Nicole Anderson is in her fifth season at Mac this season after serving as an assistant coach at Augsburg College the previous year. Nicole was a standout player at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated in 2003 with a BS degree in psychology. Her team advanced to the Elite Eight in 1999 & 2001 and fought their way to the NAIA Final Four in 2000. She earned All-Conference and All-Region honors as a middle hitter for Saint Mary. She has extensive coaching experience at the club level with the Premier Volleyball Club in Omaha and more recently the Northern Lights Volleyball Club. In July '06 her Northern Lights 17-1 team won the USA Volleyball Junior Open national championship. Nicole completed her master's degree from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2006. She is now the Event Coordinator at Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale.