Niki Hopkins

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Centerville, Ohio
Prev School:
Ohio State

QUOTING MILLER: “Niki had a very productive year in the back for us in 2015-16. We challenged her to work on improving a couple of areas of her game this summer which we hope will make her a more complete player and even more impactful this season.”

2015: Started all 18 games for the Panthers...Registered career-high three shots vs, Boston College...Played 90 minutes or more in 15 of 18 contests on the season and 12 straight...Recorded career-high 110 minutes against Saint Francis (Aug. 21).

2013-14 AT OHIO STATE: Played in five games during the 2014 season at Ohio State…Redshirted her true freshman year in 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL: A June 2013 graduate of Centerville High School…Named First Team All-Ohio and All-Midwest Region in both 2011 and 2012…Three-time All-Conference selection and three-time All-District honoree…Four-year starter at Centerville…Scholar-athlete award recipient as a senior in 2012…Played club soccer for Ohio Premier for eight seasons for head coach Chris King…Member of the 2012 and 2013 ID2/ECNL Camp…Won Under-18 ECNL national championship in 2013…Scored 24 goals, while adding 15 assists as a defender…Helped lead Ohio Premier to the Ohio State Cup in 2011 and a sixth-place finish at the 2012 ECNL national championship.

PERSONAL: Born Nicole Hopkins on July 15, 1995…Daughter of David and Angelia Hopkins…Has five older siblings: Jody, Nathan, Johnny Ashli and Alex…Father David played basketball and baseball at the College of Wooster…Brother Alex plays soccer at the College of Wooster…Enjoys playing other sports, reading and drawing…Majors in Media and Professional Communications.

CAREER HIGHS:
Minutes: 110, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 8/21/15.
Goals: N/A.
Assists: N/A.
Points: N/A.
Shots: 3, vs. Boston College, 10/8/15.