Temple University Athletics

2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Roster

MB
/ Women's Volleyball
RS
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
MB/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/S
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
Nikki Shimao vs. Kansas 9.2.22
Photo by: Maya Burgos
Nikki Shimao vs. 11.5.21
Photo by: Miles Marteal
Nikki Shimao vs. Wichita State 10.26.21
Photo by: Miles Marteal
Nikki Saito
Jersey Number 10

Nikki Shimao

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, Hawaii
  • High School:
    ‘Iolani School
2022-23 AAC All-Academic Team
2022 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholarship Award Second Team
2021-22 AAC All-Academic Team
2020-21 AAC All-Academic Team


2023: Played in 15 matches. . . Tallied 53 digs, including a season-high 15 digs at Memphis on Nov. 18

2022: AAC All-Academic Team . . . Played in all 31 matches, started 17. . . Played in the fourth most sets (119) on the team. . . Tallied the third most receptions (575) and digs (264) on the team. . . Recorded 14 double-digit digs during the season, including a career-high 19 digs against SMU on Sept. 21, followed up by 17-dig performance versus Memphis on Sept. 23.

2021: AAC All-Academic Team. . .Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholarship Award Second Team. . . Played in 29 matches, tallying 141 digs as a defensive specialist. . .Three matches of 10 or more digs, including a two matches of a season-high 11 (Sept. 11 at Memphis and Sept. 15 versus South Florida). . . Saw some time at setter with 136 assists. . . Added 10 or more assists in five matches, including a career-high 19 versus Villanova on Sept. 17. . . Added 17 assists in back-to-back games with 17 assists on Sept. 3 versus Maryland and Sept. 10 versus Norfolk State.

2020-21: AAC All-Academic Team . . . Played in five matches. . . had a career-high four digs at East Carolina on March 12.

Before Temple: A multitalented athlete from Hawaii, will play setter and defensive specialist for the Owls... Led her high school team to a pair of state titles... Was also a talented track athlete, competing in triple jump and sprints.
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