NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference on Wednesday announced the six members of the CACC Hall of Fame Class of 2021. The official announcement was made by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara.

The Class of '21 consists of five individuals and one team, including former Ram Libby Nichols who is the first-ever Jefferson entrant into the CACC Hall of Fame. She is also the first CACC Hall of Fame selection in the sport of women's lacrosse. The CACC Hall of Fame was established in 2015 to honor the legendary individuals and teams in league history.

Nichols is one of the finest all-around student-athletes in conference history. On the lacrosse field, she was a 2014 IWLCA All-American and the CACC Player of the Year while leading the Rams to the conference championship. Philadelphia finished 17-1 in 2014 and Nichols was named the CACC Tournament's Most Valuable Player for leading the Rams to the league title. She ranked third in the NCAA in draw controls per game and fifth in caused turnovers per game.

As a junior in 2013, Nichols earned First-Team All-CACC honors while also being crowned the NCAA Division II statistical champion in caused turnovers. She was the 2014 CACC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned a Fulbright Scholarship. Nichols was named a CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American and was the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Overall Female Performer of the Year. She won the 2013 IWLCA Community Awareness Award and was a top-30 finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The CACC Hall of Fame Class of 2021 also includes John Brennan (Felician University Cross Country Head Coach), Angie Casado (Georgian Court University Women's Volleyball Student-Athlete), Garret Kerr (University of the Sciences Men's Basketball Student-Athlete), Daniele Piludu (Concordia College Men's Tennis Student-Athlete) and the 2011-12 Wilmington University Men's Golf Team. Each of the honorees will be recognized with an official hall of fame induction ceremony at either their respective campus or CACC Championship event during the 2021-22 season.

Libby Nichols Career Accomplishments
2014
IWLCA All-America third team
IWLCA All-Region second team
CACC Player of the Year
All-CACC first team
IWLCA Senior All-Star
CACC Tournament MVP/All-Tournament Team
CACC Champions (team finished 17-1)
3rd in NCAA Division II in draw controls per game and 5th in caused turnovers per game
Team was first in Division II in scoring offense
CACC Student-Athlete of the Month
CACC Player of the Week
CACC Defensive Player of the Week
CACC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's At-Large first team (first in school history)
CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Overall Female Performer of the Year
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's Lacrosse Performer of the Year/Academic All-Area Team
Fulbright U.S. Student Award
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
CACC All-Academic Team

2013
All-CACC first team
CACC All-Tournament Team
CACC Runner-Up (team finished 14-5)
NCAA Division II statistical champion for caused turnovers per game
Set school records for draw controls and caused turnovers
CACC Player of the Week

Miscellaneous
- 2013 IWLCA Community Awareness Award
- Served as the chapter president for the Global Medical Brigades, which included leading a trip to Ghana that provided a 10-day free medical clinic for Ghanians that did not have access to quality healthcare.
- Was vice-chair for the CACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and a member of the executive board for the Philadelphia University SAAC.
- Helped to organize and run an obstacle course to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
- Was co-president of Cornerstone—a student-run religious group that offers different outreach events to bring together Christians at Philadelphia University—and was involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). As a member of FCA, Nichols spent the summer of 2012 mentoring and coaching youth in various areas and in the summer of 2013, she went to Nicaragua with the FCA Lacrosse International Missions Teams, in conjunction with Lacrosse the Nations, to teach kids about lacrosse and health education.
- 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year Top-30 Honoree
- Her Fulbright U.S. Student Award allowed her to conduct a 10-month study in Germany to investigate the cognitive effects of heading on youth soccer players.