Nikki (Llewellyn) Nill - Missouri Southern State University
Women's Soccer Student-Athlete, 2005-08
Nikki (Llewellyn) Nill was, and still is, the greatest goal scorer the Missouri Southern women's soccer program has ever seen. She still holds MSSU career records for goals (49), game-winning goals (17), total points (109, 49 goals, 11 assists), shots (264) and shots on goal (126) while also ranking in the top 10 for games played, games started, assists and shot percentage. Among season ranks, she is the only Lion in program history to have three years scoring at least 10 goals, with five or more game-winning goals, and collecting at least 20 points in a season, along with having at least 50 shots and 27 shots on goal in four seasons. In MIAA career ranks, she is fourth in goals scored and sixth in points.
Nill was named the 2005 MIAA Freshman of the Year, was a four-time First Team All-MIAA midfielder and a four-time All-Region player, earning First Team honors from 2005-07 and a Third Team selection in 2008. She is the only Lion in program history to be named an All-American and did so from 2006-08, earning Second Team honors in ‘06, First Team honors in ‘07, and Third Team honors in ‘08.
A standout in the classroom as well, she was a three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipient, an Academic All-Region selection in 2008 and an Academic All-American in 2007. Nill was recently inducted into the Missouri Southern State University Athletics Fall of Fame, Class of 2023.
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