Alecia Nicholas

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ithaca, N.Y.
High School:
Ithaca

CAREER HONORS

2024 USA Lacrosse 'Best Comeback Story'
2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
2023 Honorable Mention All-America (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (2/14/23)
2023, 2024 All-ACC Academic Team

CAREER HIGHS

Saves: 14 vs. James Madison, 2/11/23
Ground Balls: 5 at Northwestern, 3/19/23; vs. Syracuse, 4/28/23

SENIOR (2025) – Appeared in three games during her final season ... Made her first appearance of the season off the bench at Liberty ... Also saw action at ECU and against Cal.

JUNIOR (2024) – Honorable Mention Preseason All-America by USA Lacrosse … Played in cage in all 17 contests, earning 16 starts … Finished the season with six 6+ save performances, a .337 save percentage and an 11.03 goals-against average … Season-high 11 saves vs. Notre Dame on March 2 … Recorded seven stops in back-to-back games against Liberty (Feb. 13) and Florida (Feb. 17) .. Also had 14 ground balls, including four games with two ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

SOPHOMORE (2023) – Honorable Mention All-America by USA Lacrosse Magazine … Tewaaraton Award Watch List … ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 14 … One of six Tar Heels to start all 21 games as UNC’s first new starting keeper since 2018 … Tied for the team lead with 33 ground balls … Finished the year with eight 8+ save performances, a .466 save percentage and an 8.51 goals-against average … First career start of the season opener vs. #12 James Madison on Feb. 11, making a career-high 14 saves … Made 10 stops vs. #7 Florida on Feb. 18 … Had 11 saves at #3 Northwestern on March 19 … Totaled 22 saves during the ACC Tournament, including 11 vs. #2 Syracuse in the semifinals … Accumulated 18 saves throughout the NCAA Tournament ... Ended the season ranked first in the ACC and seventh nationally with an 8.51 goals-against average ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2022) – Saw action in nine games during her first season in Chapel Hill … UNC debut came against Furman on Feb. 16 … Logged 102:14 minutes in net, including a season-high 21:28 vs. Furman … Made nine saves for a .450 save percentage … Recorded a season-high two saves on three occasions.

HIGH SCHOOL – Named an incoming freshman "On the Rise" for the 2022 season by Inside Lacrosse ... Played for Ithaca High School under head coach BJ Bliss … New York State Section 4 All-American … Named team captain as a senior … Also played soccer and basketball … Played club lacrosse for Salt City Snipers.

PERSONAL – Alecia Marie Nicholas is the daughter of Natalie and John Nicholas … Mother ran track at Ithaca … Father played football at Ithaca … Stepfather, Chuck Little, played lacrosse at Ithaca ... Birthday is January 21 … Majoring in exercise and sport science ... Chose UNC because she loved the team culture and the competitiveness of the team.