| Height: | 5-4 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Glen Cove, NY |
| High School: | Saint Dominic |
| Position: | MF/GK |
As a rookie for the Gators in 2012, forward Nicole Maher was named the Gator of the Year. The honor comes on the heels of her other rookie awards. She was named the 2012 Skyline Conference Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year, while also earning a spot on the Skyline Conference All-Star First Team.
This past fall, the 2012 Gators picked up the team's sixth straight Skyline Conference Tournament berth and by season’s end, Maher had tallied a team-best 13 goals and six assists for 32 points. She had three game-winning goals and four multiple-goal games in making 16 starts for the Gators. In addition, on four separate occasions, she had five or more points in a match. Overall on the season, she also ranked nationally in several offensive categories. She was No. 54 in Division III in points per game (2.0) and No. 70 with her 0.813 goals per game average. She was also a two-time conference Rookie of the Week honoree and finished the season ranked fourth in the league in goals.
Additional awards over the course of her first season included a selection to the Alfred University Saxon All-Tournament Team, as well as two selections as the Skyline Rookie of the Week and one posting on the Skyline Weekly Honor Roll.
Scholastically, she earned 11 varsity letters at Saint Dominic, and boasts a long list of accomplishments on her scholastic resume. She excelled in soccer, lacrosse, and basketball scholastically. Among her many awards, she was a three-year team captain in both soccer and lacrosse. She was the Most Outstanding Player of the League in 2012 for the NSCHGAA, while earning team MVP honors twice as well as team's most improved status in 2008.
In lacrosse, she was also a two-time recipient of the NSCHGAA Sportsmanship Award, while also winning the Eric Jensen Award twice (2008, 2011). A Timothy Byrne Scholarship recipient in 2010, she led the lacrosse team to back-to-back NSCHGAA League Championships in 2011 and 2012.
A member of the National Honor Society, she was also placed on the Spanish Honor Society as well the Art Honor Society as well as earning acclaim with a spot on the Principal's List.
She is majoring in biology at Sage and is the daughter of Nancy Maher.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Maritime | W, 2-1 |
| Oct 14 | at SUNY Purchase | L, 2-0 |
| Oct 19 | NYU-POLY | W, 7-0 |
| Oct 23 | SUNY Cobleskill | W, 3-2 |
| Oct 26 | College of Mt. St. Vincent | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 29 | SUNY Canton | T, 2-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 12 | 6 | ||
| Games started | 12 | 6 | ||
| Goals | 5 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 11 | 1 | ||
| Shots | 35 | 10 | ||
| Shot Pct | .143 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Elms | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at Albany Pharmacy | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Green Mountain | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | SUNY Potsdam | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at SUNY College at Old Westbury | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 25 | at Bard | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | SUNY Farmingdale | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Mt. St. Mary College | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Saint Joseph's University, New York - Long Island | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Maritime | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at SUNY Purchase | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | NYU-POLY | W, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | SUNY Cobleskill | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | College of Mt. St. Vincent | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | SUNY Canton | T, 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .250 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | 12 | .42 | .08 | .92 | 2.92 | .143 | 1.58 | .543 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | .00 | .17 | .17 | 1.67 | .000 | .83 | .500 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 7 | .43 | .14 | 1.00 | 2.86 | .150 | 1.57 | .550 |
| Away | 5 | 5 | .40 | .00 | .80 | 3.00 | .133 | 1.60 | .533 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 4 | 4 | .50 | .25 | 1.25 | 4.75 | .105 | 2.50 | .526 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | .14 | .00 | .29 | 1.14 | .125 | .71 | .625 |
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| August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.000 |
| September | 4 | 4 | .50 | .00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | .200 | 1.25 | .500 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .43 | .14 | 1.00 | 3.43 | .125 | 1.86 | .542 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 35 | .143 | 19 | .543 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .000 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .150 | 11 | .550 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .133 | 8 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Wins | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .105 | 10 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 | .125 | 13 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |