Years of eligibility remaining including 2021-22 academic year: 1

2021

• Was named the team's MVP
• Named to the All-MAC First Team for the third consecutive season
• Became the first three-time all-league first-team selection in program history
• Also was named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
• Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region Second Team
• The first player in BGSU history to earn all-region honors three times
• Was chosen to the USC Scholar All-America Third Team, becoming just the third Scholar All-American in program history
• Named to the USC Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team
• Chosen to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team as well as the Academic All-Ohio First Team
• And, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
• Additionally, was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete, a 'best of the best' list of student-athletes who earned both all-conference and academic all-conference honors
• A team captain for the third consecutive season
• Ranked 69th on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason list of top 100 players in the nation
• One of just two players in the MAC on the list, & the highest-ranked player in the conference
• Not surprisingly, was ranked No. 1 on the TDS Preseason list of top-20 players in the MAC
• Was listed No. 4 on the TDS Postseason list of top-20 MAC players
• Started all 21 matches on the season, playing a total of 1,689 minutes to rank fourth among field players
• Was second on the team with 20 points, and finished third on the Falcons with six goals
• Led the Orange and Brown in assists, with eight
• Finished second on the team in goals (three) and points (nine) in MAC matches, again leading the Falcons in assists (three)
• Had an assist at Michigan, as she redirected Mackenzie Reuber's pass into the path of Lacee Bethea, who scored just 50 seconds into the match
• Had a five-point match in the home-opening win over Oakland, with two goals and an assist
• Fired three shots, putting all three on goal (and -- obviously -- scoring on two of them)
• Picked up an assist vs. Illinois, and tied for game honors with four shot attempts
• Had an assist for the second-straight match, this time in a 1-1 draw with #17 Xavier
• Was on the field for 77 minutes of BG's 2-0 win at Western Michigan
• Played 87 minutes and took eight shots, including three on goal, vs. Northern Illinois
• Played 94 minutes of the Ohio match, firing a pair of shots
• Saw 80 minutes of time at Kent State, and assisted on BGSU's first goal
• Stole the ball near midfield and fired a nifty through ball to Bethea in the win over the Flashes
• Played 75 minutes of the shutout win at Ball State, with a pair of shots
• Played 68 minutes vs. Miami, and had an assist in that 3-1 win
• Had a three-point night against Eastern Michigan, assisting on BG's first goal before scoring the second
• Worked a combination play with Madi Wolfbauer that led to Wolfbauer's game-opening goal
• Headed home a Maya Dean cross to double BG's lead
• Had five shots, including three on goal, vs. the Eagles
• Played 81 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
• Hit the crossbar with a shot early in that CMU match
• Played 82 minutes of the Buffalo match, with a pair of shot attempts
• Scored the game-winning goal at Akron, opening the scoring late in the first half
• Had the GWG for the second consecutive match, scoring in the 96th minute to beat Toledo
• It was her eighth career winner, but her first 'Golden Goal,' as a Falcon
• Earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on Nov. 2
• Played 83 minutes and had an assist on the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
• Her flick-on sent Lynsey Spotts forward, and Spotts found Lacee Bethea for the lone goal of the match
• Scored the GWG for the third time in four matches, and this time it came in the MAC Tournament's championship contest
• Opened the scoring vs. Kent State, with an unassisted goal in the seventh minute of the contest
• Played all 90 minutes of of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan

2020(-21)

• A team captain
• Named to the All-MAC First Team for the second consecutive season
• Also named to the USC All-Midwest Region First Team
• Became just the third player in program history to be named to the all-region team in multiple seasons
• Was ranked #48 in the nation on the Top Drawer Soccer 2020(-21) Postseason National Top 100 list
• Was one of just two MAC players on that list, and was the top-ranked league player by far (the other player was 83rd)
• Was one of three finalists for BGSU's Female Athlete of the Year at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
• That award goes to just one male and one female athlete across all sports at the University
• And, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
• Played in seven matches, starting all seven, and had four points on a goal and two assists
• Played at least 78 minutes in each contest, and twice was on the pitch for the entire match
• Led the Falcons with 34 shot attempts, and was second on the team with 14 shots on goal
• Ranked second in the MAC and third in the entire country in shots per game (4.86)
• Was third in the league and 21st in the nation in SOG per game (2.00)
• Had two goals and an assist in a 5-0 exhibition win over Toledo
• Scored another goal in the scrimmage victory vs. Saginaw Valley
• Had an assist on the final goal in a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
• Played 81 minutes vs. the Zips, and led all players with five shot attempts
• Had four more shot attempts in 84 minutes in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
• Led all players with nine total shots, including four on goal, in a 2-0 home win over Miami
• Had a goal and an assist in BGSU's 5-0 victory vs. Kent State
• Had the primary assist on Madi Wolfbauer's 61st-minute goal against the Flashes, then scored a goal of her own just over 20 minutes later
• Had eight shots, putting six on frame, vs. KSU
• Played 86 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
• Her two shot attempts in the BSU match included one on goal
• Played all 110 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss, tying for match honors with three shots
• Made her penalty kick during the PK phase of that match, which was played in her former stadium, the UNCW Soccer Stadium in Wilmington, N.C.
• Converted that PK against the Southeastern Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, Ashley Orkus

 
MIC'D UP: NIKKI COX AND MATT FANNON (September 29, 2019, vs. Buffalo)

Mic'd Up! @BGSUwsoc coach Matt Fannon & redshirt junior Nikki Cox were mic'd up for Sunday's match vs. Buffalo, & Nikki scored the winning goal! Check it out... pic.twitter.com/QunFmHW6tY

— BGSU Athletics (@BGathletics) October 3, 2019

2019

• A team captain
• Named to the All-MAC First Team
• Also was named to the USC All-Midwest Region Second Team
• Was selected to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team
• Additionally, was named the team's Attacking Player of the Year
• Was listed at No. 6 on the Top Drawer Soccer postseason list of the top 20 players in the MAC
• Started all 23 matches, and played a total of 1677 minutes on the year
• Had nine goals and 23 points to rank second on the team in both categories
• Was tied for third on the Falcons with five assists
• Led the team with three game-winning goals
• In MAC regular-season matches, had had 11 points on five goals and an assist
• Led BG in shot attempts (49) and shots on goal (27) in conference play
• Recorded an assist in the Falcons' preseason scrimmage at Oakland
• Drew the start and played 61 minutes of the season-opening match at Kentucky
• Scored the Falcons' first goal of the season in that UK match
• Had an assist in the Xavier match
• Redirected a free kick on frame, and that effort was blocked by the XU 'keeper, but Kennedy White knocked the rebound home
• Played 69 minutes of that match
• Played 61 minutes of the Valparaiso contest, with her two shot attempts including one on goal
• Played 83 minutes vs. Dayton, and had the primary assist on both BG goals in a 2-1, double-overtime win
• Played a nifty through ball to White for BGSU's first goal in the 62nd minute
• Then, combined with Chelsee Washington for the game-winner with just six minutes remaining in the second overtime
• Took a forward ball from Maureen Kennedy and worked a one-two game with Washington, ultimately sliding a pass to the senior for the winning goal
• Had four shots, including a game-high three on goal, vs. the Flyers
• Started and played 68 minutes at Michigan
• Played 73 minutes and scored both BG goals at Michigan State
• The goals came exactly six minutes apart in the first half
• Opened the scoring by redirecting a cross from Kristin Tveit
• Then, gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead when she scored on the rebound after a Washington shot was blocked on the goal line
• The two-goal match was her second as a Falcon, and was the third multiple-goal match of her collegiate career
• Had five shot attempts vs. the Spartans
• Played 97 minutes at DePaul
• Named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17
• Saw 77 minutes of time at West Virginia, putting a pair of shots on goal
• Had a shot on goal vs. Akron, playing 61 minutes of that match
• Scored the game-winning goal two days later against Buffalo, with a nifty volley of a deflected serve into the box early in the second half
• Played 74 minutes vs. the Bulls, leading all players with four shot attempts
• All four shots were on goal
• Had a three-point weekend and helped the Falcons to a pair of 3-1 victories
• Scored the first goal of the match at Kent State, giving BG the lead with 10 minutes gone
• Played 60 minutes, and had a game-high six shot attempts, including three on frame
• Two days later, played 67 minutes and picked up an assist against Ohio
• Laid the ball off to Hannah Dolfuss, who scored BG's third goal vs. the Bobcats
• Played 104 minutes, scoring the first goal of the match, in BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan
• Had game-high totals of seven shot attempts and four shots on goal vs. the Chippewas
• Played 78 minutes of the match at Eastern Michigan, and had four shots (two on goal) in that 2-1 overtime win
• On Oct. 15, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
• Was on the pitch for 53 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, with her six shot attempts including three on goal
• Played 87 minutes and fired a game-high eight shots vs. Ball State, putting two shots on frame
• Scored a goal in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois
• The goal, her seventh of the season, gave BG a 2-0 lead in the 17th minute
• Her goal came just a minute after she had hit the crossbar with a shot
• Had four shots, including two on goal, vs. the Huskies
• Played 59 minutes and tied for game honors with three shot attempts in BG's 1-0 win at Western Michigan
• Also tied for game honors with two shots on goal vs. the Broncos
• Recorded the GWG in BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright
• Played 70 minutes vs. the Rockets, tying for game honors with four shots and three shots on goal
• The goal broke a 1-1 tie with under 14 minutes remaining in the second half
• Had a three-point match as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
• Had the primary assist on the first goal of the match, with a nifty through-ball to Sarah Allen in the penalty area early in the second half
• Less than three minutes later, knocked home a pass from Allen for what would prove to be the winning goal
• Played 61 minutes and tied for game honors with three shot attempts, including two on goal, vs. the Chippewas
• For her efforts in the wins over UT and CMU, was named to the TDS National Team of the Week on Nov. 5
• Played 85 minutes of BGSU's win over Buffalo in the league tourney semifinal, with a shot on goal
• Played 105 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan
• Led all players with five total shots in the match, and hit the post in the early stages of the first half
• Played 76 minutes of the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, with a shot on goal

2018

• Named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
• Started all 22 matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions
• Had 19 points on eight goals and three assists
• Was third on the team in goals and fourth in points
• Had three game-winning goals, tying for second on the Falcons in that category
• Scored a goal in her BGSU debut, finding the back of the net early in the second half vs. Loyola Marymount
• Started each of BG's first two matches
• Her total of 145 minutes played on the Falcons' trip to Hawai'i included 87 minutes in the LMU match
• Scored her second goal in her first three matches as a Falcon, netting BG's second goal in a 3-0 win over Oakland in the home opener
• Drew the start vs. Xavier, playing just under 70 minutes and firing a shot on goal
• Started and played 50 minutes at No. 15 Northwestern
• Also was in the Starting XI vs. DePaul, and played 68 minutes
• Had two shots, including one on frame, vs. the Blue Demons
• Drew the start vs. Youngstown State
• Despite playing just 26 minutes, she had four shots, including three on goal, against the Penguins
• Scored her third goal of the season, and the 10th of her collegiate career, in the win at Miami in the MAC opener
• In the 71st minute, knocked home a headed pass from Chelsee Washington after a Maureen Kennedy corner kick to give the Falcons a two-goal lead
• Started and played 49 minutes in BG's 3-0 win at Ball State two days later
• Started and played 50 minutes against Northern Illinois
• Had a game-high five shots, including a blast that hit the crossbar, vs. the Huskies
• Played 66 minutes, firing a pair of shots on goal, in BG's win over Western Michigan, as the Falcons moved to 4-0-0 iin the MAC for the first time in program history
• Played 55 minutes and had an assist in the Falcons' win at Central Michigan
• Went high in the air to get her head on a Kathleen Duwve free kick, flicking it on to Erica Hubert's feet behind the CMU defense for the Falcons' third goal
• Had three shots, including two on goal, vs. the Chippewas
• Scored the lone goal of the match vs. Eastern Michigan, for her first game-winning goal as a Falcon
• The goal came in the 58th minute of the match
• After Washington won the ball at midfield and headed it forward, Erica Hubert redirected the ball into the path of the onrushing Cox
• She headed into the penalty area on the left side and hit a perfectly-placed shot that rolled just out of reach of the diving EMU 'keeper
• The ball caromed off the inside of the far post and landed in the net on the left side
• Had four shot attempts in the victory over the Eagles
• Had a stellar game as BG downed MAC preseason favorite Kent State, 3-1
• Scored the Falcons' second goal on a blast from distance after a nifty individual effort to trap the ball in traffic and shake a defender
• Also hit the post with a shot just moments after her goal
• Played 68 minutes and led the Falcons with five shots, including three on goal, vs. the Flashes
• Extended her point-scoring streak to four games with an assist in a 3-1 win over Ohio
• Played 63 minutes of that match, with a shot on goal
• Put Hubert through for the final goal of the match, giving BG a two-goal lead with just under eight minutes to go
• Played 67 minutes at Akron
• Played 52 minutes and scored a goal vs. Buffalo, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship
• The goal came in the 34th minute and gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead
• Played 72 minutes of the 2-1 win over Toledo that ended the regular season
• Her nifty through ball to Washington resulted in Washington being pulled down in the box, leading to the game-winning penalty kick with 8:58 to go
• Scored both BG goals as the Falcons topped Eastern Michigan, 2-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
• Knocked home the rebound of her own shot with just 1:03 gone, then doubled the Falcons' lead in the 13th minute
• Had five shots, including a game-high four on goal, in the win
• The multiple-goal match was her first as a Falcon and the second of her collegiate career
• For her efforts, she earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Oct. 30
• She scored all three of BGSU's goals in the Falcons' two 2018 wins over EMU
• Played 81 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Ohio, as the Falcons blanked the Bobcats, 1-0
• Two days later, played 78 minutes vs. Ball State, as the Falcons captured the MAC Tournament title
• Was tripped in the penalty area, leading to Maureen Kennedy's penalty kick during the first half
• Had two shots, including one effort that was blocked during a surreal flurry that saw BG fire four shots in roughly four seconds in overtime
• When the match went to PKs, converted her shot in the fourth round
• Played 60 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State, and had the lone assist on the first NCAA tourney goal in program history
• Played a pass forward to Erica Hubert, who scored from the right side of the penalty area midway through the opening half
• Had two shot attempts vs. the Nittany Lions

COX AND THE FALCONS

• Transferred to BGSU in time for the Spring 2018 semester, with three years of eligibility remaining at that time

PRIOR TO BGSU

• Attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from Fall 2016 through Fall 2017
• Played for head coach Paul Cairney
• In 2016, played in four games -- scoring 13 points on six goals and an assist -- before suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt
• Scored the game-winning goal in her debut, a 3-0 win at Georgia Southern
• Earned a hat-trick in her second game, a 7-0 win at South Carolina State
• As a redshirt freshman in 2017, played in 19 games and made 14 starts
• Logged 1,117 minutes
• Credited with one goal and one assist
• Attempted 21 total shots and eight shots on goal
• Scored team's only goal in 1-1 tie at Elon
• Posted an assist in the following game at Hofstra
• Had overall totals of seven goals, two assists, 16 points, 35 shots, 18 shots on goal and one game-winning goal at UNCW

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letterwinner at Granville High School ('16) under coach Scott Forester
• Set school records for career goals (145) and career assists (75)
• Scored 50 goals and posted 15 assists as a sophomore for the Aces
• Added 37 goals as a junior
• Earned 29 goals and a career-best 29 assists in senior season
• Team compiled 62-16-9 record during her four years
• The Aces were three-time league champions
• Team state semi-finalist in junior year and state runner-up in sophomore and senior seasons
• Four-time first team all-league selection
• Three-time first team all-district
• Three-time first team all-Ohio
• Three-time team MVP
• 2014 Ohio Division II Player of the Year
• Team captain in junior and senior seasons
• Also lettered in golf and softball, earning first-team all-league honors in the latter sport

PERSONAL

• Born in Newark, Ohio
• Earned her undergraduate degree in human development & family studies at BGSU, with a 3.223 cumulative GPA
• Currently is pursuing a Master’s Graduate Certificate in Social & Interactive Media, and has a 3.50 cumulative GPA
• Daughter of Clint and Tami Cox
• Father played football at the University of Toledo
• Mother played basketball at Ashland University
• Has a younger sister, Katie, and a younger brother, Kyle
• Katie is also a member of the women's soccer Falcons
• Lists her family as her biggest influence

SCHOLARSHIP INFO.

• Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Al & Vicki Summers
• Recipient of the Luann M. Alleman Scholarship

COX - CAREER STATS

Season	GP-GS	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	GW	PK-Att
2018	22-22	1340	8	3	19	46	.174	24	.522	3	0-0
2019	23-23	1677	9	5	23	77	.117	43	.558	3	0-0
2020-21	7-7	606	1	2	4	34	.029	14	.412	0	0-0
2021	21-21	1689	6	8	20	53	.113	21	.396	3	0-0
BG TOTAL	73-73	5312	24	18	66	210	.114	102	.486	9	0-0
TOTAL	96-91	6698	31	20	82	245	.127	120	.490	10	0-0