Mary Nilles
1 Class: Sophomore Hometown: Batavia, Ill. High School: Batavia Height: 5-11 Position: S

Honors and Awards

BIG EAST All-Academic (2012)

2012:Played in five matches as a freshman and recorded 12 assists ... Saw time in MU's regular-season finale vs. NIU (Nov. 24), tallying a pair of assists and a dig...Made an appearance in the sweep vs. Milwaukee (Oct. 30), tallying three assist and a dig ...Saw first action of the season in MU's four-set victory over Milwaukee (Sept. 15) and tallied one dig.

High School: Nilleswon 98 matches at Batavia High School as a four-year letter winner and team co-captain in 2010 and 2011 ... The 5-foot-11 setter was ranked among the nation's top-250 players by PrepVolleyball.com... She was a three-time all-conference performer for the Bulldogs under head coach Lori Trippi-Payne, with whom she captured a regional and conference championship as a junior in 2010 ...Nilles earned first team all-area honors and all-state recognition following both her junior and senior seasons at Batavia and played club volleyball for Sports Performance ... She leaves Batavia No. 2 on the school's all-time blocks list with 192, and fourth all-time in both assists and service aces.

Personal: Nilles was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the youngest of three children to John and Patricia Nilles ... Has two older sisters, Jackie and Karen ... Majors in exercise physiology with a minor in psychology.

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