Two goals by Tawni Martino and one by Jocelyn Blankenship led LMU past Utah Valley, 3-2, Sunday.
At LMU...
2012... Appeared in 18 matches...earned six total starts, including the final five matches of the season... scored in back-to-back games on Oct. 14 (versus Saint Mary's) and Oct. 19 (at No. 15 Pepperdine)... also had an assist in the 3-2 win at Saint Mary's... other assist on the season was on the game-winner in a 3-2 win over Utah Valley (Sept. 30)...
High School...
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Carondelet High School... three-time All-City and three-time All-East Bay Athletic League selection... two-time varsity team captain... led the Cougars to back-to-back EBAL titles in 2010 and 2011, as well as the North Coast Section Championship in 2011... earned the Carondelet Sportsmanship Award in 2009... also played for the Mustang Rampage club team where she won six Cal North State Cup titles and the 2010 U16 ENCL National title... President's Award for Educational Excellence... Carondelet Department Award for Religious Studies... Carondelet Department Award for Sports Medicine... California Scholarship Federation Life Membership Award... President's Volunteer Service Award...
Personal...
Cassidy Lynn Nicks was born Aug. 7, 1993, in Anaheim, Calif.... parents are Chris and Lynn Nicks... older brother, Colton, attends Chapman University and is a member of the swim team... volunteer at the Building Blocks Children's Center... volunteer at John Muir Hospital... also considered attending UCLA and UC Santa Barbara... chose LMU for the location, atmosphere and connecting to the soccer team... marketing major...