NICHEL AT A GLANCE: Quick, high-energy combo guard with excellent court vision ... Can create plays either for herself or for her teammates ... High basketball IQ ... Tenacious defender.
JUNIOR (2091-20): Played in only eight games, starting six, before being injured for the rest of the season ... Averaged 33.3 minutes per game ... Scored 13.1 points, grabbed 5.0 rebounds and dished out 4.0 assists per game ... Scored a season-high 34 points in the Bucs' 90-82 overtime win over 6th-ranked Union (Tenn.) on Nov. 9 ... It was the highest single game total for the Bucs since 1998 ... Added season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists in the win as well ... Had five steals at Eckerd on Dec. 7.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Newcomer Team ... Appeared in 28 games, starting 27 ... Led the team in scoring, steals, and assists ... Was fifth in the SSC in scoring, third in assists and first in steals ... Averaged 14.6 points per game ... Had a season-high 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Lynn (Jan. 23) ... Scored in double digits in 23 games ... Had 20 or more points in six games ... Posted a double-double with 19 points and a season-high 13 rebounds vs Eckerd (Dec. 8) ... Totaled 81 steals on the season ... Had a season-high of seven steals vs Rollins (Feb. 16) ... Grabbed a steal in 27 of her 28 games ... Dished out 109 assists, 3.9 per game ... Had a season-high nine assists vs Lynn (Feb. 27) ... Had at least one assist in 27 of her 28 games ... Second on the team in rebounds, averaging 4.8 per contest.
FRESHMAN (2017-18 - Western Kentucky): As a freshman, helped the Hilltoppers to a 24-9 record and a spot in the NCAA DI Tournament ... Played in 32 games, averaging 8.7 minutes per game ... Had season highs versus Lee University with seven points and five rebounds in 23 minutes on Dec. 29 ... season-high three steals versus Mercer on Nov. 24.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB: One of the top-ranked guards in the class of 2017, she helped lead St. Francis High in Alpharetta, Ga., to consecutive Class A private school state championships as a sophomore and junior in 2015 and 2016 ... Led her team to an impressive 84-9 record between 2013-14 and 2015-16 ... Averaged nine points and 4.8 assists per game playing for the Knights under head coach Aisha Kennedy as a junior ... Scored over 1,000 points at St. Francis and helped lead the Knights to the #3 national ranking ... Received All-State, All-Region and All-Metro honors during her high school career and was the NBA Dribble, Dish and Swish national champion as a 12-year-old in 2011 ... Played AAU basketball for the Finest Basketball Club Mo team under coach Alfred Motton.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Valerie & Marques Tampa ... Her father, Marques, was an outstanding basketball player at BarryU (1992-1996) playing for coach Cesar Odio ... One younger brother, Marques, Jr. ... Sport & exercise science major.Â
