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• Tied the school record for lowest individual round with a 68 and recorded a 54-hole career best score of 222 at the Spring Break Shootout
• Had a season best finish of sixth-place at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational
• Finished her career ranking third in scoring average at 77.78
• Had a season scoring average of 78.55
• Appeared in all 22 rounds

• Appeared in nine tournaments for the Golden Grizzlies
• Finished tied for 15th at the Golden Grizzlies Invite (Sept. 25-26) shooting a 157 (+13)
• Finished tied for 16th at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 16-17) carding a 151 (+11)
  

2016-17

• Redshirted 

2015-16

• First Team All-Horizon League selection
• Ranked second in the Horizon League with a 77.16 stroke average
• Recorded six straight top-10 finishes from September to April
• Placed runner-up in three tournaments 
• Shot a 72 (+2) first round at the Dayton Invitational, marking the10th lowest-individual round in program history 
• Her two-day score of 147 at the Dayton Invitational ranks fourth all-time in lowest 36-hole tournaments scores
• Placed seventh with a three-day score of 236 (+20) at the 2016 Horizon Legaue Championship
• Competed at the NCAA regional in Shoal Creek, Ala. shooting a three-day score of 249 (+33)

2014-15

• Named Horizon League Golfer of the Year and Horizon League Freshman of the Year
• First player in Horizon League women's or men's history to be named the Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in the same season
• Played in 11 events, totaling 28 rounds
• Finished tops in the Horizon League with a 76.79 stroke average
• Her 76.79 stroke average ranks second all-time for a single-season in school history
• Earned Horizon League All-Tournament Team honors after placing T6 with a 234 (+18) at the league championship (April 24-26)
• Two-time Horizon League Golfer of the Week selection (Oct. 23 and Oct. 1)
• Earned medalist honors at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational with a 145 (+5), the second-best 36-hole tournament score in program history (Sept. 27-28)
• Shot 224 (+8) at the Jackrabbit Invitational, the third-best 54-hole tournament score in program history (March 16-17)
• Earned a pair of runner-up finishes at the Dayton Fall Invitational (145/+5) (Oct. 20-21) and the IPFW Spring Classic (149/+7) (April 5-6)
• Finished top-10 in six of 11 events played

Academic Honors

• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

• Four-year letterwinner for coach Dan Stolz
• Three-time State Champion
• Miss Golf of Michigan her senior year
• Qualified for U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in 2014
• Won 36th Michigan Girls Junior Amateur Championship
• Two-time top-10 finisher at GAM Women's Championship
• Made it to Sweet 16 of Michigan Women's Amateur Championship in 2012 and 2013
• All-State, All-Area and All-District all four years
• Member of National Honor Society

Personal
Full Name: Elizabeth Erin Nichols
Birthdate: Nov. 25, 1995
Parents: David and Karen Nichols
Siblings: Zack, Peter, Meg, Ryan

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Size of the school
2. Golf program
3. Friends at Oakland