2010-11:
Third-leading scorer (10.1 ppg) and 4th-leading rebounder (3.7) on Seawolf team that went 27-7 overall, won GNAC Tournament title and reached NCAA Tournament 2nd Round … led team in steals (1.9 spg) and set school record for total minutes played in a season with 1,054 (31.0 mpg) … played and started all 34 games, coming one shy of tying UAA season record in both categories … ranked 5th in GNAC in steals and 9th in minutes per game … finished career as UAA’s all-time wins leader in any sport with 110 victories … set program record for games played (130) and ranked in career top 20 in nine other categories, including points (18th, 840), FT% (6th, .766), 3FGs made (7th, 107), steals (10th, 151), games started (t-10th, 76) and FG made (20th, 296) … as a senior, notched team season-highs of 26 points in Jan. 6 home win over NW Nazarene and 7 steals in Dec. 4 road win over UAF … played all 40 minutes of Jan. 27 home win over Seattle Pacific, notching 9 points (3-8 3FG), 6 rebounds and 3 assists … scored double digits 16 times, including eight straight games from Dec. 4-Jan. 6 … had 11 games with 5 or more rebounds and 15 games with multiple steals … named to all-tourney team at AT&T Hoops Classic (Dec. 10-11) after helping UAA to wins over Minot State and fellow West Region contender Dixie State … had 18 points (3-6 3FG) and career-high-tying 8 rebounds in season-opening win over 11th-ranked UC San Diego, plus 12 points the following day in win over eventual West Region finalist Grand Canyon, helping UAA to title of prestigious Disney’s Tip-Off Classic in Anaheim, Calif. … other top games as a senior included 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 3FG), 2 assists and 2 steals in 61-60 road win over NW Nazarene; 19 points (7-13 FG) and 3 steals in 20 minutes of win over Minot State; 13 points, 4 assists and 3 steals in win over Dixie State; 10 points and 5 steals in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 16 team-high 16 points (6-12 FG, 4-6 3FG) in NCAA 2nd Round road loss to eventual regional champ Cal Poly Pomona … earned third straight selection to GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.60 overall GPA.
2009-10:
Led Seawolves in total assists (85) and set school record for free-throw pct. (.862) as team finished 24-5 and with No. 16 national ranking … only Seawolf to earn starting assignment in all 29 games … completed junior season with 2nd-most individual victories in program history (83), trailing only former teammate Rebecca Kielpinski (97) … on other UAA career lists, will enter senior season No. 6 in FT% (.772), No. 13 in 3FGs made (64), No. 16 in 3FG% (.325) and No. 19 in games played (96) … for the year, posted Great Northwest Athletic Conference ranks of No. 3 in assist-turnover ratio (1.5), No. 13 in 3FGs per game (1.2) and No. 15 in 3FG% (.356) … earned team’s co-Best Defensive Player award as UAA finished 5th nationally in scoring defense (53.8 ppg) and 6th in turnover margin (6th, +6.62) … scored in double digits nine times, including 17 points (4-9 FG, 3-5 3FG, 6-6 FT) in NCAA 1st Round win over Cal Poly Pomona … scored career-high 20 points (6-14 FG, 4-5 3FG, 4-4 FT), along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists in home victory over MSU Billings … scored 10 points (3-8 FG, 4-4 FT), dished 4 assists and committed no turnovers in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout win over Div. I Coastal Carolina … other top performances included 7 points (3-5 FG), UAA season-best 11 assists, 4 steals and just one turnover in home blowout of Alaska Fairbanks; 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3FG), 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 66-65 road win over NW Nazarene; and 13 points (3-4 3FG, 4-4 FT), 5 rebounds and 3 assists in home win over Grand Canyon … earned second straight selection to GNAC All-Academic Team with overall GPA of 3.60.
2008-09:
Started 12 games for Seawolf team that went 31-4, claimed share of GNAC title, and returned to NCAA Div. II Final 4 for second straight season ... averaged 4.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 0.9 assists, and tied school record with 35 games played ... helped Seawolves rank No. 1 nationally in FG% defense (.318) and No. 2 in scoring defense (49.1 ppg allowed) ... paced Seawolves with career-high 16 points (6-8 FG, 4-5 3FG) in just 16 minutes in Dec. 19 win over Cal State Stanislaus ... tallied 13 points (5-10 FG, 3-4 FT) and career-high-tying 4 steals in road win over Central Washington ... other top games included 8 points and 4 steals in road win over Saint Martin’s; 8 points (3-3 FG, 1-1 3FG), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 0 turnovers in 52-49 NCAA Second Round win over 10th-ranked UC San Diego; 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in NCAA Quarterfinals win over Clayton State; and 3 assists and 5 rebounds in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout win over Div. I Cal State Northridge ... recipient of Ms. Hustle award at season-ending team banquet.
2007-08:
Saw action in 32 of 35 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... was lone freshman on Seawolf squad that posted best record (30-5) in program history and advanced to NCAA Semifinals for first time ever ... scored season-high 10 points (3-7 FG, 4-4 FT) in just 11 minutes in home win over Texas-Permian Basin (Dec. 8) ... earned first career start and played season-high 19 minutes, getting 3 points and 3 rebounds in home win over Western Oregon ... other top games included 6 points (2-5 FG, 1-1 3FG) and 2 steals in 52-48 win at Western Washington; 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) in 68-66 home win over Montana State Billings; and 8 points and 4 rebounds in home win over Chaminade (Nov. 30).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Led Three Rivers League in scoring with 13.4 ppg as a senior in 2006-07, earning first-team all-league honors ... team MVP helped WLHS to 16-10 record and second-round playoff berth in Oregon large-schools (6A) division ... McDonald’s All-American nominee ... named WLHS’s Female Athlete of the Year ... earned all-state honorable mention honors from The Oregonian as a junior and second-team All-Three Rivers honors ... played freshman and sophomore seasons at David Douglas High School, earning All-Mt. Hood Conference accolades as a sophomore and honorable mention all-league as a freshman ... 4-year varsity starter ... finished career with 1,234 points ... member of West Linn National Honors Society (2005-07) ... 4-year honor roll student ... member of Foreign National Honors Society ... played for Oregon Elite club team (2005-07) ... also lettered twice in track & field and once in soccer.
PERSONAL:
Born Nicole Raeanne Aden on Dec. 7, 1988 in Portland, Ore. ... daughter of Dennis and Shannon Aden ... interests include camping, boating and other outdoors activities ... journalism & public communications major.
Career Highs
Points: 26 vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/6/11
Rebounds: 8, five times (last vs UAF, 2/24/11)
Assists: 11 vs Alaska Fairbanks, 2/27/10
Blocks: 1, twelve times
Steals: 7 at Alaska Fairbanks, 12/4/10
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/ Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2007-08 32–1 265/ 8.3 28– 78 .359 9– 32 .281 13– 19 .684 20– 15– 35/1.1 23-0 15 35 0 18 78/ 2.4
2008-09 35-12 541/15.5 57-149 .383 19– 64 .297 25– 37 .676 20– 62– 82/2.3 50-0 33 37 2 35 158/ 4.5
2009-10 29-29 830/28.6 88-235 .374 36-101 .356 50– 58 .862 35– 77-112/3.9 55-0 85 55 6 33 262/ 9.0
2010-11 34-34 1054/31.0 123-308 .399 43-148 .291 53– 70 .757 40– 85-125/3.7 73-0 57 71 5 65 341/10.1
TOTALS 130-76 2690/20.7 296-770 .384 107-345 .310 141-184 .766 115-239-354/2.7 201-0 190 198 13 151 840/ 6.5
