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Jersey Number 24
Nicole Struss
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Laguna Beach HS
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time ACWPCย All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023, 2024)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆย had 14 goals and two assists for a total of 16 points on the season โฆ drew 22 exclusions (second on the team), had three steals, and one field block โฆ scored a season-high two goals six times on the season (in a win over No. 25 Marist on Jan. 20 at the UCSB Winter Invitational, in a win vs. California Baptist University on Feb. 2 at the UCSD Triton Invitational, in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, in a win vs. No. 4 Stanford on Feb. 24 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, in a win vs. Biola on March 9, and in a win vs. No. 17 Wagner on May 10 at the MPSF Championship) โฆ scored at least one goal in 8-of-26 games.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games โฆ tallied four goals and one assist for a total of five points โฆ also had five steals, two field blocks, and drew 13 exclusions (tied for sixth on the team) โฆ scored a season-high one goal four times on the season (in a win over No. 15 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win vs. No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 5, in a loss vs. No. 2 USC on Feb. 5, and in a win against No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24).
2022
Was ninth on the team in scoring with 32 points โฆ totaled 29 goals (7th on the team) and three assistsย โฆย also had 11 steals (9th on the team), two field blocks, and 37ย exclusions drawn (2nd on the team)ย โฆ scored a season-high three goals three times (in a win over No. 9 UC San Diego on Jan. 23, in a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 12, and in a win over No. 11 UC San Diego on Feb. 25)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best four consecutive games two times on the year (which included fourย straight games with multiple goals to open the season) on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 16-of-28 games and dished out at least one assist in 2-of-28 games on the season โฆ had 10 multiple-goal games including the three hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four varsity letters at Laguna Beach High School as a utility player โฆ in 2021 as a senior, was the Orange County Registerโs Orange County Player of the Year โฆ named the Sunset/Surf League co-MVP as LBHS team captain โฆ senior season was shortened because of COVID-19 โฆ as a junior in 2020, team won the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship โฆ named the CIF SS Division 1 Player of the Year โฆ Sunset/Surf League MVP โฆ First-Team OC Register All-Orange Countyย โฆ SoCal Championships Tournament MVP โฆ team captain and MVP โฆ drew 61 exclusions in 2020, a LBHS team record โฆ 2019 as a sophomore, team won the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship โฆ First-Team All-CIF SS Division 1ย โฆ First-Team Daily Pilot Dream Teamย โฆ LBHS team MVP โฆ named Second Team All-CIF-SS Division as a freshman in 2018 โฆ played club with SET and Laguna Beach Water Polo โฆ Academic All-American 2019-21.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Nicole Lee Struss โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Kevin and Michelle Struss โฆ has one older sister, Lauren โฆ says she chose UCLA because, "I am in awe of the culture that the existing players and coaches have created. The team is made up of strong individual women who will push me to be a better person in and out of the pool. I also want to be somewhere where I will both be able to compete for an NCAA Championship and study at one of the top Universities in the country." โฆ lists Kevin Durant and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes she admires most โฆ enjoys snorkeling, hiking, surfing, paddle boarding, wakeboarding, andย going to the beachย โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as wining the 2019 CIF-SS Division I title in triple overtime โฆ has not declared a major.
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โข 3-time ACWPCย All-Academic (Superior 2022, 2023, 2024)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)
โข 8-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024)
2024
Played in all 26 games โฆย had 14 goals and two assists for a total of 16 points on the season โฆ drew 22 exclusions (second on the team), had three steals, and one field block โฆ scored a season-high two goals six times on the season (in a win over No. 25 Marist on Jan. 20 at the UCSB Winter Invitational, in a win vs. California Baptist University on Feb. 2 at the UCSD Triton Invitational, in a win vs. Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 23 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, in a win vs. No. 4 Stanford on Feb. 24 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, in a win vs. Biola on March 9, and in a win vs. No. 17 Wagner on May 10 at the MPSF Championship) โฆ scored at least one goal in 8-of-26 games.
2023
Played in 29-of-29 games โฆ tallied four goals and one assist for a total of five points โฆ also had five steals, two field blocks, and drew 13 exclusions (tied for sixth on the team) โฆ scored a season-high one goal four times on the season (in a win over No. 15 Wagner on Jan. 21, in a win vs. No. 24 CSUN on Feb. 5, in a loss vs. No. 2 USC on Feb. 5, and in a win against No. 22 San Diego State on Feb. 24).
2022
Was ninth on the team in scoring with 32 points โฆ totaled 29 goals (7th on the team) and three assistsย โฆย also had 11 steals (9th on the team), two field blocks, and 37ย exclusions drawn (2nd on the team)ย โฆ scored a season-high three goals three times (in a win over No. 9 UC San Diego on Jan. 23, in a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 12, and in a win over No. 11 UC San Diego on Feb. 25)ย โฆ scored at least one goal in a season-best four consecutive games two times on the year (which included fourย straight games with multiple goals to open the season) on the year โฆ scored at least one goal in 16-of-28 games and dished out at least one assist in 2-of-28 games on the season โฆ had 10 multiple-goal games including the three hat tricks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four varsity letters at Laguna Beach High School as a utility player โฆ in 2021 as a senior, was the Orange County Registerโs Orange County Player of the Year โฆ named the Sunset/Surf League co-MVP as LBHS team captain โฆ senior season was shortened because of COVID-19 โฆ as a junior in 2020, team won the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship โฆ named the CIF SS Division 1 Player of the Year โฆ Sunset/Surf League MVP โฆ First-Team OC Register All-Orange Countyย โฆ SoCal Championships Tournament MVP โฆ team captain and MVP โฆ drew 61 exclusions in 2020, a LBHS team record โฆ 2019 as a sophomore, team won the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship โฆ First-Team All-CIF SS Division 1ย โฆ First-Team Daily Pilot Dream Teamย โฆ LBHS team MVP โฆ named Second Team All-CIF-SS Division as a freshman in 2018 โฆ played club with SET and Laguna Beach Water Polo โฆ Academic All-American 2019-21.
ย
PERSONAL
Full name: Nicole Lee Struss โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Kevin and Michelle Struss โฆ has one older sister, Lauren โฆ says she chose UCLA because, "I am in awe of the culture that the existing players and coaches have created. The team is made up of strong individual women who will push me to be a better person in and out of the pool. I also want to be somewhere where I will both be able to compete for an NCAA Championship and study at one of the top Universities in the country." โฆ lists Kevin Durant and the late Kobe Bryant as the athletes she admires most โฆ enjoys snorkeling, hiking, surfing, paddle boarding, wakeboarding, andย going to the beachย โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as wining the 2019 CIF-SS Division I title in triple overtime โฆ has not declared a major.
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| NICOLE STRUSS'ย CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | GAMES | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | BLK | EE |
| 2022 | 28 | 29 | 52 | .558 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 37 |
| 2023 | 29 | 4 | 19 | .210 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 26 | 14 | 40 | .350 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Totals | 83 | 47 | 111 | .423 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 72 |
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