Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (3/8/17)
2018
Started all 14 games … Finished the season with 46 points via 19 goals and 27 assists with 23 ground balls and 27 turnovers … Led the team in assists and tied for the lead in points for the season … Had seven points in the 14-12 victory over Johns Hopkins.
2017
Notched four goals and three assists for a career-high seven points at Hobart (2/11) … Picked up two ground balls against Cornell (2/18) … Registered two goals and three assists in the 17-12 victory at Villanova (2/25) … Collected a career-high five goals and picked up two ground balls in the 14-13 win over Penn (3/4) to be named B1G Offensive POTW and National POTW finalist … Registered two goals and an assist against Furman (3/7) … Tallied two assists against Cleveland State (3/25) … Recorded a goal against Ohio State (4/2), Maryland (4/8) and Johns Hopkins (4/15) … Tallied an assist at Michigan (4/30) … Picked up a career-high four ground balls in the Big Ten Tournament game against Maryland (5/4) … Tallied a ground ball in the NCAA Tournament game against Towson (5/13).
2016
Made appearances in 10 games during the 2016 season, totaling four goals … Scored one goal and dished out one assist in the season opener against Robert Morris (2/6) … Logged one goal in the Big Ten opener at Ohio State (4/3) … Matched a career-high mark with two points against No. 17 Johns Hopkins (4/17), scoring one goal and adding one assist and a ground ball … Tallied one goal on the road at No. 19 Rutgers (4/22) … Took one shot in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals against top-seeded Maryland (5/5).
BEFORE PENN STATE
Attended Carey High School … Earned All-County honors in four consecutive seasons … Earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2014 and second-team All-Long Island honors in 2015 … Tabbed an All-American in 2015 … Also helped Carey to two Long Island Football Championships, earning second-team All-Long Island honors and third-team All-New York State laurels.
PERSONAL
Born Nickolus Herbert Spillane on Dec. 16, 1996 in Mineola, New York. … Parents are Chris and Cammi Spillane … Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Kaylee … Father, Chris, played lacrosse at CW Post … Brother, Chris, played lacrosse at Manhattan College … Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management.