TEAM CO-CAPTAIN (2016)
NSCAA ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION SECOND TEAM (2016)
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM (2016)
BIG TEN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (2016)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2016)
2016
Team co-captain...All-Big Ten First Team...Big Ten All-Tournament Team...Academic All-Big Ten...NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team...Started all 21 matches in the Nittany Lion midfield...Netted eight points on one goal and six assists...Led the team in assists...Ranked fourth on the team in points...Tallied her first assist of the season in a 3-1 win against Hofstra (8/21)...Recorded at least one assist in three-straight matches (9/18-9/25)...Tied a career-best two-assist performance at Maryland (10/9)...Recorded the game-winning goal in a 6-0 victory against Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/11).
2015
Played in all 27 matches, including 20 starts...Tallied four goals and recorded six assists...Netted two assists in Penn State's 4-2 win over Loyola Marymount (8/23)...Scored in back-to-back matches (Michigan - 10/28 & Illinois - 11/1)...Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Michigan (10/28)...Posted a goal against Boston U (11/20)...Led the team with three shot attempts in Penn State’s College Cup semifinal victory over No. 9 Rutgers (12/4).
BEFORE PENN STATE
Member of the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team that competed in the 2014 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada...Participated in a training camp for the U.S. U-18 team in 2012...Played on the Region I and II ODP teams from 2007-08...Played at Florida State from 2013-14, playing in 48 matches, recording one goal and eight assists...In 2013, was the only Seminole freshman to play in all 28 matches, making 27 starts and resulting in 2,099 minutes on the pitch...Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team, Soccer America All-Freshman First Team, TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshmen Best XI Second Team and the ACC All-Academic Team that season...All-league, all-county and all-state honoree each of her four years at Wayne Hills, putting up 222 points (88 goals, 46 assists) over her career...Played with PDA Charge ECNL for seven years, winning a state title.
PERSONAL
Nickolette Taylor Driesse was born on Nov. 8, 1994, in Wayne, New Jersey...Parents are Michael and Giselle...Has two older brothers, Ronnie and Michael...Recreation, park and tourism management major.
WHY I CHOSE PENN STATE
"When I came on my visit, everything just felt right. I know the coaches are going to push me exactly the way I want and need to get to where I want to be. Not to mention the incredible school pride, it doesn't get better than this!"