Senior Year (2005): Started all 27 matches and played in all 92 games ... Led the Raiders with 843 assists for a 9.16 assists per game average...Her 843 assists ranks ninth on the all-time single season list...Finishes her career ranked sixth on the career assists list with 2,017...Became the first Colgate volleyball player to record four triple-doubles in her career...Posted her third career triple-double with 10 kills, 47 assists, and 14 digs against Canisius on Sept. 4...Earned her second of the year with 12 kills, 43 assists, and 14 digs in 3-2 win over Navy on Oct. 22...Recorded the fourth best assists performance with a career-high 64 assists over Holy Cross on Sept. 30...Helped lead Raiders to a 3-1 victory over Providence with 48 assists...Closed out her career with 46 assists against Bucknell on Nov. 12...Also posted eight kills against the Bison earlier in the year on Oct. 15...Recorded at least two digs in all 27 matches...Had a season-high 14 digs four times...Hit a season-best .444 with eight kills and no errors at Lafayette on Nov. 4...Had three service aces at Cornell on Sept. 17 and again versus Lafayette on Oct. 8...Provided at least 14 assists in every match this season and had 12 matches with more than 30.
Junior Year (2004): Played in every game and all 24 matches ... Led the Raiders with 697 assists and 8.10 assists per game ... Had a team-best 39 aces on the season, which ranked seventh in the Patriot League at 0.45 aces per game ... Paced Colgate with 44 total blocks, including a team-best 36 block assists ... Finished third on the squad with 193 kills (2.24 kills per game), 567 attempts and 167 digs (1.94 digs per game) ... Honored as Colgate's offensive MVP and most inspirational player .... Was named to the Auto Service Co. Nanook Classic and Colgate Invitational all-tournament teams ... Recorded two triple-doubles on the season ... Had 17 kills, 35 assists and 13 digs versus Lehigh on Oct. 30, and had 10 kills, 27 assists and 15 digs in the season-finale against Army on Nov. 13 ... Recorded a season-high five service aces on Oct. 30 against Lehigh ... Registered a career-high 48 attempts versus Lafayette on Oct. 29, which was the second-highest total for a three-game match in the Patriot League for the season ... Posted 40-or-more assists in four matches, including a career-high 51 helpers at Holy Cross on Oct. 16 ... Recorded a career-high five total blocks along with 40 assists against Lafayette on Oct. 2 ... Tied her career bests with a .500 hitting percentage and three block assists against Bucknell on Sept. 25 ... Posted three blocks against Quinnipiac on Sept. 11 and Siena on Sept. 18 ... Finished with a season-best 17 kills on 45 attempts versus Canisius on Sept. 11.
Sophomore Year (2003): Played in all 29 matches ... Ranked third in the Patriot League with 0.63 aces per conference game ... Boasted the sixth-highest ace average in the league with 0.49 per game ... Ranked tenth in the league with 3.73 points per conference game ... Led Colgate in service aces with 48 ... Finished the season with the second-highest hitting percentage on the team (.149) ... Ranked third on the team with 249 total kills and 2.42 kills per game ... Finished second on the team with 163 assists ... Tallied 137 digs and 22 total blocks ... Ranked fourth on the team with six solo blocks ... Led the Raiders in kills in seven matches, and in blocks in four matches ... Posted a career-high 20 kills against Army on Sept. 27 ... Hit a personal-best .500 in Colgate's upset victory against Navy on Nov. 8 ... Had a career-high six service aces in the victory against Lafayette on Oct. 1 ... Notched a personal-best three block assists in the Raiders' win versus Princeton at the Colgate Invitational.
Freshman Year (2002): Played in 28 matches ... Led the team in digs in three matches ... Led the Raiders in kills and blocks in one match ... Was second on the team in assists (314), assists per game (3.61), and service aces (22) ... Finished the season with 123 digs, 43 kills and eight blocks ... Averaged 1.41 digs and 0.49 kills per game ... Registered a personal-best 12 kills and 25 attempts versus Columbia ... Hit a season-best .400 on six kills, two errors and 10 attempts, and tallied a career-high 40 assists at Canisius ... Served a season-best three aces against Niagara, Long Island and Lehigh on Oct. 24 ... Dug a career-high 12 balls at Lehigh on Sept. 28 ... Registered a season-best two blocks at Charlotte on Sept. 21.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Sacramento Country Day School ... Played for coaches Ruben Volta, Ginette Patrilli and Lydia Brown ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Named team MVP as a junior and senior ... Received all-league honors all four years ... Played club volleyball for High Voltage ... Also lettered in soccer and basketball ... Served as soccer team captain as a junior and a senior ... Team finished second in the conference her junior season, and won the league championship her senior year.
Personal: Alexandra Ayres Nichols was born on May 3, 1984 in San Rafael, California ... The daughter of Sally and Grove Nichols ... Major is undecided.
