Nicki Scripko

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Fayetteville, N.C.
Position:
RS/OH
Previous School:
Fayetteville Christian School

Scripko Shares
2008 (So.): Second-team VaSID All-State selection … second-team All-Big South honoree … made her second consecutive appearance on the Big South Championship All-Tournament team … Big South Player of the Week on Sept. 29 … named to the all-tournament teams at both the VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitational and the Patriot Invitational … split time between outside hitter and right-side hitter … paced the Lady Flames and ranked fifth in the Big South with 367 kills … ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference with 35 aces … her 11 double-doubles were second on the team … notched the Lady Flames' only two 20-kill matches of the season … stood out in both contests against High Point … set career-highs for both kills (26) and aces (5) and added 16 digs in first meeting with the Panthers (10/14) … just missed her first career triple-double at High Point (11/11), tallying 12 kills, a career-best nine assists and a career high-tying 17 digs … also had 17 digs in a five-set win over Central Michigan (8/30) … hit a season-high .500 with 18 kills versus Rutgers (9/6) … posted a season-high six blocks (five solo) in 3-0 sweep of UC Irvine (9/21) … contributed 22 kills and 16 digs during a road victory at Coastal Carolina (9/27) … totaled 19 kills, 13 digs and four aces against VCU (9/30), wrapping up a string of four straight double-doubles … enjoyed a solid, all-around performance during the Big South Championship match against Coastal Carolina (11/23), coming up with 11 kills, eight assists and seven digs … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2007 (Fr.): Honorable mention AVCA All-East Region selection, becoming one of only nine freshmen in the nation recognized by the organization … named Liberty's second consecutive Big South Freshman of the Year (following Kallie Corbin in 2006) … also a first-team All-Big South pick and a member of the Big South All-Freshman team … became the first Lady Flame freshman ever to be a first-team VaSID All-State selection … tabbed a Rising Star by CVU.com … won all four Big South Freshman of the Week awards during October (10/7, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29) … earned a spot on the Big South Championship All-Tournament team … finished second on the Lady Flames' roster in kills (393), attack percentage (.302) and assists (83) … posted the most kills by a Liberty rookie since current assistant coach Jennifer (Belk) Vaden tallied 444 in 2001 … her attack percentage was the fifth-highest by a Liberty player under the rally-scoring format … came into her own during conference play, ranking second among Big South players in both attack percentage (.343) and kills per game (4.26 kpg) in conference-only matches … came up with a season-best 19 kills and a season-high 16 digs at High Point (9/28) … matched her dig total with 16 more, the following afternoon at Winthrop (9/29) … tallied more kills (18) than the entire Norfolk State team (17) during a 3-0 sweep (10/23) … posted a double-double (14 kills, 11 digs) and put down the match-winning kill as Liberty ended Winthrop's 63-match conference winning streak (10/27) … ended year with a team-high 18 kills against No. 10 California in the first round of the NCAA Division I Tournament (11/30).
Prep: Led the Fayetteville Christian School volleyball team to the NCISAA 2A state title match as both a junior and a senior … a National Christian School Athletic Association (NCSAA) third-team All-American … named one of the top 250 seniors in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com … NCISAA All-State performer for four straight seasons … totaled 404 kills, 85 aces, 84 digs and a .415 attack percentage as a senior … led the Warriors to four conference titles and was a four-time conference player of the year (EPIC from 2003-05 and CFIC in 2006) … tabbed the Fayetteville Observer's All-Cape Fear Region Volleyball Player of the year in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … also a four-time NCISAA 2A All-State selection in softball … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Parents are Wade and Kim Fowler … majoring in women's ministry … birthday is on May 12.