Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: One-year letterwinner. Four years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2013. ... SPU Most Improved in 2011.

Senior (2013): Saw the most action of her career, playing 21 matches with 9 starts, totaling 65 games -- more than her first three seasons combined. ... Recorded 53 kills and 37 blocks. ... Had a career-high 21 attacks (with 3 kills) against Central Washington on Nov. 9. ... Came up with career-high 5 digs at Western Oregon on Nov. 16 and posted career-high 4 block assists on Sept. 26 against Simon Fraser, later equaled in two other matches.

Junior (2012): Played in eight matches totaling 16 games. ... Had a career night offensively in a five-gamer at home against Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 11 with 10 kills on 19 attacks. She finished that match with a season-best .263 hitting percentage.

Sophomore (2011): Played in three matches totaling three games. ... Logged the first two kills of her career on Sept. 24 vs. Saint Martin's.

Freshman (2010): Played one game against Chaminade and one against Northwest Nazarene. Recorded one dig and one block assist, both against Chaminade.

Canby High School: Pacific Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-state selection in 2009. ... All-Pacific Conference first team as a junior in 2008. ... Helped Cougars place fourth at Class 6A Oregon state tournament in 2008 and fifth in 2009.

Personal: Nicole Alysse Schwend. ... Born June 12, 1992. ... Business administration major.

Fun facts: Also has played soccer, basketball and T-ball. ... Book that she just couldn't put down was "Harry Potter." ... Favorite TV program is "Criminal Minds." ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Jim Carey, and she would serve pizza. ... Eventually would like to travel to South America and do some volunteer work there.


STATISTICS
Year    GP    K    E    TA    Pct.   Ast   Ace   Digs   BS   BA   TB   Pts
2010      2     0     1      3    -.333     0      0       1        0     1      1     0.5
2011      3     3     2      8     .125     0      0       1        0     0      0     3.0
2012    16    15   12    46     .065     0      0       3        0     2      2   16.0
2013    65    53   48  195     .026     0      0     29        1    36    37   72.0
TOT    86    71   63   252     .032    0       0    34         1   39    40   91.5