Temple University Athletics
2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 17
Quinn Nicolai
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Moorestown, N.J.
- High School:
- Moorestown High School
Bio
Awards: 2022 Unanimous First-Team All-American Athletic Conference, 2022 East Coast Athletic Conference Honorable Mention, 2/21/22 Inside Lacrosse Women National Player of the Week Finalist, 2021 Big Ten All-Tournament Team (at Penn State).
2022: Named team captain…Started all 17 games…Led the team in goals with 53, first Temple player to score 50 goals in a season since 2004…Finished fourth in the American in goals per game (3.12) and fifth in total goals…Finished tied for third on the team in ground balls (31)…Led Temple in game winning goals and was third in the American (3)…Hat trick in season-opening 16-5 win at Army to go with an assist, two ground balls, and a caused turnover (2/12)…Led all scorers with five goals in 12-7 win over Villanova (2/16), also passed for an assist and scooped a season-high five ground balls…Put up one of the best Temple lacrosse performances in recent history, with seven goals and three ground balls in 15-11 win over Saint Joseph’s (2/19)…Was awarded AAC Midfielder of the Week (2/21) and was named a finalist for Inside Lacrosse Women’s National Player of the Week following Villanova and Saint Joseph’s… Hat trick and an assist in 19-11 win at Kennesaw State (3/2)…Scored six goals in the second half to lead a Temple comeback from a 9-3 halftime deficit against UMBC (3/4)…Was awarded AAC Weekly Honor Roll for her performances…Hat trick and two assists against Delaware (3/11)…Three goals and three ground balls in 11-6 win at Monmouth (3/23)…Four goals in 20-9 blowout victory over Vanderbilt (4/2)…Five goals and an assist in 15-10 win at East Carolina (4/16), was named AAC Midfielder of the Week…Hat trick at No. 10 Florida (4/23)… Scored four goals and picked up four ground balls in her senior day 17-7 win over Old Dominion (4/30), named AAC Midfielder of the Week…Three goals and an assist in AAC tournament against Vanderbilt (5/5).
2021 (at Penn State): Started in 12 games…Selected as a team captain…Recorded nine goals, 12 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Collected one caused turnover and two ground balls against Northwestern (3/11)…Notched one ground ball and one caused turnover at Ohio State (3/26). Scored a goal…Recorded one ground ball, matched a career high with two caused turnovers against the Buckeyes two days later (3/28)…Found the net once, picked up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins (4/7)… Recorded one goal, three ground balls and a caused turnover against Johns Hopkins (4/18) Had a fantastic showing against the Blue Jays in the Big Ten tournament, tying a career high with five goals, all in the second half.
2020 (at Penn State): Started all seven games…Tallied nine goals, three assists, two ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers…Had two multi-point games…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Against Lehigh (2/15) she scored a goal in the second half…Shined against Duquesne (2/19) collected a season-high four goals, including a first-half hat trick…Assisted on a goal by Maria Auth…Added a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover. Tallied goals in the first half versus Cornell (2/23), also won two draws…Recorded an assists on a goal by Auth battling James Madison (3/4).
2019 (at Penn State): Played in all 17 games, making 15 starts on attack… Ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in shots on goal per game (4.0) and No. 9 in the conference in shots per game (5.29)…Led the team with 34 goals and ranked second with 42 points…Tallied eight assists, 10 ground balls, 17 draw controls and three caused turnovers…In Big Ten Play, recorded 16 goals, four assists, four ground balls, 11 draw controls and one caused turnover…Registered at least one goal in all 17 games…Had 14 multi-point games and 11 multi-goal efforts…Scored two goals, including one free-position, in the season-opening win against Towson (2/9)…Registered two goals and an assist versus Lehigh (2/16)…Had a goal, an assist and three ground balls at Cornell (2/23)…Scored twice and caused a turnover versus James Madison (3/6)… Starred at Michigan (3/16) with five goals and two assists, also contributed a ground ball and two draw controls…Recorded a goal and an assist against top-ranked Maryland (3/16)… Registered a hat trick, a ground ball, and two draws at perennial powerhouse Northwestern (3/28)…Secured two goals, an assist, two ground balls and a career-high four draw controls against Ohio State (4/4)…Tallied two scores and an assist. Contributed a ground ball, three draw controls and a caused turnover versus Virginia (4/7)...Scored a hat trick and won three draws at Johns Hopkins (4/18)…Scored twice in the Big Ten semifinal, added two ground balls and two draws vs Maryland (5/3):.
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2018 (at Penn State): Appeared in all 20 games, making two starts, as a midfielder…Placed fifth on the team with 21 goals… Added seven assists, four ground balls, two draw controls and seven caused turnovers…Scored at least one goal in 13 games and had five multi-goal performances…Made her first career start…Scored a goal at Towson (2/10)…Collected two goals at Lehigh (2/17)…Tallied two goals against Albany (3/11)… Had a goal and an assist versus Drexel (3/14)…Recorded a hat trick and added one assist at Big Ten opponent Rutgers (3/17)...Recorded a goal at Ohio State (3/31)…Registered a season-best six points with four goals and two assists, also added a draw control at Virginia (4/6). Was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4/10)…Had two goals against Michigan (4/28).
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High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Moorestown High School for head coach Deanna Knobloch…Served as a captain her senior year… Led Mooretown to the state championship in 2014 and 2015...Was a three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American...Named South Jersey Midfielder of the Year three times...Selected first-team all-state three times...Was an Esmark High School All-American in 2017...Named Moorestown High School’s best all-around female athlete...Participated in the Southern Jersey Senior All-Star Game...Left Moorestown ranking third all-time with 299 career points (208 goals, 91 assists)...Was a member of the Mooretown soccer team.
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Personal: Full name is Quinn Georgina Nicolai…Daughter of Joanne and Eric...Has two brothers, Alec and Cole…Brother, Alec, played hockey at Rowan University…Pursuing a master's of Occupational Therpy...Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2022: Named team captain…Started all 17 games…Led the team in goals with 53, first Temple player to score 50 goals in a season since 2004…Finished fourth in the American in goals per game (3.12) and fifth in total goals…Finished tied for third on the team in ground balls (31)…Led Temple in game winning goals and was third in the American (3)…Hat trick in season-opening 16-5 win at Army to go with an assist, two ground balls, and a caused turnover (2/12)…Led all scorers with five goals in 12-7 win over Villanova (2/16), also passed for an assist and scooped a season-high five ground balls…Put up one of the best Temple lacrosse performances in recent history, with seven goals and three ground balls in 15-11 win over Saint Joseph’s (2/19)…Was awarded AAC Midfielder of the Week (2/21) and was named a finalist for Inside Lacrosse Women’s National Player of the Week following Villanova and Saint Joseph’s… Hat trick and an assist in 19-11 win at Kennesaw State (3/2)…Scored six goals in the second half to lead a Temple comeback from a 9-3 halftime deficit against UMBC (3/4)…Was awarded AAC Weekly Honor Roll for her performances…Hat trick and two assists against Delaware (3/11)…Three goals and three ground balls in 11-6 win at Monmouth (3/23)…Four goals in 20-9 blowout victory over Vanderbilt (4/2)…Five goals and an assist in 15-10 win at East Carolina (4/16), was named AAC Midfielder of the Week…Hat trick at No. 10 Florida (4/23)… Scored four goals and picked up four ground balls in her senior day 17-7 win over Old Dominion (4/30), named AAC Midfielder of the Week…Three goals and an assist in AAC tournament against Vanderbilt (5/5).
2021 (at Penn State): Started in 12 games…Selected as a team captain…Recorded nine goals, 12 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Collected one caused turnover and two ground balls against Northwestern (3/11)…Notched one ground ball and one caused turnover at Ohio State (3/26). Scored a goal…Recorded one ground ball, matched a career high with two caused turnovers against the Buckeyes two days later (3/28)…Found the net once, picked up three ground balls at Johns Hopkins (4/7)… Recorded one goal, three ground balls and a caused turnover against Johns Hopkins (4/18) Had a fantastic showing against the Blue Jays in the Big Ten tournament, tying a career high with five goals, all in the second half.
2020 (at Penn State): Started all seven games…Tallied nine goals, three assists, two ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers…Had two multi-point games…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Against Lehigh (2/15) she scored a goal in the second half…Shined against Duquesne (2/19) collected a season-high four goals, including a first-half hat trick…Assisted on a goal by Maria Auth…Added a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover. Tallied goals in the first half versus Cornell (2/23), also won two draws…Recorded an assists on a goal by Auth battling James Madison (3/4).
2019 (at Penn State): Played in all 17 games, making 15 starts on attack… Ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in shots on goal per game (4.0) and No. 9 in the conference in shots per game (5.29)…Led the team with 34 goals and ranked second with 42 points…Tallied eight assists, 10 ground balls, 17 draw controls and three caused turnovers…In Big Ten Play, recorded 16 goals, four assists, four ground balls, 11 draw controls and one caused turnover…Registered at least one goal in all 17 games…Had 14 multi-point games and 11 multi-goal efforts…Scored two goals, including one free-position, in the season-opening win against Towson (2/9)…Registered two goals and an assist versus Lehigh (2/16)…Had a goal, an assist and three ground balls at Cornell (2/23)…Scored twice and caused a turnover versus James Madison (3/6)… Starred at Michigan (3/16) with five goals and two assists, also contributed a ground ball and two draw controls…Recorded a goal and an assist against top-ranked Maryland (3/16)… Registered a hat trick, a ground ball, and two draws at perennial powerhouse Northwestern (3/28)…Secured two goals, an assist, two ground balls and a career-high four draw controls against Ohio State (4/4)…Tallied two scores and an assist. Contributed a ground ball, three draw controls and a caused turnover versus Virginia (4/7)...Scored a hat trick and won three draws at Johns Hopkins (4/18)…Scored twice in the Big Ten semifinal, added two ground balls and two draws vs Maryland (5/3):.
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2018 (at Penn State): Appeared in all 20 games, making two starts, as a midfielder…Placed fifth on the team with 21 goals… Added seven assists, four ground balls, two draw controls and seven caused turnovers…Scored at least one goal in 13 games and had five multi-goal performances…Made her first career start…Scored a goal at Towson (2/10)…Collected two goals at Lehigh (2/17)…Tallied two goals against Albany (3/11)… Had a goal and an assist versus Drexel (3/14)…Recorded a hat trick and added one assist at Big Ten opponent Rutgers (3/17)...Recorded a goal at Ohio State (3/31)…Registered a season-best six points with four goals and two assists, also added a draw control at Virginia (4/6). Was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4/10)…Had two goals against Michigan (4/28).
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High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Moorestown High School for head coach Deanna Knobloch…Served as a captain her senior year… Led Mooretown to the state championship in 2014 and 2015...Was a three-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American...Named South Jersey Midfielder of the Year three times...Selected first-team all-state three times...Was an Esmark High School All-American in 2017...Named Moorestown High School’s best all-around female athlete...Participated in the Southern Jersey Senior All-Star Game...Left Moorestown ranking third all-time with 299 career points (208 goals, 91 assists)...Was a member of the Mooretown soccer team.
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Personal: Full name is Quinn Georgina Nicolai…Daughter of Joanne and Eric...Has two brothers, Alec and Cole…Brother, Alec, played hockey at Rowan University…Pursuing a master's of Occupational Therpy...Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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