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Nikki Welch

12 Nikki Welch

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Austin, Texas
  • High School:
    Westwood HS
  • Position:
    S
m 39
k/s 0.25
h % .165
a/s 10.12
b/s 0.12
sa/s 0.24
d/s 3.05

CAREER HIGHS

  • Kills: 4, 3 times
  • Attack Pct.: 1.000, 8 times
  • Assists: 57, vs. Hendrix 10/29/2016
  • Digs: 26, vs. Texas-Dallas 9/4/2015 & vs. Millsaps 10/31/2014
  • Blocks: 3.0, vs. Whitworth 9/9/2016

AWARDS

  • SCAC Academic Honor Roll - 2015, 2016
  • SCAC All-Tournament Team 2015
  • First Team All-SCAC 2015, 2016
  • SCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Week 1, 2016
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District - 2016
  • AVCA First Team All-Region 2015, 2016
  • AVCA All-American Second Team - 2016
  • AVCA Player of the Week - Week 1, 2016
  • AVCA Honorable Mention All-America 2015
  • Director of Athletics Academic Excellence Award - Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
  • Chi Alpha Sigma - 2017
  • Dean's List - Fall 2016, Spring 2017

AT SOUTHWESTERN

  • Major: Psychology
  • Minor: Communication Studies & Exercise and Sport Studies
  • Young Life
  • Zeta Tau Alpha
  • SIRA

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered in volleyball (3) and softball (1)
  • Academic All-State – 2012
  • Academic All-District – 2010, 2011
  • Austin Performance Pinnacle Award - 2013

PERSONAL

  • Parents: Jim and Mary Beth Welch
  • Siblings: Jenna and Josh
Recent Games
Nov 5 vs. #16 Trinity L, 3-1
Nov 11 vs. #19 La Verne W, 3-2
Nov 12 vs. #8 Colorado College W, 3-0
Nov 13 vs. #4 Texas-Dallas W, 3-2
Nov 17 vs. Tufts W, 3-2
Nov 18 vs. #16 Washington (Mo.) L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 39 14
Sets 143 49
Kills 36 13
Kills per set 0.25 0.27
Errors 10 4
Total Attacks 158 55
Total Attacks per set 1.10 1.12
Hitting Percentage .165 .164
Assists 1447 532
Assists per set 10.12 10.86
Service Aces 34 15
Service Errors 24 11
Service Aces per set 0.24 0.31
Receptions 5 2
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 436 159
Digs per set 3.05 3.24
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 17 7
Block Total 17 7
Blocks per set 0.12 0.14
Block Errors 12 3
Ball Handling Errors 39 17
Points 78.5 31.5
Points per set 0.5 0.6
Matches started 36 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 31 Shandong Laishang Bank (China) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. #8 Carthage W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 8 .000 47 2 0 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 2 at Puget Sound W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 6 .333 39 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 3.0
Sep 3 vs. Vassar W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 8 .250 46 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 0 4.0
Sep 3 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 39 2 1 0 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Sep 9 vs. Whitworth W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 34 0 1 0 0 7 0 3 1 3 2 2.5
Sep 9 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 8 .500 36 2 1 1 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 6.5
Sep 10 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 5 .200 38 1 2 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 0 2.5
Sep 10 vs. Whittier W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 43 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.5
Sep 13 Our Lady of the Lake W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 .750 30 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Sep 16 at Trinity W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 7 -.143 38 3 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 4 5.0
Sep 17 vs. Texas Lutheran W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 -.167 30 2 1 0 0 16 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Sep 17 vs. Schreiner W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 5 .200 19 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 0 2.0
Sep 21 St. Thomas W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 6 .167 60 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 24 vs. Centenary (La.) W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 .750 27 2 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Sep 24 vs. #3 Colorado College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 .250 40 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 25 vs. Dallas W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 35 3 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 3.0
Sep 25 at Austin College W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 50 1 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 1 1 2.5
Oct 4 Huston-Tillotson W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 24 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 7 Texas Lutheran W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 2 .000 43 1 3 0 0 25 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Oct 8 Trinity L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 42 1 0 0 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 2.0
Oct 8 Schreiner W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 .000 28 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 14 vs. #14 Mary Washington W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 47 2 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 3.5
Oct 15 at #18 Christopher Newport W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 3 .000 53 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Oct 15 vs. Johns Hopkins W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 4 .000 38 1 1 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 1.0
Oct 19 at Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 35 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2.0
Oct 22 vs. Dallas W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 41 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1.5
Oct 22 vs. Centenary (La.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 2 .500 36 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 23 vs. #6 Colorado College L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 10 .200 56 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 7 2.0
Oct 23 vs. Austin College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 47 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 28 #4 Texas-Dallas L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 7 .000 27 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 29 vs. #24 Hendrix W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 .333 57 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 1 4 1.5
Oct 29 vs. Texas-Tyler W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 7 .143 39 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Nov 4 vs. #6 Colorado College W, 3-2 1 5 0 3 7 -.429 49 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 1 0.0
Nov 5 vs. #16 Trinity L, 3-1 1 2 1 0 3 .333 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Nov 11 vs. #19 La Verne W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 .250 27 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Nov 12 vs. #8 Colorado College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 18 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Nov 13 vs. #4 Texas-Dallas W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 29 1 1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Nov 17 vs. Tufts W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 1 .000 26 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 3 1.0
Nov 18 vs. #16 Washington (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2013-14 39 140 38 0.27 11 147 .184 1049 7.49 33 0.24 1 1 379 2.71 0 4 4 0.03 73.0 0.5
2014-15 33 117 26 0.22 8 88 .205 755 6.45 39 0.33 1 1 329 2.81 0 2 2 0.02 66.0 0.6
2015-16 34 106 16 0.15 5 68 .162 998 9.42 16 0.15 3 0 318 3.00 0 8 8 0.08 36.0 0.3
2016-17 39 143 36 0.25 10 158 .165 1447 10.12 34 0.24 5 1 436 3.05 0 17 17 0.12 78.5 0.5
Total 145 506 116 0.23 34 461 .178 4249 8.40 122 0.24 10 3 1462 2.89 0 31 31 0.06 253.5 0.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 39 143 36 0.25 10 158 .165 1447 10.12 34 0.24 5 1 436 3.05 0 17 17 0.12 78.5 0.5
Conference 14 49 13 0.27 4 55 .164 532 10.86 15 0.31 2 0 159 3.24 0 7 7 0.14 31.5 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 7 26 8 0.31 2 29 .207 254 9.77 5 0.19 0 0 111 4.27 0 2 2 0.08 14.0 0.5
Away 5 20 5 0.25 3 20 .100 215 10.75 6 0.30 0 0 53 2.65 0 3 3 0.15 12.5 0.6
Neutral 27 97 23 0.24 5 109 .165 978 10.08 23 0.24 5 1 272 2.80 0 12 12 0.12 52.0 0.5
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Wins 34 125 31 0.25 9 131 .168 1288 10.30 32 0.26 5 1 380 3.04 0 17 17 0.14 71.5 0.6
Losses 5 18 5 0.28 1 27 .148 159 8.83 2 0.11 0 0 56 3.11 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.4
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September 17 59 23 0.39 5 88 .205 651 11.03 21 0.36 2 1 202 3.42 0 13 13 0.22 50.5 0.9
October 15 56 11 0.20 2 52 .173 613 10.95 10 0.18 3 0 174 3.11 0 4 4 0.07 23.0 0.4
November 7 28 2 0.07 3 18 -.056 183 6.54 3 0.11 0 0 60 2.14 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.2