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Nicole Braman

Class: Senior Hometown: Niwot, Colo. High School: Niwot

Last College: Ohio State Height: 5-8 Position: Forward

2005 (Senior): Senior has started 12 matches after coming off the bench in the Jayhawks first six matches ... Scored her first goal of the year at Iowa State (10/2) ... Recorded her first assist at KU on Michelle Rasmussen's goal against #14 Texas A&M.

2004 (Junior): Started two matches and appeared in 22 total ... Scored the game-winning goal, her first as a Jayhawk, in a 3-1 win over No. 7 Clemson on Sept. 11 ... Tallied her second goal of the season, the game-winner, in a 3-1 win over Missouri on Oct. 8.

2003 (Ohio State, Sophomore): Started three matches and appeared as a reserve in 14 other contests for OSU ... Scored the first goal of her career in a 4-0 Buckeye win over Loyola on Oct. 27 ... Finished the season with three points on nine shots.

2002 (Ohio State, Freshman): Appeared in 15 matches as a reserve ... Took three shots during the season.

Niwot HS: Was a Niwot High School Regional All-America selection in 2002 and 2001 ... Led team in scoring in 2001 and 2002 ... Was a four-time all-conference selection and all-area selection (1999-02) under coach Jeremy Pinard ... Named Conference Player of the Year in 2000 and 2002 ... Was an All- State honoree in 2001 and 2002 ... Served as team captain three consecutive seasons (2000-02) ... Was a member of the National Honor Society during all four years of high school and sang in the elite singing group, Evenstar ... Received the Presidents Award for Academic Excellence in 2000.

Club: Played for the Denver Diamonds of the W-League over the 2002, `03, and `04 summers ... Member of the eight-time State Cup champion Colorado Girls Soccer Academy (1995-2001), formerly Colorado Rush ... Helped lead her club to the Far West Regional and National Championship in 2002.

ODP: Selected to the Connecticut ODP squad in 1997 ... Named a member of the Colorado ODP State Team in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1984, Nicole is the daughter of Mark and Jennifer Braman ... Father had an outstanding football career with the Michigan Wolverines (1975-1979) and her mother was also a cheerleader for the Wolverines (1976-1977) ... Has three brothers, Matthew, Ben and Alex and a sister Lauren ... Majoring in broadcast journalism.

Career Stats
Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GWG
2002		played season at Ohio State
2003		played season at Ohio State
2004	22/2	12	2	0	4	2
2005	18/12	23	1	3	5	0
Totals	40/14	35	3	3	9	2