Nicole Paniccia

Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oakville, Ont.

AS A FRESHMAN • 2010-11
Recorded 129 saves in six appearances...ended the season with a .915 save percentage and a 3-2-0 record...was the starting goalie in five contests for the Huskies...notched a pair of shutouts on the year, versus Sacred Heart (11/27) and at Union (12/8)...posted a career-high 32 saves at Providence (2/12)...tallied 20 or more saves in an additional three games; 26 versus Robert Morris (1/9), 21 at Syracuse (10/16) and 21 vs. Sacred Heart (11/27).

BEFORE UConn
Helped Appleby College win the CISAA Championships for the second-consecutive season and take silver at the NAPHA Championship series in 2009-10...captured the NAPHA title in 2008-09 and was awarded the Parker Jacket for athletic achievement and excellence...invited to the Team Canada Selections Camps in 2008-09 and 2009-10...played for Team Ontario Red in 2009-10, leading the squad to the Gold Medal at the Canadian U18 National Championships...played the two previous seasons (2007-09) with Team Ontario Blue...took gold with the Toronto Aeros at the Provincial Championships (Intermediate AA)...led the team to a second-place regular season finish while ranking third in goals-against average (1.20) and in save-percentage (.939)...was named the MVP in the final game of the Can-Am Junior Hockey Challenge in 2009...won bronze and silver with Aeros at the Provnicial and PWHL League Championships, respectively...earned MVP honors at the Mississauga Junior Chiefs Christmas Tournament after recording three shouts...spent one season with the Oakville Ice during the 2006-07 season at the age of 13...named Team MVP by General Manager and Coach with 1.87 GAA.

PERSONAL
Nicole Paniccia...daughter of Ben and Paulette Paniccia...has a younger sister, Daniela...born on Dec. 29, 1992...a psychology major.