Nicole Tilley

Class:
Junior
High School:
Corona
Hometown:
Chandler, Ariz.

2010-11: Wildcat epée and overall team captain ... Placed 14th at the Remenyik Open ... Posted an 8-5 record at the UC San Diego West Invitational ... Finished 9-1 at the Philadelphia Invitational after a 7-2 mark at the NYU Invitational the day before ... Notched a perfect 6-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals, recording her 100th career victory in the process ... Posted an 8-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals.

2009-10: Finished 23-4 in four tournaments as a junior ... Won her first 17 dual meets of the year, including a combined 16-0 record at the NU duals ... Also won a bout at the Notre Dame Duals ... Earned second team All-Midwest Conference honors after finishing eighth at the Midwest Conference Championships with a 6-4 record ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the 2009-10 academic year.

2008-09: Impressive in her sophomore campaign, posting a 26-5 record on the season ... Went undefeated in her first three tournaments, including a combined 13-0 at the two NU Duals ... Also posted a 6-0 record at the NYU Invitational ... Capped the year by finishing 18th at the Midwest Conference Championships with a 5-2 record ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007-08: Posted an impressive 27-7 record for the Wildcats in her freshman season ... Went a perfect 8-0 at the NU Duals (11/3) in her first collegiate tournament ... Also notched a 5-0 record at the second NU Duals (2/3) ... Placed 12th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship (2/24) with a 6-2 record.

High School: Competed for Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club from 2003-07 ... Placed second at the 2007 Rocky Mountain Sectionals in the women's epée and third in 2005 ... Finished 24th at 2005 Summer Nationals in the U-16 division and 25th in U-19 ... Earned finishes of fifth of the North American Cup Div. II in 2005 as well as eighth in Y-14 and 16th in U-16 in 2004 ... National Honor Society president ... Graduated in top six percent of class ... Symphony orchestra principal cellist ... National Charity League president as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born Nicole Elise Tilley ... Daughter of William and Jacqueline Tilley ... Chose Northwestern over Arizona State ... Pursuing a double major of communications technology and industry and spanish.

Tilley's Career Statistics

Season	Result	Pct.	Midwest Conference	NCAA Regionals	NCAA Championships
2010-11	41-12	.774	---	---	---
2009-10	23-4	.852	6-4 (8th)	---	---
2008-09	26-5	.839	5-2 (18th)	---	---
2007-08	27-7	.794	6-2 (12th)	---	---
Career	117-28	.807	---	---	---