Nicola continued her stellar freshman campaign, leading Monmouth in batting average (.480) on a week that saw a 6-2 record for the third-place Hawks. In five of the eight games, the rookie had multi-hit performances, highlighted by a two-for-three outing in the 11-2 defeat over conference-rival Central Connecticut State, where the local New Jersey native belted her second collegiate home run. So far this season, Nicola cracked the top-10 in batting average (.382), is tied for second in RBI’s (16) and ranks fifth in hits (29).