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Nittany Lion Career
2015 (Redshirt senior): Played in 29 matches during the 2015 season, starting 24 ... Second Team All-EIVA ... Closed out the year ranked second on the team with 295 kills, averaging 3.11 per set ... Completed his four-year career in the Blue and White with 1,138 career kills, which ranks 16th all-time ... Put down 10 kills against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Led the team with 14 kills against No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Notched his first double-double of the season with 15 kills and 14 digs at Ball State (1/16) ... Finished second on the team with 10 kills at No. 13 IPFW (1/17) ... Led the team with a season-high 19 kills against No. 1 Loyola (1/23) ... Recorded 13 kills on 22 errorless swings for a season-high .591 hitting percentage against Mount Olive (1/30) ... Had 12 kills at No. 12 Ohio State (2/10) ... Posted his first 20-kill performance of the season with 20 kills at No. 2 Lewis (2/20) ... Matched a career-high mark with 25 kills at Harvard (2/28) ... Had 12 kills and five digs at No. 7 USC (3/11) ... Led the team with 14 kills on .357 hitting against Sacred Heart (4/11), adding six blocks and four digs ... Posted 13 kills and eight digs at NJIT (4/18) ... Had nine kills at Saint Francis (4/25) ... Logged 11 kills on .409 hitting with eight digs in the EIVA finals vs. George Mason (5/1) ... Finished second on the team with 19 kills in the NCAA play-in match against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Tallied 11 kills and seven digs in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Lewis (5/7).
2014 (Redshirt junior): AVCA All-America honorable mention ... First Team All-EIVA ... 2014 EIVA Championship Most Outstanding Player ... Finished the season ranked second on the team with 421 kills, averaging 3.79 per set ... Also concluded 2014 ranked second on the team in aces (35), averaging 0.32 per frame ... Recorded 13 kills, one ace, four digs and two blocks against No. 7 UCLA (1/10) ... Totaled 19 kills on .455 hitting at No. 14 Hawaii (1/10), adding one ace, four digs and one block ... Tallied his third consecutive double-digit kill match with 13 against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11), adding two aces and seven digs ... Registered seven kills and six digs against No. 14 IPFW (1/17) ... Posted five kills, five digs, three aces and two blocks against Ball State (1/18) ... Had two kills, one ace and two blocks against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Recorded 10 kills, seven digs and one block in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Tallied season high 20 kills on season high .533 hitting with four aces, three digs, and three blocks against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Registered 10 kills, four digs and two blocks against Erskine (2/7) ... Totaled 15 kills and six digs to go along with a team-high three aces against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Earned EIVA Offensive Player of the Week honors (2/10) ... Recorded seven kills, a service ace, four digs, and two blocks against NJIT (2/14) ... Led the team in kills with seven and hitting percentage at .545 while also recording two digs against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Registered two aces, seven kills and a team- high 10 digs against Sacred Heart (2/21) ... Totaled 10 digs and 11 kills against Harvard (2/22) ... Led the team with a career-high 25 kills, four digs at Princeton (2/28) ... Totaled 16 kills, 11 digs, and a season-high five blocks at George Mason (3/1) ... Pounded 15 kills and five digs at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Had a team-high 15 kills and 11 digs for a double-double vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Totaled 10 kills and eight digs vs. No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Tallied 13 kills and two digs at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) ... Registered 19 kills, 11 digs and three aces at No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... Registered 13 kills, five digs, two blocks and two aces against Princeton (3/28) ... Collected eight kills, two aces and seven digs against George Mason (3/29) ... Recorded 16 kills, seven digs, and one service ace at No. 15 Harvard (4/4) ... Tallied 12 kills, four digs, and two blocks at Sacred Heart (4/5) ... Led the team with 20 kills and six digs at Saint Francis (4/12) ... Led the team in kills with 14 and hitting percentage at .524 while also recording two service aces, blocks, and digs at Rutgers-Newark (4/18) ... Contributed 11 kills, a service ace, and five digs against NJIT (4/19) ... Registered 17 kills, eight digs and three blocks in the EIVA Semifinal match against George Mason (4/24) ... Led the team with 15 kills and five digs in the EIVA Championship match against Princeton (4/26) to earn Most Outstanding Player of the Match honors ... Tallied 18 kills, six digs and two blocks in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29) ... Led the team with a squad-best 18 kills in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Loyola (5/1).
2013 (Redshirt sophomore):
EIVA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Mike Anderson Penn State Player of the Match (2/2) ... had one kill and one ace vs. Loyola (1/22) ... had eight kills and two blocks vs. Pfeiffer (2/1) ... had a team-high 13 kills on .632 hitting against Mount Olive (2/2) ... pounded eight kills at Harvard (2/15) ... led the team with nine kills at Rutgers-Newark (3/1) ... posted a match-high 12 kills at NJIT (3/2) ... second on the team with 14 digs and had nine digs at IPFW (3/9) ... pounded 10 kills on .444 hitting and had five digs vs. Lees-McRae (4/5) ... had a match-high 19 kills, seven digs and five blocks at Concordia (4/12) ... led the team in kills with nine and digs with four at UC Irvine (4/13) ... pounded nine kills and had six digs vs. NJIT (4/20) ... second on the team with 14 kills on .429 hitting vs. Princeton (4/25) ... had nine kills and three aces vs. Harvard (4/27).
2012 (Redshirt freshman):
Second Team All-EIVA ... EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (1/30, 2/18, 4/9) ... Mike Anderson Player of the Game (2/4, 3/3, 4/7) ... played in 25 matches, starting 19, and 72 sets ... ranked second on the team in kills with 237, averaging 3.29 kills per set on a .331 hitting percentage ... his .331 hitting percentage ranked ninth in the nation and second in the EIVA ... his 21 aces ranked tied for fourth on the team ... his 0.29 aces per set was good enough for 23rd in the nation and eighth in the league ... totaled 74 digs (1.03 digs per set) and 36 blocks (0.50 blocks per set) for the season ... made collegiate debut at Loyola (1/20) ... registered 10 kills at Lewis (1/21) ... had 10 kills vs. Stanford (1/27) ... put down 17 kills on .382 hitting with five blocks vs. Pacific (1/28) ... had five kills on nine errorless swings and a team-high three aces vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/10) ... had 15 kills on 20 errorless swings for a .750 hitting percentage vs. Harvard (2/17) ... led the team with 10 kills against Princeton (2/24) ... had a team-high 13 kills and three aces against George Mason (2/25) ... led the team with 20 kills vs. Ohio State (3/3) ... had 11 kills at NJIT (3/23) .. second on the team with 11 kills and six blocks and first on the team with eight digs vs. Sacred Heart (4/6) ... had a match-high 22 kills vs. Harvard (4/7) ... had seven kills on 12 errorless swings for a .583 hitting percentage vs. George Mason (4/28) ... tied for first on the team with 15 kills against UC Irvine in the NCAA National Semifinals (5/3).
2011 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner and two-year captain at Ambridge Are High school in Ambridge, Pa. ... four-time All-Section selection and two-time Section, Distrcit and State MVP ... three-time All-State Fab 40 selection ... two-time State All-Tournament team member ... two-time Fox Chapel Tournament MVP ... three-time team leader in kills and digs and two-time team leader in aces ... made the cover of ESPN Rise magazine during senior year ... set the state record for kills in a match during senior season with 55 ... team went undefeated all four years in section ... guided Ambridge to two District Championships and the 2009 State Championship ... played for Beaver Valley Premier and the Pittsburgh Volleyball Club.
Personal
Born Nicholas Walker Goodell on March 5, 1991 in Clinton, N.J. ... parents are Kathryn and Frank Goodell ... has one brother, Charlie ... names being outside and hanging out with friends as hobbies, T.I. and Kid Cudi as favorite entertainers, math as favorite school subject, the San Diego Chargers as favorite professional sports team, Andre Johnson as favorite athlete, wings as favorite food, "Family Guy" and "Fresh Prince" as favorite TV shows, "The Hangover" as favorite movie, Paul Walker as favorite actor, Jessica Alba as favorite actress and Florida as favorite place to visit ... majoring in secondary education.
Why I Chose Penn State
"I chose Penn State for the opportunity at a great education and to play for a division one program and the great coaching staff."