Following a decorated and resilient collegiate playing career that included winning two national championships, Alecia Nicholas enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Binghamton women's lacrosse program in 2026.
Nicholas, who hails from Ithaca, N.Y., had a stellar career as a goalie at North Carolina from 2022-25. In 2023, she was named an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine and was also selected to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List. That season, was one of six Tar Heels to start all 21 games, finishing the year tied for the team lead in ground balls with 33. At the end of the season, Nicholas led the Atlantic Coast Conference in goals against average at 8.51, while also ranking seventh in the country in that category.
In the fall of 2023, Nicholas faced a difficult challenge off the field when she was diagnosed with cancer. After immediately undergoing treatment, Nicholas appeared in every game for the Tar Heels in 2024, starting in 16 of them. Her return to the field was named the Best Comeback Story in USA Lacrosse’s, “Best of Lacrosse 2024,” campaign.
In her final season in Chapel Hill, Nicholas appeared in three games. She finished her collegiate career with 24 wins, 231 saves made, a goals against average of 9.26 and a save percentage of .415.
Nicholas also succeeded in the classroom, being named to the All-ACC Academic Team in both 2023 and 2024. She graduated from North Carolina in May of 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science.
Aside from coaching, Nicholas is also able to continue her playing career in national competition. In September of 2025, he was named by Lacrosse Canada to one of the women’s national teams to compete in the World Lacrosse Super Sixes – Canada in Oshawa, Ontario.
