Nicole Jensen Griffin Athlete Profile

#3 Nicole Jensen Griffin

Nicole Jensen Griffin
Position: Defender Height: 5-6 Roster Years: 2003-2005 Hometown: Denver, CO Last School: Green Mountain High School

Personal

Terrie Jensen and Eric Jensen ... Siblings: Mindy, Casey, Sarah, Jordan and Jessica ... Husband: Adam Griffin ... Daughter: Nadia.

Before BYU

Four-year letter athlete ... 2002 All-State ... 2002 All-Conference ... 2001 second-team All-Conference ... Arapahoe Tournament Team ... Member of the Nike Cup Championship team in 2000 ... Regional Finalist 2000 and 2001 ... Regional Semi-finalist 2002 ... Colorado State Fair-Play Award ... Five-time State Champion ... Colorado State Team 1996-2002 for ODP ... Regional ODP Pool 1998 and 1999 ... Letter athlete in basketball ... Attended same HS as BYU three-time Soccer Buzz All-American Aleisha Rose.

Summary

Played in 26 games, taking 24 shots, scoring two goals and posting one assist ... Soccer Buzz third-team Freshman All-American in 2003... Scored game-winning PK shot against Villanova to send BYU to its first Elite Eight appearance in 2003.

Stats

Year   G   Shs   Gls   Asts   Pts
2004 Redshirt
2003 26 24 2 1 5
Total 26 24 2 1 5

2003 | Freshman Year

Named to the Soccer Buzz third-team Freshman All-American ... third-team All-West Region ... All-West Region Freshman team ... NSCAA/Adidas third-team All-West Region selection ... Earned second-team All-MWC honors ... MWC Defensive Player of the Week (9/2/03) ... Consistently shutdown some of the top offenses in the country ... Scored two goals on the season ... First career goal came against SUU off a corner kick ... Second goal tied the game at 2-2 against No. 2 Florida ... Made the game-winning PK shot against Villanova to send BYU to the "Elite Eight" for the first time ever.

2004 | Redshirt Year

Injured in exhibition game against Mexico -- Torn ACL.