Maggie Nicholson

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Photo by: Sage Zipeto

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Defense
Shoot/Catch:
L
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minn.
High School:
Minnetonka HS

PRONUNCIATION

2024-25 • Fifth-Year Season:

WCHA Scholar Athlete and WCHA All-Academic
Appeared in 25 games
Recorded assist against St. Thomas (Dec. 7)
Tallied assist in WCHA Final Faceoff Semifinal against Ohio State (Mar. 7)

2023-24 • Senior Season:

WCHA Scholar-Athlete and WCHA All-Academic
Scored second-career goal in 5-1 win at RIT (Oct. 7)
Recorded one assist against No. 2 Ohio State (Oct. 27)
Tallied two assists in series sweep of Bemidji State (Dec. 1-2)
Tallied one assist against No. 3 Wisconsin (Dec. 9)
Scored one goal in a 5-3 win over No. 11 UConn (Jan. 5)
Recorded one assist in loss to No. 2 Wisconsin (Feb. 16)

2022-23 • Junior Season:

WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete
Made season debut in 6-0 win at Minnesota State (Dec. 3)

2021-22 • Sophomore Season:

WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten member
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Scored first-career goal in 5-3 road win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)
Recorded two blocked shots in 5-4 overtime loss to Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 9)
Notched first point of the season with assist in 10-0 win over RIT (Nov. 12)
Tallied two assists in 8-0 win over St. Thomas (Jan. 8)
Finished season with career-high six points and plus-14 rating

2020-21 • Freshman Season:

Recorded four points (4a)
One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
Made collegiate debut in a season-opening 4-0 win over Ohio State (Nov. 21)
Recorded her first collegiate point with an assist in a 4-2 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 27)
Had an assist in a 2-2 overtime tie with Wisconsin (Feb. 6)
Recorded an assist in a 9-1 win at Bemidji State (Feb. 20)
Had an assist in a 5-3 loss to Wisconsin (March 6) in the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals

High School: A 2020 graduate of Minnetonka High School where she played for coaches Eric Johnson, Adam Kragthorpe, Christina Lee-Balloy, Tracy Cassano, and Mike Cassano • earned four varsity letters in hockey • served as varsity hockey captain as a junior and senior • four-time all-conference, three-time all-state, and two-time all-metro honoree • three-time Let’s Play Hockey top-25 players honoree • two-time state high school all-tournament team selection • named to the 2018 American Family Insurance ALL-USA preseason girls hockey team • named the 2019-20 Breakdown Sports Preseason Player of the Year • 2020 Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist • 2020 Athena Award winner for Minnetonka • four-time academic honors letterwinner • named 2019-20 Minnetonka Girls Hockey Outstanding Student-Athlete Award recipient • academic all-state honoree • led the Skippers to back-to-back Minnesota Class AA State Tournament berths as a junior and senior, finishing third both years after winning Section 2AA titles • member of the U.S. Under-18 Team • named to the U.S. Under-18 Team for three-straight IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships, winning gold in 2018 and 2020 and silver in 2019 • served as captain for the world champion U.S. Under-18 Team in 2020 and was co-captain for the 2019 U.S. Under-18 Select Team • member of three U.S. Under-18 Women's Select Teams at the Under-18 Series vs. Canada (2017, 2018, 2019) • played club hockey for 2002 Machine Orange (2010-2015) and OS Selects Team (2016-2018).

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Wayne Nicholson • has one sibling, Andrew • shoots left • intends to major in Business and Marketing • brother Andrew played club lacrosse at Minnesota State • cousin Alyssa Ross played hockey at Bethel University • enjoys four-wheeling, archery, and painting.