The University of Mississippi Athletics
2019 Volleyball Roster
Nicole Purcell
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DS
- Height:
- 5-9
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Leawood, Kan.
- High School:
- Bishop Miege
- Major:
- Psychology
2019 (Senior)
Spent all 117 sets as the Rebels libero… led the league in digs and digs per set all season, finishing with 555 and 4.74… also led in SEC matches, finishing with 362 and 4.83 per set… Eclipsed the 1,000 digs mark during the Arkansas (10/18) and Texas A&M (10/20) weekend… Became the Rebels’ single-season digs leader at (RV) Texas A&M (11/24)… Registered a career-high 27 digs in the Rebels opening league win over (RV) Tennessee (9/27), where she was flawless in 27 reception attempts en route to SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors… tied that career-high with 27 digs at (RV) Georgia… tallied 15 games with 20 digs or more and had 10 games with zero reception errors… nearly had double-doubles four times, dishing out eight assists in four separate contests… named to the Rebel Invitational All-Tournament Team… finished fifth all-time in the rally scoring era with 1,231 digs…
2018 (Junior)
Appeared in 30 matches, making 20 starts… turned in a season-best 20 digs at LSU (11/7), bettering her old season-high mark of 18, also against LSU (10/7)… registered a trio of service aces on two separate occasions (Virginia, 8/24) (LSU, 11/7)… finished third on the team with 259 digs…
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in 35 matches … Helped lead the Rebels to the NIVC Championship, the most wins (22) in the rally era and their fourth straight winning season for the first time in three decades … Tallied 90 digs … Helped the Rebels set the single-season digs record (1,708) … Served 9 straight points as the Rebels went on a nine-point run, including saving 7 set points in the third set of a 3-1 win vs. Alabama … Stepped in at libero for the Texas A&M match on Nov. 12 and tallied 14 digs to help the Rebels to a season sweep of the Aggies … Started at libero against Tennessee and posted 15 digs … Notched 3 service aces in the Rebels’ first win against Texas A&M in program history … Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2016
Played in 29 of 31 matches ... Fourth on the team with 327 digs ... Recorded four service aces and seven digs to help the Rebels in a 3-1 win at Georgia ... One of five players in double-digit digs at Auburn with 10 ... Chipped in 12 digs and 5 assists in the win at LSU ... Posted 19 digs to help the Rebels tallying a single-match high 105 against Auburn ... Tallied 14 digs against Texas A&M ... Posted 19 digs in the 3-2 loss to LSU ... Tallied 12 digs in the loss at Missouri ... Posted 18 digs in the loss to Florida ... Tallied 16 digs in the win over Virginia Tech and 15 in the win vs. Northwestern ... Posted 14 digs in the win over Arkansas State ... Tallied 29 digs and 10 assists in the Rebel Classic ... Named to North Dakota Classic All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 4.46 digs per set as the Rebels captured the tournament ... Season-high 26 digs in a 3-2 win over North Dakota ... Recorded 13 digs and 6 assists in her debut against UC Davis ... Notched 19 digs in 3-1 win vs. Omaha ... Named to the SEC First-Year Player Academic Honor Roll ... Made the Dean's Honor Roll in the fall and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
Prior to Ole Miss
4-year varsity starter ... 2015 State Champion ... Named to 2015 All-State Tournament Team ... First Team All-Conference ... Selected to play on the Kansas All-Star Team ... 2015 Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandilion ... Under Armour Watch List in 2015 ... Finished with 287 kills and hit .327 in 2015 ... Also posted 285 digs and 80 aces ... 5th place in USAV Junior National 17 Open in 2015 ... State Champion in 2014 ... All State Tournament Team in 2014 ... All State 2nd Team in 2014 ... State Champion in 2013 ... All State Tournament Team in 2013 ... All State Honorable Mention in 2013 ... Member of USAV High Performance Team A1-A2 in 2013 ... Fifth place at USAV Junior National 15 Open ... Junior National 16 Open ... Fifth place at USAV Junior National 17 Open ... Member of the Honor Roll.
Club
Played for Kansas City Power Volleyball.
Miscellaneous
Daughter of Chris and Renee Purcell ... Born January 29, 1998 ... Majoring in psychology
