Marissa Nichols Class: Senior Hometown: Diamond Bar, Calif. High School: Diamond Bar HS Height: 5-8 Position: OF Birthdate: 03/02/1986 Experience: 2L Bats/Throws: R/R

UNLV: A former All-American returns in 2009 for her junior season...Did not participate in 2007 or 2008 due to injuries...Received a redshirt year for the 2007 season.

2006: Started the first 26 contests of the season, 15 in center field and 11 in left field, before sitting out the remainder of the year due to injury...Hit for a .300 average with 24 hits (two doubles)...Knocked in five RBI and scored 12 runs...Stole 12 bases to finish second on the team...Had three multiple-hit games, which included two games of three hits: Southern Utah (G2-Feb. 9) and UC Davis (Feb. 18)...Had two multiple-RBI games: UC Davis (Feb. 18) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 24)...Had three multiple-run games: Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 10), UC Davis (Feb. 18) and Portland State (March 3)...Had three multiple-steal games with two stolen bases against: Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 10), Northwestern (Feb. 17) and Texas A&M (Feb. 25)...Registered one game-winning hit: Oklahoma State (Feb. 24: one-run double)...Scored the game-winning run twice...Hit .383 with 18 hits (two doubles), five RBI and nine runs to open up the year with a 14-game hitting streak. 2005.International: Participated on Team USA's Elite Team at the Canada Cup (July 2-11 in Surrey, British Columbia) and the Intercontinental Cup (July 20-28 in Madrid, Spain)...Started eight of 12 games, while helping the Elite Team to a 16-2 record...Hit for an average of .481 with 13 hits (one home run and five doubles) in 27 at-bats...Knocked in six RBI and scored five runs...Racked up a slugging percentage of .777 and an on-base percentage of .500.

2005: Named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America First Team and the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-West Region First Team...Named the 2005 MWC Freshman of the Year and a member of both the all-conference and all-tournament teams...Selected a conference-record six times for MWC Player of the Week honors...The six selections are the most for a Rebel in any given season and in a career as a whole for a non-pitcher...Started all 63 games of the season, all in left field and as the lead-off hitter...Finished the year ranked nationally in six of the NCAA's offensive statistical categories: Runs-per-game (3rd/0.65), Slugging (6th/.869), triples-per-game (8th/0.13), average (10th/.437), stolen bases-per-game (11th/0.57) and home runs-per-game (16th/0.30)...Led the MWC in seven offensive categories in all games played and in five offensive categories in conference games only...Hit for a .426 average...Set UNLV single-season records for hits (89), home runs (18), runs (66), total bases (176) and stolen bases (35)...Registered at least on hit in 51 of 63 games...Had a team-high 27 multiple-hit games, which included two games of four hits: Southern Illinois (Feb. 19) and Illinois (March 24)...Had seven multiple-RBI games, which included two games of five RBI: Iowa State (Feb. 17) and Illinois (March 24)...Had 18 multiple-run games, which included five games of three runs: Ohio State (Feb. 25), Iowa State (Feb. 17), Long Island (March 16), BYU (G2-April 9) and Colorado State (G1-May 6)...Held two hitting streaks of 10 games and three of five games...The first 10-game hitting streak (March 12-March 26) included a .567 average, 17 hits (four home runs, one triple and seven doubles), 10 RBI and 14 runs...The second 10-game hitting streak (April 13-May 6) included a .441 average, 15 hits (four home runs, one triple and two doubles), 10 RBI and 13 runs...After only one season, ranked fifth in career stolen bases, seventh in career home runs and eighth in career triples...Began the season a perfect 34-for-34 in stolen bases until caught in an attempt vs. Colorado State (May 13) in the MWC Softball Championship...Finished the season 35-for-36 in steals...Had nine multiple-steal games, which included two three-steal games: Oklahoma State (Feb. 13) and New Mexico (G2-May 8)...Tied a UNLV single-game record by hitting two home runs in a game vs. Colorado State (May 13)...Tied for the team-high in game-winning hits with nine...Scored the game-winning run a team-best 12 times...Defensively, only committed one error in 102 chances and assisted on four putouts for a .990 fielding percentage.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Diamond Bar HS...In 2004, finished the season with a 9-2 record in the circle and a 0.65 ERA...In the batter's box held a .380 average and amassed 40+ RBI en route to numerous awards, such as: 2004 Diamond Bar HS Female Athlete of the Year, All-Sierra League First Team, All-Inland Valley, All-San Gabriel Valley...Received other individual awards: the Michelle Carew award, "30' award and the Best of the West All-Tournament Team...In 2003, finished with an 8-1 pitching record and a 0.61 ERA, while hitting for a .333 batting average... Chosen as the Best Defensive Player and to the All-Sierra League First Team, All-Inland Valley, All-San Gabriel Valley and as the MVP of the Charter Oak Tournament...In 2002, selected as the "Most Dedicated Player" on her team and was named to the All-Sierra League First Team...Lettered all four years in softball and volleyball...Was an academic all-league member in 2001, 2002 and 2004...Played ASA travel ball for the Southern California Athletics 18U Gold team.

Personal: Marissa Katherine Nichols was born March 2, 1986, in Whittier, Calif....The daughter of Ron and MaryKay Nichols...Has two brothers, Justin and Spencer...Says her parents have influenced her most in life...Graduated in 2008 with an undergraduate degree in human services counseling, currently working on her master's in school counseling.