... graduated from Pine Creek with a 3.97 cumulative GPA and four showings on the school's honor roll
Personal Notes: Majoring in Communications ... daughter of Jeff and Rochelle Pederson ... has one brother, Jason ... also recruited by Colorado and Colorado State ... enjoys sports, missions trips and design
