Nicole Huszcz Class: Senior Hometown: Irvine, CA High School: Irvine Height: 5-7 Position: Driver Birthdate: 06/13/1981

Briefly: Determined driver who can catch defenders off balance ... Has a thorough understanding of the playing system... Has a deceptive shot and is a good 6-on-5 scorer.

As a junior in 2002: Had nine goals on the year for Stanford ... Recorded two goals against UC Davis in the Stanford Invitational ... Posted back-to-back games with a score against Pacific and at CS Northridge.

Summer of 2001: Named All-American at the U.S.WP Junior Nationals in Indiana.

As a sophomore in 2001: Tallied six goals for the season … Posted a season-best two goals in the Cardinal’s 11-3 win over Michigan in the championship game of the Michigan Invitational … Also added a goal against Michigan earlier in the invitational … Recorded a goal at UC Irvine in the team’s 14-4 victory.

As a freshman in 2000: Recorded 11 goals in her rookie campaign … Scored a goal in a 10-1 win over UC Davis to advance the Cardinal to the Northern California Regional Qualifier championship game … Had a season-high two goals on three occasions — in a 15-2 win over Michigan at the Aloha Classic, against UC Santa Barbara in the second game of the season and in an 18-3 win over Pacific in the MPSF Tournament.

High School: A three-time CIF First-Team All-American … Earned First-Team All-County accolades in '97 and '98 … Named Player of the Year in 1999 … Was Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1999 at Irvine High School … Led her team to three top-four finishes in the Southern California CIF tournament … Scored five goals in the Orange County All-Star Game.

Personal: Born June 13, 1981 … Daughter of Teresa and Marian Huszcz … Has been a competitive swimmer since age five … Member of the National Youth Team in 1998 and '99 … Sister Monica was a swimmer at Cal Poly … Sister Alice played water polo at UC San Diego … Hobbies and interests include going to the beach, surfing and enjoying the outdoors … Communications major with plans to go into journalism ... Spent the past summer working for Snowboarder Magazine.