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2004 (Junior)
Earned playing time in 101 games and 29 matches for Wake ... started four matches ... closed the season with 161 digs, including four matches with double digits ... opened the season with 18 digs over three matches at the Deacon Invitational ... knocked down first kill of the season against Purdue while adding four digs and one assist Sept. 11 ... closed out the tournament season with 26 digs at the Wright State tournament Sept. 17-18 ... opened the ACC season with nine digs and one assists against Virginia Sept. 24 ... had two service aces and seven digs at Miami Oct. 1 ... earned her first double-digit game with 11 digs against Clemson Oct. 9 ... also added one ace against the Tigers ... put up back-to-back double digit games against Maryland and Virginia with 11 and 12 digs, respectively ... set a career high with four assists against Clemson Nov. 5 ... closed the regular season with 10 assists against Virginia Tech Nov. 13.
2003 (Sophomore)
2003 (Sophomore)
Found playing time in 60 games, while starting in three matches ... finished the season with 83 digs and 12 assists ... notched a season-high 10 digs against NC A&T ... came up with seven digs against Virginia, Oct. 26 ... played in all four games against Maryland and came up with nine digs ... had an assist and five digs in four games at Duke, Sept. 30 ... recorded five digs and a career-best three assists against Virginia, Sept 26 ... recorded six digs against Georgetown, Sept. 13 ... had a dig in three games against William & Mary Sept. 13 ... played in all three games against Coppin State, Sept. 12 ... recorded nine digs versus Evansville on Sept. 5 ... played in two games versus Tenn. Tech, Aug. 30 and posted five digs and one assist.
2002 (Freshman)
Defensive specialist that has played some libero and can deliver clutch serve ... earned the team's Demon Deacon award, presented to the hardest working member of the team - both on and off the court ... provided eight digs in four games at Clemson Nov. 16 ... had three digs in one game played in 3-0 win over NC State Nov. 8 ... played in all four games against Duke Oct. 25 coming up with two digs ... had two digs and one ace in a game at East Tennessee State Oct. 22 ... came up with 11 digs against Virginia Oct. 4 and 13 more against Maryland Oct. 5 ... played in all four games at Florida State Sept. 27 and had three digs ... starting libero at Black & Gold Challenge, played in eight games and recorded 29 digs ... led team with 16 digs versus San Diego State Sept. 21 ... had breakout performance at Kentucky Challenge, playing in 11 of 13 games and earning 15 digs ... played in all five games against Dayton Sept. 14 and had 10 digs ... came off the bench in Virginia Tech win Aug. 31 to serve in two games ... got crucial ace against the Hokies.
High School
Earned nine varsity letters at Burris Laboratory High School in Muncie, Ind., including four in volleyball, four in cheerleading and one in track ... led volleyball team to four straight Class AA State Championships ... named team captain senior year ... earned academic all-state and all-conference honors senior year ... played seven years with Munciana Volleyball Club ... captain of club team in 1999 and 2001 ... helped club team to ninth place finish at 1998 USVB Nationals ... Three-time Who's Who Among American High School Students ... 2001 Pre-Calculus, Physics, Spanish III and 2002 Calculus Student of the Year ... Quill and Scroll Journalism Member ... recipient of the Ann Oliver Memorial Scholarship.
Personal
Full name is Adriane Janelle Nicholas ... chose Wake Forest over Duke, Davidson, DePauw and The College of Charleston ... picked WFU because of its academic excellence, competitive athletics, size, location and people ... plans to major in Communications ... born June 21, 1984 in Muncie, Ind. ... parents are Don and Pam Nicholas ... has one older sister, Leah (19) and one younger brother, Jacob (14) ... enjoys running ... joins former high school teammate, Ashley Fisher, on Wake Forest's volleyball team.
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills 1 several times (most recently: Towson, 11.26.05)
Pct. (min. 10 att.) 0
Assists 4 at. Clemson (11.5.04)
Service Aces 2 at Miami (10.1.04)
Digs 16 vs. San Diego State 9/21/02
Block Assists 1 vs. Western Michigan 9/14/02
