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4 Abby Nixon

4 Abby Nixon

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wrentham, Mass.
  • High School:
    King Phillip Regional
  • Major:
    Nutrition Sciences

Summary

Biography

2024: Played in and started 19 games for the Blue & Gold… recorded nine goals for the chargers and one assist with a total of 19 points… finished the season with 29 shots, 20 being on goal and two game winning goals (Sep.5) against American Int’l and (Oct. 15) against Mercy... first in goals per season and second in total points on the team… A career high of 4 goals (Oct. 26) against saint Michael’s, with another goal the same week against PACE (Oct. 23) lead to being named NE10 Player of the week honors (Oct 28)... Finished the season second in points on the team…Off the field she was placed on NE10 Fall 2024 Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Named to the NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad for the third-straight year … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following the fall 2023 semester … Started all 18 games on the season … Finished the year third on the team with 11 total points, split between four goals and three assists … Her four goals was fourth most on the team while her three assists was tied for second on the team … All four goals came in separate games and all four came against Northeast-10 Conference opponents … Scored a season-high three points in the second game of the season with a goal and an assist against Molloy (Sep. 5) … Added another goal against Franklin Pierce (Sep. 15) and then in back-to-back games against Southern New Hampshire (Oct. 7) and Mercy (Oct. 10) … Added her two other assists against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Sep. 20) and Saint Michael’s (Oct. 21) … Closed out the season with 20 total shots, 10 of which were marked on goal.

2022: Named to the NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad for the second-straight year … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters … Started all 20 games … Finished the season with three goals and three assists for nine points … All of her scores and helpers came in different games … Her first two goals of the season came in back-to-back NE10 games against Pace (Sep. 27) and Franklin Pierce (Oct. 1) … Added her final goal against Adelphi (Oct. 29) … Her three assists came against Adelphi (Sep. 5), Saint Michael’s (Sep. 24) and crosstown rival Southern Connecticut (Oct. 19) … Finished the season second on the team with 24 shots on goal.

2021: Played in 17 games, starting in 13 … Named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team … Finished the 2021 season leading the team with 19 points on seven goals five assists … Her seven goals led the team and was 22nd most in the Northeast-10, they also tied for the most in a single season in program history … Her 19 points is also the most by a single player in program history … Her seven goals came in five different games, putting up multiple scores twice; against Southern Connecticut (Oct. 6) and Mercy (Oct 27) … All seven of her goals came in conference action … Added a pair of her five assists against Mercy to close out the game with six points, while all three of her shots in that outing were marked on goal … Finished the year with 21 total shots, 16 of which were marked on goal …  Named to the NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean's List following both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.   

High School: Played four years of field hockey, including serving as team captain as a senior, for the Warriors of King Phillip High School … Also ran track and field for two years and played ice hockey for two years … Twice helped lead her team to the Kelly Rex Division title as a freshman and sophomore and the South Sectional Division title as a freshman … Received Honorable Mention accolades as a junior and earned All-Star honors as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Peter Nixon … Has one younger brother, Luke … Father, Peter, played ice hockey at Roger Williams … Majoring in nutrition sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021Freshman

    Forward
    5'2"
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Forward
    5'2"
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Forward
    5'2"
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    Forward
    5'2"
    4