Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 9
Nikki Cox
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Granville
- Hometown:
- Granville, Ohio
- Prev School:
- UNC-Wilmington
Years of eligibility remaining including 2021-22 academic year: 1
2021
2020(-21)
MIC'D UP: NIKKI COX AND MATT FANNON (September 29, 2019, vs. Buffalo)
2019
2018
COX AND THE FALCONS
PRIOR TO BGSU
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SCHOLARSHIP INFO.
COX - CAREER STATS
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 |
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