Nicole Davis
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Nicole Marie Davis is an American indoor volleyball
player. She is 5'6" (167 cm) and plays at the libero position. She played for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball
Team for the 2007 season and wore the number 1 jersey. She was the first foreign-born libero to play in the Turkish league and led her team to a second-place finish. Davis represented the United States at the 2008 Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
, to Randy and Barbara Davis. Her favorite sports team is the New York Yankees
, favorite movie is Dirty Dancing
, her favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy, and she also owns a black belt in Renbukai.
She graduated from Lincoln High School
in Stockton in 2000. In her four years there, she was a three year letterwinner and played as an outside hitter and libero. As a senior, she earned All-San Joaquin League and All-Area honors. In her senior season, she had season totals of 357 kills, 569 digs, 35 aces and 40 blocks. Her high school total is 705 kills, 1,254 digs, 103 aces and 82 blocks. She helped her team to the NorCal championships in 1999 and 2000.
She played club volleyball for Nike Pacific and Delta Valley Volleyball Club, where she was named to the junior Olympic team in 1999 and 2000.
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In her senior season in 2003, she dominated the libero position as she led USC to their second consecutive NCAA National Championship. She started all 35 matches and averaged 4.25 digs per game - the second-best single season performance in program history. She finished her USC career with 1,093 total digs and a 3.09 digs per game average to rank sixth in both USC career record categories. She surpassed her own career high and set a new USC record for digs in a three-game match with 31 against Stanford. On December 13 against UCLA in the NCAA Regional Final, Davis tied her career mark and USC record by posting another 31-dig performance against the Bruins. She trained with the USA A2 Women's National Team in Lake Placid, New York
, during the summer of 2003.
Her happiest moment in sports was winning back-to-back NCAA Division I volleyball championships with USC in 2002 and 2003.
2007
2006
2005
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. She is 5'6" (167 cm) and plays at the libero position. She played for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball
Fenerbahçe Universal , as known as Yellow Angels, is the women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey...
Team for the 2007 season and wore the number 1 jersey. She was the first foreign-born libero to play in the Turkish league and led her team to a second-place finish. Davis represented the United States at the 2008 Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
High school and personal life
Davis was born in Stockton, CaliforniaStockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
, to Randy and Barbara Davis. Her favorite sports team is the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, favorite movie is Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
, her favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy, and she also owns a black belt in Renbukai.
She graduated from Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)
Lincoln High School, founded in 1954, is the Lincoln Unified School District's only public high school. The school serves thousands of students from ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations.-Facilities:*Alex G. Spanos Stadium...
in Stockton in 2000. In her four years there, she was a three year letterwinner and played as an outside hitter and libero. As a senior, she earned All-San Joaquin League and All-Area honors. In her senior season, she had season totals of 357 kills, 569 digs, 35 aces and 40 blocks. Her high school total is 705 kills, 1,254 digs, 103 aces and 82 blocks. She helped her team to the NorCal championships in 1999 and 2000.
She played club volleyball for Nike Pacific and Delta Valley Volleyball Club, where she was named to the junior Olympic team in 1999 and 2000.
USC
Davis was a political science major at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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In her senior season in 2003, she dominated the libero position as she led USC to their second consecutive NCAA National Championship. She started all 35 matches and averaged 4.25 digs per game - the second-best single season performance in program history. She finished her USC career with 1,093 total digs and a 3.09 digs per game average to rank sixth in both USC career record categories. She surpassed her own career high and set a new USC record for digs in a three-game match with 31 against Stanford. On December 13 against UCLA in the NCAA Regional Final, Davis tied her career mark and USC record by posting another 31-dig performance against the Bruins. She trained with the USA A2 Women's National Team in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, during the summer of 2003.
Her happiest moment in sports was winning back-to-back NCAA Division I volleyball championships with USC in 2002 and 2003.
Major international competition
2008- Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsVolleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
- Tour of China
- FIVB World Grand Prix (fourth place)
- U.S. national team exhibition versus Brazil
2007
- World Grand Prix (eighth place)
- NORCECA Championship (silver medal)
- FIVB World Cup (bronze bedal)
2006
- World Grand Prix (seventh place)
- World Championships (ninth place)
2005
- Front Range Tour vs. Brazil
- Pan American Cup
- World Grand Prix
- FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (gold medal)
- NORCECA Continental Championships (gold medal)
- World Grand Champions Cup (silver medal)
International highlights
- 2008 - Davis ranked fourth in the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary round in Best Digger with 2.33 digs per set, including four matches with at least double-digit digs.
- 2007 - Paced Team USA to a silver medal at the NORCECA Championship as the team's libero. Averaged 3.00 digs per set for third best at the NORCECA Championship. Tallied 54 excellent service receptions on 84 attempts with only one error at the NORCECA Championship. Averaged 2.66 digs per set, fourth best at the FIVB World Cup, as the Team USA libero.
- 2006 – Played in four matches during seven-match tour of Italy March 22 to April 2 with USA national training team. Played in two sets versus Poland on May 26. Libero for the final two weekends of the World Grand Prix. Ranked sixth in the Best Libero category in the World Grand Prix. She ranked 10th in World Grand Prix in digs with 1.30 per set (185 total digs).
- 2005 – Earned a gold medal as Team USA won its third-straight NORCECA Continental Championship with a five-set victory over CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
on September 11. The USA women qualified for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with the win. Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA women qualified for the 2006 World Championships.