11 Nicole DeMarchena
11 - Nicole DeMarchena
Height: 5-11
Year: Jr
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Amherst Regional (Mass.)
Position: F

The DeMarchena File

2013-14: Played in 23 games … Started 21 games in the season …. Averaged 30.7 minutes per game … Averaged five points per game … Held an average of 8.4 rebounds per game … Went 5-5 from the line and posted 12 rebounds, three blocks, a steal and a total seven points during a 59-69 loss to Clark (11/26) … Recorded nine rebounds, five blocks, two assists, and four steals in a 38-71 loss to Smith (12/04) … Tallied 17 rebounds, two assists, six blocks and a total of nine points in a 54-38 win over Simmons (1/04) … Went 4-4 from the line, posted 10 rebounds, six blocks, a steal and eight total points during a 42-67 loss at Babson (1/07) … Posted 10 rebounds, five blocks and seven points through a 68-60 win against Emerson (2/15) …

2012-13: Played in 18 games ... Averaged 2.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ... Had eight blocks and thirteen steals ... Shot 32.6% (15-46) from the floor and 43.5% from the free throw line (10-23) ... Averaged 14.7 minutes per game ... Posted five points, three rebounds and two blocks in a 70-51 win over Simmons (1/03) ... Tallied two points, two steals, and two rebounds in a 74-43 loss to Wellesley (1/08) ... Scored 7 points with four rebounds and a block in a 70-52 loss to Babson (1/26) ... Had six points and six rebounds in a 64-52 loss at Wheaton (2/16) ...

2011-12: Played in 14 games, including five as a starter … Averaged 3.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game … Had 13 blocks and 14 steals … Averaged 19.6 minutes per game … Tallied nine points with 13 rebounds and three blocks in a 48-41 loss to Johnson and Wales (11/15) … Had 10 points and seven rebounds with three blocks in a 66-53 win at Western New England (11/20) … Scored five points with eight rebounds in a 55-33 win at Simmons (1/2) …

Before Mount Holyoke: Played basketball for three years … All-Glue Defense … Daily Hampshire Gazette First Team as a junior … Honorable Mention as a sophomore … Springfield Republican Best Inside Defender … Springfield Republican Second Team … Helped team to the Western Mass finals in 2010 …

Personal: Psychology major … Daughter of Isis DeMarchena.

Getting to Know Nicole

  • Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - Great academics and I loved the team
  • What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - The campus is gorgeous, everyone is friendly, and it has a feel good vibe.
  • Favorite Sports Movie - Love and Basketball
  • Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Uconn vs. Marquette Men's Basketball Game
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - Celtics
  • Favorite TV Show- South Of Nowhere, Jersey Shore, 90210, and 24
  • Favorite Athlete(s) - Hope Solo, Abby Whambach,Megan Rapinoe, Candice Parker, and Maya Moore
  • Best Concert You Ever Attended - Mac Miller and BSBNKOTB (Backstreet Boys/ New Kids On The Block)
  • Biggest Fear - re-injuring my knee and shoulder     
  • Most Famous Person Ever Met - Pitbull 
  • Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Nicki Minaj   
  • Place You'd Like to Visit - Cuba
  • First Memory of Your Sport – Playing organized basketball for the first time in 9th grade
  • Pre-Game Rituals - Jam out to Pitbull, Nicki Minaj, and Mac Miller.  I also always have to listen to Donald Trump by Mac Miller
  • Best Advice From a Coach - Don't worry about the previous play, just focus on the next
  • If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would – Donate it to the Special Education Program at my High School
  • Career Aspirations - Developmental psychologist for kids with special needs