Eastern Washington University Athletics

2013 Big Sky All-AcademicTeam
2011 Big Sky All-Academic Team
2010 Big Sky All-Academic Team

Career: Played in 82 career matches and 313career sets, earning three letters for Eastern ... Finished with2,025 career assists, good for 10th all-time in school history, andjust one of 12 players to record at least 2,000 career assists ...Career assists per set average of 6.47 ranks ninth in programhistory ... Recorded 87 career service aces, good for 13th all-timewhile her service aces per set average of 0.28 ranks 10th ... Alsoranks in the top 30 in career digs (667; 23rd) and digs per setaverage (2.13; 24th) ... Three-time Big Sky All-Academicselection.

2013: Playedin a team-high 114 sets in her final year at Eastern, recording 845assists and 210 digs ... Her 845 assists are good for 20th insingle-season history ... Tallied at least 30 assists in 17matches, reaching at least 40 assists three times during the year... Added 87 kills and a team-high 31 service aces, registeringmore than one ace in six matches ... Recorded 11 assists, threedigs and one service ace in Eastern's season-opener at then-No. 8Oregon (Aug. 30) ... Went for 15 assists, eight digs, five killsand two service aces in the Eagles' sweep of Bryant (Aug. 31) ...Tallied 14 assists and eight digs versus PAC-12 foe WashingtonState (Sept. 6) before registering a season-high 35 assists againstSouth Dakota later that day ... Recorded her first double-double ofthe year in EWU's four-set win over Texas Tech (Sept. 7), tallying34 assists and 10 digs ... Went for a second consecutivedouble-double against San Jose State (Sept. 11), notching 35assists and 14 digs while adding six kills ... Had 18 assistsversus then-No. 9 San Diego (Sept. 14) before just missing out onher third double-double against top-ranked USC later that day,finishing with 19 assists and nine digs versus the Trojans ...Notched 44 assists in Eastern's five-set win over Sacramento State(Sept. 19), adding eight digs and four blocks ... Finished with adouble-double of 30 assists and 12 digs against Montana State(Sept. 26), adding four kills and two aces ... Notched 37 assistsagainst Montana (Sept. 28) to go along with seven digs ... Recordedthree service aces and 35 assists in the Eagles' four-set win atSouthern Utah (Oct. 3), chipping in five kills on six swings withno errors ... Registered at least 30 assists in four straightgames, beginning at Northern Colorado on Oct. 12) ... Notched 35assists and eight digs versus Idaho State (Oct. 19), then recorded36 assists, six digs and four blocks at Sacramento State (Oct. 26)... Tallied her fourth double-double of the season against PortlandState (Oct. 28), finishing with 23 asissts and 10 digs ... Recordedher second consecutive double-double with 36 assists and 12 digs atMontana (Oct. 31), then registered 36 assists and four blocks atMontana State (Nov. 2) ... Tied her career high with five serviceaces against Southern Utah (Nov. 8), finishing with 43 assists andnine digs ... Set a season high with 46 assists to go along withnine digs against Northern Colorado (Nov. 15) ... Had 38 assists inEastern's season finale at Weber State (Nov. 23) ... Earned Big SkyAll-Academic honors for the third time in her career.

2012: Started andplayed the first three sets against San Francisco (Aug. 24) beforesuffering a knee injury that sidelined her for the rest of theseason … Notched 30 assists and 10 digs against the Dons,adding three kills, three blocks and a service ace.

2011: Led the BigSky Conference in double-doubles with 17 on the season, and wasalso among the top three in the league for service aces, tallying112 for an average of 0.30 per set … She was named to theBig Sky All-Academic team for the second year in a row …Niemeier started every single match of the season for EWU,averaging 5.71 assists per game as one of two setters in the 6-2offense … She had five games with 30 or more assists,including a season-high 42 in a five-set victory against SouthernUtah (Sept. 10) … She tallied a career-high 20 digs againstIdaho (Oct. 5), and had at least 15 pickups on six other occasions… Against Big Sky regular-season and tournament championNorthern Colorado (Sept. 20), Niemeier recorded a career-high fiveservice aces, which tied for the most by any player in the leaguein 2011 … Niemeier had at least three aces in four other BigSky Conference matches … In an important five-set victory athome against Montana (Oct. 28), Niemeier delivered with 32 assists,17 digs, one ace and one kill … She followed thatperformance with two more double-doubles to help Eastern capturewins against Montana State (Oct. 29) and Northern Arizona (Nov.3).

2010: Niemeiersplit setting duties with Laney Brown as part of EWU’s 6-2offense in 2010 … She registered five double-doublesthroughout the year and had the most service aces of anyone on thesquad with 21 … She had six games with 30+ assists,including a career-high 57 against Montana (Sept. 17), which wasamong the top five-best performances of all setters in the Big Skyin 2010 … Niemeier helped Eastern capture its firstconference victory of the year with 44 assists, six digs, fiveblocks and two kills against Idaho State (Sept. 24) … Shewas also strong in the second meeting of the season against ISU,tallying 32 assists and 11 digs in Pocatello … Niemeier ledthe Eagles to a dramatic come-from-behind victory against Montana(Oct. 30) with 31 assists, 11 digs and four service aces …She had a career-high 17 digs against Portland State (Nov. 6), togo along with 25 assists and three aces … She averaged 1.83digs per set, and had at least five digs in all but five of the 22matches in which she played. She was named to the Big SkyAll-Academic team for the first time in her career.

2009: Utilized herredshirt option.

High School:Niemeier graduated from Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash.,in 2009 … In her senior season with the Highlanders,Niemeier helped lead the team to its first-ever state title at the3A level and its first since Shadle Park claimed the 4A crown in1993 … Following her outstanding senior campaign, Niemeierearned All-State Honorable Mention accolades … Then, in thewinter, she helped the basketball squad to a berth in the statechampionship game, marking the best postseason performance forShadle since 1989, when the Highlanders won the title … The2008 appearance was also the team’s first since 2000 …As the starting point guard, Niemeier led the Highlanders inscoring that season … Her freshman year, she also earnedAll-Greater Spokane League accolades as part of the 1,600-meterrelay squad.

Personal: Daughterof Scott and Cindy Niemeier … Majoring in specialeducation.