Blank joins the staff as a volunteer and will have the primary duty of working with the goalkeepers. A fellow CSAC graduate of Keystone College, Blank recorded 1994:40 minutes in goal with 34 starts in 39 games. While in goal she made 198 saves, 109 in 2013 for a school record. Blank also set a single-game school record with 16 saves in a game vs. King's College and became Keystone's all-time leader in saves after making nine stops in a match in 2013. Blank was named to the CSAC All-Academic Team all three years, was honored as a Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad in 2012 and again in 2013 and named to the Dean's List.
Blank also brings goalkeeping experience from participation in the USA Futures Field Hockey Program, and was a member of the X-Calibur Field Hockey Club. She holds a B.S. in Business Management and Associates in Culinary Arts. Currently works for Lehigh Sparx Field Hockey Club.
“It is a pleasure having Nichole on our coaching staff," stated Head Coach Yarrish. "She is so knowledgeable and motivating when working with our goalkeepers. It is also wonderful to be working with Nichole again. It is unique as Nichole was part of my first recruiting cycle while working at Keystone College."
