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Jersey Number 5
Nikola Ozola
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jurmala, Latvia
- High School:
- Pumpuru
- Major:
- Psychology
- Birthday:
- 2/14
Career Accolades
- Three-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- Points: 14, at Southern Miss (3/5/20)
- Rebounds: 5, at FIU (1/16/21)
- Assists: 7, at Western Michigan (11/24/19)
- Steals: 3 (twice), Last vs. Southern Miss (2/13/20)
- Blocks: 1, at Middle Tennessee (1/16/20)
- FG Made: 5, at Southern Miss (3/5/20)
- FG Attempts: 9 (twice), Last at Southern Miss (3/5/20)
- 3-Point FG Made: 3, at Southern Miss (3/5/20)
- 3-Point FG Attempts: 6, at Southern Miss (3/5/20)
- Free Throws Made: 5, at UTEP (1/4/20)
- Free Throw Attempts: 6, vs. Old Dominion (1/9/21)
- Appeared in 11 contests and made one start for the Owls
- Averaged 5.5 minutes per contest, 0.2 points per game, and 0.2 rebounds per game
- Registered two steals and one assist
- Shot 100 percent from the free throw line (2-2)
- Went a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (Nov. 21)
- Played a season-high 15 minutes at Chicago State (Dec. 19)
- Usually the first to come off the bench at point guard
- Commenced the season with six points off 2-for-2 shooting from beyond the arc against Palm Beach Atlantic
- Picked up three assists across 17 minutes played against Tulsa at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament
- Followed up that game with six points off 2-for-2 shooting from 3-point against Davidson
- Had three assists against UTSA
- Registered five points and two assists across a season-high 38 minutes played in the Owls’ overtime outing versus WKU at home
- Earned her first start of the season at FIU, where she ended with four points
- Finished the season with four points off 2-for-4 shooting against FIU at the Conference USA Tournament in the first round
- Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for second straight semester
- Drew the start in two of 13 games played
- Came off the bench at point guard
- Third on the team in assists per game with a 2.2 average
- Tallied five games with 4+ assists during the season
- Played her first action of the season against Florida Memorial where she tallied three points, three boards and four assists
- Recorded four assists in four straight games – Old Dominion (1/8 and 1/9) and FIU (1/15 and 1/16)
- Played a solid home-and-away series with FIU, logging seven points and four assists in 38 minutes in the first game and six points, five rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes on the court in the second of the series split
- Last game played during the season came at UTEP (2/22) where she logged seven points in the first half
- One of 13 named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- One of three players to play in all 30 games, while drawing the start in 19 as the point guard
- Ended the season averaging 3.4 points per game and 1.7 assists per game
- Sat third on the team in assists (50)
- Finished the season with seven 3+ assist games and three double-digit scoring games
- Averaged 6.8 points per game in final five contests, while starting in four of those games
- Tallied seven points and a career-high seven assists in the 80-79 win at Western Michigan
- Recorded 11 points and six assists in the Owls' win vs. Loyola Maryland
- Helped out with four assists vs. Kansas
- Delivered 10 points and two assists at UTEP
- Pulled down a career-high four boards against Charlotte
- Logged career-high 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting with a career-high three 3-pointers and three assists at Southern Miss
- The Latvian native has represented her home country in international competition for several years
- In 2018, Ozola played in the European Championship for both the U-20 and U-18 teams and led the latter to a fourth place finish
- She was named to the Latvian Republic Youth Championship All-Star Five in 2016 and was the Youth Athlete of the Year for her home city of Jurmala the same year
- Born on February 14
- Nikola is the daughter of Pauline and Maris Ozola
- She is majoring in psychology
- Enjoys running and reading a good book
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #5
Monday, March 16
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Tulane)
Tuesday, March 03
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #4
Friday, February 27
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Charlotte)
Tuesday, February 24
