Nicole Lyubenko

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Grandview HS
Prev School:
Real Colorado

Sophomore (2018)

SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Played in three games on the year … saw nine minutes of play action off the bench against Kennesaw State (Aug. 25) … saw four minutes of action against RICE (Sept. 2) … fired one shot, with one on goal for 24 minutes of action against Troy (Sept. 9).

Freshman (2017)

Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... played in 16 games on the year and made one start ... scored her first career goal in her first appearance for the Tide against Jacksonville State (Aug. 18) ... played 16 minutes off the bench against the Gamecocks ... took one shot in 19 minutes at South Alabama (Sept. 1) ... recorded an assist in the win over Troy (Sept. 3) ... put one shot on goal in nine minutes at Kennesaw State (Sept. 7) ... played 33 minutes off the bench against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 10) ... played 17 minutes at then-No. 3 South Carolina (Sept. 15) ... earned first career start against Chattanooga and fired two shots (sept. 17) ... put one shot on goal in 23 minutes at No. 6 Florida (Sept. 24) ... took two shots in 36 minutes against then-No. 19 Texas A&M (Oct. 5) ... launched one shot in 22 minutes against Auburn (Oct. 10) ... played 14 minutes off the bench against Mississippi State (Oct. 15) ... came on for eight minutes against Arkansas (Oct. 19) and three minutes against Missouri (Oct. 22) ... saw three minutes of action at Ole Miss (Oct. 26) ... played six minutes in the SEC Tournament against Missouri (Oct. 29).

High School

Played club ball for the Real Colorado under head coach Lorne Donaldson ... won back-to-back state championships while leading the team in scoring at Grandview High School under head coach Tari Wood ... named a high school All-American, Colorado Player of the Year, All-State and All-League in 2016.

Personal

Born Sept. 23, 1998 in Aurora, Colo. ... daughter of Denis and Melissa Lyubenko ... has one sister, Caylin ... major is secondary education - mathematics.