Towson University Athletics

Fall 2021: Saw time in 29 matches with 107 sets played … started in 29 matches … one of Towson’s top blockers, logging a career-best 117 blocks, including nine solo stops … averaged 1.09 blocks per set, ranking second on the team … put down 11 total blocks at William & Mary (Oct. 22) in just four sets … had multiple blocks in every CAA match this fall … scored 132 kills as well, averaging 1.23 per set with a .295 hitting percentage … had two matches with double-digit kills, including a career-best 11 against Northeastern (Nov. 13) in a four-set win.

Spring 2021: Played in two matches, at Stony Brook (Feb. 20) before suffering a lower body injury before returning for the NCAA Tournament against Dayton (April 14) … had one total block against the Seawolves along with one dig … finished with three kills to average just shy of one per set ... aided in three blocks, including two against Dayton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... added a solo stop against the Flyers as well.

2019 Season: CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 18) … saw the court in three matches as a reserve middle blocker … played in seven sets during her redshirt sophomore season … started in two matches, making her first start for Towson against Elon (Nov. 15) … logged 11 kills on the year, including a career-best eight against William & Mary (Nov. 17) … took 18 swings against the Tribe, hitting at a .333 percentage for the match … notched 11 total blocks, including eight assisted stops against William & Mary … added three stops against Elon.

At UMBC: Appeared in three matches for the Retrievers … logged time in six sets ...posted four kills on 11 swings along with three service aces … finished with four blocks, including two solo during the 2017 campaign.

High School: Played middle blocker for head coach Toni Ethington at Henry E. Lackey High School … earned First Team All-SMAC honors in 2015 and second team plaudits in 2014 … earned All-Conference honors in 2016 and was named team MVP … earned honor roll status in ninth and 10th grade … also competed for the track and field team at Lackey High School … earned first and second team honors … made the state finals as a sophomore and junior in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles.

Personal: Name is Nikya Mitchell (pronounced: Nuh ki uh) … daughter of Walter Mitchell and Rebecca Moody … has two siblings, Daisia and Devin … most admires her mother … hobbies include writing poetry and discovering music … favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers … favorite athlete is Foluke Akinradewo … favorite meals include pasta, French toast and wings … favorite musician is Summer Walker … majoring in English at Towson with the goal of being a technical writer and researcher.

Career Highs (Single Match)
Kills: 11 vs. Northeastern (Nov. 13, 2021)
Digs: 4 vs. Princeton (Sept. 4, 2021)
Blocks: 11 at William & Mary (Oct. 22, 2021)
Aces: 1 vs. Youngstown State (Sept. 13, 2019)