Hall of Fame
In her two seasons with the Griffon Women's Basketball team (2001-02 and 2002-03), Nicole Lindsey (Collier) left a lasting impression. An intimidating presence in the paint, she is one of the top rebounders in the history of the program and was one of her teams' top scorers.
After leading the 2001-02 team in field goal percentage (.592) and averaging 18.7 points per game, she was named second team All-MIAA and a finalist for the KODAK/WBCA All-America Team. That scoring average is the second highest in a season at MWSU. In 2002-03, Lindsey led the team in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocks. Her 272 rebounds that season were the second most in MWSU history along with her 8.8 per game average. She set a single game record with 19 rebounds in a game against Emporia State that season. For her efforts she was named first team All-MIAA, second team Daktronics/All South Central Region and again a finalist for the KODAK/WBCA All-America Team. The 2001-02 team won both the MIAA regular season and postseason championships and climbed to No. 1 in the country before falling in the NCAA South Central Regional. The 2002-03 team also spent part of the season ranked No. 1 and advanced to the South Central Regional.
After graduating from MWSU in 2003, Collier joined the coaching ranks and enters her fourth season as head women's basketball coach at Lincoln University in 2015-16. She was an assistant at Lincoln for three seasons and an assistant at Central Missouri for four years prior to moving to Lincoln. Collier was also a two-time All-American at Jefferson College prior to transferring to MWSU. She became the first athlete inducted into the Jefferson College Hall of Fame in 2009.
