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Nicky Potts

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Higham Lane
Hometown:
Nuneaton, England

Career Accolades
2021 All-MAC Second Team
2021 Academic All-MAC Team
2020-21 All-MAC First Team
2020-21 Academic All-MAC Team
2019 All-MAC First Team
2017 MAC All-Freshman Team

2021 (Redshirt Senior)
Earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … appeared in 16 matches, with 15 starts … tallied six points, two goals and two assists … opened the season with a goal against Valparaiso on Aug. 22 … notched a goal against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 5 … collected an assist against Toledo (10/10) and NIU (10/24) … produced 28 shots, 15 of them on goal … finished her career ninth all-time in BSU history with 33 career points … her 12 career goals are tied for 11th in program history.

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
Named to the All-MAC First Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team … an Academic All-MAC selection … started all 10 matches in the midfield … registered one goal and a team-high four assists to tie for second on the team with six total points … scored her goal in the road win over Eastern Michigan … assisted on both BSU goals the next time out in the overtime home victory over Central Michigan … named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after those performances … also tallied assists at CMU and at home against Northern Illinois … played 828 minutes on the season, the second-most of any non-defensive player on the team … totaled 12 shots and placed six on goal.

2019 (Junior)
Appeared in 19 matches and made seven starts … First Team All-MAC selection … led the Cardinals in goals with nine … scored a goal in each of Ball State’s final four regular-season matches, all wins … scored two goals in a 3-2 win against Eastern Michigan … added two assists to finish the year with 20 points … attempted 27 shots for the year and put 16 on goal … totaled five game-winning goals on the year … played a season-high 85 minutes in a 2-1 win at Miami.

2018 (Sophomore)
Saw action in five matches and started four before suffering a season-ending injury ... later granted an additional year of eligibility ... played a season-high 55 minutes in a 3-0 win at College of Charleston ... took two shots with one on goal for the year.

2017 (Freshman)
Made her first Cardinal debut against Toledo as a starter ... started eleven matches out of thirteen she appeared in ... played for 633 minuets ... had one assist and nine shots on goal ... had fifteen shots total throughout the season.

Pre-Ball State
Member of the English National Team program, with whom she earned six caps ... competed with the team in the UEFA Development Tournament and the Nordic Tournament ... regularly attended training camps with England's U-17, U-18 and U-19 teams ... played since 2009 with Aston Villa Ladies FC ... coached by Jack White ... her team was FA Youth Cup runner-up in 2015 ... helped her team to a league championship in 2015 and a runner-up finish in 2016 ... also an accomplished netball player.

Personal
Daughter of Adrian and Helen Potts ... has one brother, Philip.