Nicole Ruggieri - 2012

HIGH SCHOOL - Four year letterwinner at Mill Creek High School in Dacula, Ga. for Head Coach Brent Liestan...Reached the Class 5A Final Four as a junior and Elite Eight as a senior...Named all-region as a senior and was invited to the Class 5A All-Star Game.

PERSONAL - Born Nicole Margaret Ruggieri in Coral Springs, Fla. on July 2, 1994...Daughter of Neisha and Frank Ruggieri...Has two sisters, Alexa and Sophia...Father played lacrosse and ran track at Lebanon Valley College...Sister played soccer at Anderson University...Hobbies include shopping and hanging out with friends and family...Favorite food is chicken parmesan...Favorite movie is Bridesmaids...Favorite athlete is Alex Morgan...Most treasured possession is her family, “because they are my world”...Says that her parents had the biggest influence on her life because, “they have taught me everything I know, and I would not be where I am today without them”...Has not declared a major.