Nicole Firestone
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- Class Year:
- 1994
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- Induction Year:
- 2004
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- Role/Sport(s) Played:
- Volleyball
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- Club Team:
- Student-Athlete
A four-year letter winner in volleyball, Nicole Firestone ranks as one of the most productive hitters in school history. A major contributor beginning as a freshman, she ranks first all-time in career kills at Juniata with 2,021. That total ranks her 15th in NCAA Division III history in career kills at the time of her induction. She also holds the Juniata record for kills in a match when she pounded out an astonishing 46 kills in a match against Wisconsin-Whitewater. The 46 kills was also an NCAA Division III women’s volleyball record for kills in a match, a record that stood until 1996. She also holds the 20th highest single-match kill total in NCAA history with a 41-kill performance in just four games against UC San Diego. She holds two of the top-10 single-season-kill campaigns in school history, posting 618 kills as a senior, and 522 as a freshman. She was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association and ASICS first-team All-American following her senior season when she helped Juniata to a 36-3 record and a national runner-up finish. She was selected for the NCAA All-Tournament Team as a senior and also captured All-Conference honors following her junior and senior seasons. Juniata posted an impressive 164-25 record during her four seasons with the program, and advanced to the NCAA semifinals three times.
