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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Release April 22, 2008 Nicols Named LMU Female Newcomer Of The Year HARROGATE, TN – Lincoln Memorial University women’s basketball guard Shawna Nicols (Milwaukee, WI) was named Female Newcomer of the Year by the University’s head coaches on Tuesday night at LMU’s annual Athletics Banquet. A 5’10” junior and Lady Railsplitter Team Captain, Nicols finished the year as the third leading scorer on the LMU women’s basketball team, averaging 10.7 points per game, while also handing out 4.53 assist and pulling 5.6 rebounds each night, second best on the squad. The University’s Newcomer of the Year award is given at the end of each year to the male and female athlete that have meant the most to a particular LMU team’s success and are voted upon by the head coaches in the University’s athletics department. With the loss of two seniors from the 2007-08 team, Nicols will return for her final year of eligibility in the fall of 2008 to help the Lady Railsplitters build on their 13-15 season finish this year.-LMU- For additional
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