Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... School record-holder for single-season hitting percentage (.382) and single-match hitting (.833), both set in 2010. With a final four-year mark of .308, is just the third SPU player ever to finish her career above .300. ... First Falcon in history to play every game of her career (405). ... Her 419 total career blocks rank No. 4 for SPU and No. 2 in the GNAC. Of those 419 blocks, 379 were block assists, coming within four of the all-time GNAC record. ... Became the sixth Falcon to finish career with more than 1,000 points (1,288.5) and 1,000 kills (1,037). ... AVCA All-American 2nd team in 2010. ... AVCA All-West Region 1st team in 2010. ... NCAA West Region All-Tournament in 2010 and 2011. ... GNAC Freshman of the Year and All-GNAC 1st team in 2010. ... All-GNAC 1st team in 2013. ... All-GNAC honorable mention in 2011 and 2012. ... GNAC Player of the Week for Sept. 6-11, 2010, and GNAC Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 2-7, 2013. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2011, 2012, and 2013. ... SPU Award For Excellence as a senior in 2013-14.

Senior (2013): Started all 27 matches and played in all 101 games. ... Led the team in total blocks with a single-season best 134, an average of 1.33 per game that led the GNAC. Her 11 solos also led the Falcons. ... Also had single-season bests for digs (79) and total attacks (619). ... Became a regular part of SPU's serving rotation for the first time, and recorded 17 aces. ... Slammed a career-high 20 kills on a career-high 40 attacks in a five-game victory against Cal State Los Angeles on Sept. 13. ... Came up with a career-high 8 digs in a five-game come-from-behind victory against nationally ranked Cal State San Bernardino on Sept 7 at San Bernardino. ... Twice had 3 service aces in a match. ... Recorded double-digit kills in 13 of the 26 matches.

Junior (2012): Started all 27 matches and played in all 103 games. ... Ranked No. 2 on the team in kills with 241, and hit .310 for the season, that percentage ranking No. 4 in the GNAC. ... Led the team with 86 blocks (0.83 per game), including 3 solos. ... Hit .400 or better in eight matches, including two of .500 or better, and a season-high .611 against Saint Martin's on Nov. 1. ... Had seven matches with 5 or more total blocks. ... Came up with a career-high 5 digs against Western Oregon on Nov. 3.

Sophomore (2011): Started all 28 matches and played in all 102 games. ... Twice set career-high for block assists, the last time with 9 in a four-game victory at home against Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 29. ... Hit .300 or better in 14 of 28 matches, with two of .400 or better, five of .500 or better, and two of .600 or better. ... Hit .643 in season-opener at Chaminade. ... Surpassed career milestones of 500 kills (527 at end of the season) and 600 points (641.5).

Freshman (2010): Played all 99 games and started every match. ... Her .382 hitting mark (285 kills-63 errors-581 attacks) shattered the old SPU single-season record of .370 set in 1987 by Gaylene MacDonald. ... Hit for .400 or better in 12 of SPU's 29 matches, including the school-record .833 (10-0-12) in a three-game Brougham Pavilion sweep of Montana State Billings on Sept. 27. ... Led SPU in blocks with 106 (18 solo, 88 block assists). ... Had double-figure kills in 13 matches, with a career-high 19 in a four-gamer at Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 30. ... Her 285 kills (at middle blocker) ranked third on the team behind outside hitters Sarah Risser (363) and Lindsey Wodrich (307). ... GNAC Player of the Week award on Sept. 14 was for her .415 hitting performance (41-7-82) and 17 blocks as the Falcons powered through four matches (three sweeps and one four-gamer) in the Hawaii Invitational.

Claremont High School: Named Best Offensive Player and second-team All-Baseline League as a senior in 2008 and junior in 2007.

Gonzaga University: Redshirted as a freshman in 2009.

Personal: Nikki Caitlin Lowell. ... Born March 19, 1991. ... Double-majoring in business and accounting.

Fun facts: Played volleyball as a freshman in high school P.E., then decided to turn out for the team the following year. ... Enjoys snowboarding, scuba diving, wakeboarding, and riding dirt bikes. Of those, her favorite is snowboarding. ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Camouflage" by Joe Haldeman. ... Favorite junk food is soft-serve yogurt from 21 Choices, and anything chocolate. ... Favorite TV programs are "So You Think You Can Dance" and "NCIS Los Angeles."


STATISTICS
Year    GP     K    E      TA    Pct.    Ast   Ace   Digs   BS   BA    TB    Pts
2010     99   285   63    581   .382       5      2       17     18    88   106   349.0
2011   102   242   85    532   .295       2      0       21       8    85     93   292.5
2012   103   241   78    525   .310       3      0       31       3    83     86   285.5
2013   101   269 115    619   .249      10    17       79     11  123   134   358.5
TOT    405 1037 341  2257   .308      20    19     148     40  379    419 1285.5