2007
Played in 118 games and all 35 matches...Finished fifth on the team in digs per game (1.81)...Was second on the team in total service return attempts (567)...Tallied 31 kills in 171 total attempts...Recorded 16 assists and nine block assists on the year...Her season-high four kills came against La Salle on Oct. 6...Reached double digits in digs in five matches, including a season-high 11 against UMBC on Sep. 15...Added 10 digs apiece against Towson, La Salle, Xavier and Western Michigan...Tallied one service ace each against Jacksonville and Western Michigan.

2006
Winner of UD's "Nails" Award, which is given annually to the Flyer that plays with the most intensity...Second on the team in digs and third in kills...Had double-digits in digs in all but six matches and finished with 18 double-doubles...One of three Flyers to average 3.00 kills per game...Tallied a season-high 20 kills and 12 digs at Saint Louis on Oct. 20...Posted 10 kills, eight digs, four blocks and a service ace in her Flyer debut against Youngstown State...Had 14 kills and 18 digs in her return to Louisville against the #12 Cardinals...Finished with 11 kills, 13 digs and a service ace in the win over #18 Arizona.

2005 (at Louisville)
Played in all 34 matches during her first collegiate season with the Cardinals...Served as primariliy a defensive specialist and led U of L with 2.87 digs per game...Also recorded 31 service aces which ranked second on the squad... Tallied 27 digs in the BIG EAST Championship Match against Notre Dame.

High School
Nicole lettered four years in volleyball for Coach Faith Wilder-Newland at Columbus East...A first team All-State selection in 2003 and 2004 and a member of the South All-Star Team in 2003 and 2004...As a three-time First Team All-Conference performer, she was the MVP in 2004...As the role model athlete for the IHSAA, she appeared in radio, television commercials, posters and mailings for the sport of volleyball in Indiana...She led the team in both kills and digs in 2002, `03 and `04... She was named Most Improved Player in 2002, Rookie of the Year in 2001 and led her team in service aces in 2003 and 2004...She was a standout in Circle City's Club where she played for Mark Britner.

Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Nancy Bateman...Has a brother, Nathan...Born May 19, 1987...Major is education.

Career Statistics

Season	GP-MP	K	K/G	E	TA	Pct	A	A/G	SA	SA/G	SE
2005	119-34	81	0.68	41	252	.159	28	0.24	31	0.26	50
2006	113-32	339	3.00	142	1036	.190	49	0.43	20	0.18	47
2007	118-35	31	0.26	29	171	.012	16	0.14	2	0.02	3
TOTAL	350-101	451	1.29	212	1459	.164	93	0.27	53	0.15	100

Season	DIG	D/G	RE	BS	BA	TB	B/G	BE	BHE	Points	Pts/G
2005	342	2.87	33	2	13	15	0.13	1	1	120.5	1.01
2006	405	3.58	46	2	32	34	0.30	6	1	377.0	3.34
2007	213	1.81	20	0	9	9	0.08	0	1	37.5	0.31
TOTAL	960	2.74	99	4	54	58	0.17	7	3	535	1.53