5   Claire Nicholson Class: Junior Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. High School: Olathe East Height: 5-8 Position: Forward Experience: 2L

TULSA - A two-year letterwinner . . . has started 32 of 36 career contests . . . has 16 goals and four assists for 36 points.

SOPHOMORE (2011) - Started 15 of 17 games . . . was named to the All-Conference USA third team . . . scored a season-high five goals, including one each against Sam Houston State, Southern Utah, UCF, Houston and UAB . . . two of her goals were game-winners . . . picked up assists against Oral Roberts, Southern Utah, UTEP and Colorado College . . . attempted a team-leading 48 shots, 22 of which were on goal . . . was named as TU's "Player of the Match" against Southern Utah and Houston.

FRESHMAN (2010) - Started 17 of 19 games . . . scored a team-high 11 goals for 22 points . . . scored her first career hat trick against UAB in just 3:12 ticked off the clock . . . tallied two goals against Oral Roberts, and one each against Northwestern State, UALR, Murray State, Missouri State, East Carolina and UCF . . . attempted 49 shots, 26 of which were on goal . . . four of her goals were game-winners . . . named as TU's "Player of the Match" against Oral Roberts, Missouri State, Arkansas State, East Carolina, UAB and UCF . . . named as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18th . . . was selected to the All-C-USA third team and to the C-USA All-Freshman Team . . . was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Players to Watch List . . . selected as Tulsa's Offensive Player of the Year.

PRIOR TO TULSA - Was a four-year letterwinner at Olathe East High School . . . guided her team to a three-year 74-4-2 overall record . . . helped her team capture the Class 6A State Championship as a sophomore, and post runner-up performances as a freshman and junior . . . her team went undefeated as the Sunflower League Champions all four years . . . netted 86 career goals . . . set the single-season OEHS record with 38 goals scored during her junior year . . . earned ESPN Rise All-America honorable mention honors as a junior . . . picked up all-KC metro, all-state, all-Northeast Kansas regional team and all-Sunflower League accolades during her junior and senior years . . . named the Sunflower League Offensive Player of the Year and Olathe News Girls Soccer Player of the Year as a junior . . . tallied 17 goals as a sophomore and seven goals as a freshman.

PERSONAL - An exercise and sports science major . . . born March 8, 1992 . . . daughter of Jay and Sally Nicholson . . . was named to the Tulsa Dean's List and was a C-USA Academic Medalist as a freshman and sophomore . . . was selected to the C-USA All-Academic soccer team as a sophomore.