Nickelson is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Pointers in 2022 after completing a playing career at Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Nickelson earned second-team all-conference honors in 2019 and was a team captain in 2020-21. She also earned Academic All-CCAC honors in 2018 and 2019. Nickelson was a four-year recipient of the Athletic and Presidential Scholarships and in 2021 received the Roosevelt University Presidential Award for Social Justice.
During her playing career, she set the RU single-match record for assists with 68 in a five-set win over Indiana South Bend in 2019. Her performance earned Nickelson CCAC and NAIA Setter of the Week honors. She completed her career second in school history with 1,966 assists.
Nickelson graduated from Roosevelt in December 2020 with a bachelor of arts in journalism and media studies and a bachelor of arts in English.
