Nicole Corriero was a 3-time All-American ice hockey forward, and former Captain of the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockeyteam. Corriero tied former Crimson player Jennifer Botterill's record for most points in one NCAA game with ten. She accomplished the feat on 7 November 2003 versus the Union Dutchwomen. She still holds the NCAA Record for Goals Per Game in a Season with 1.64, set in the 2004-05 season where she scored 59 goals in 36 games. She was nominated for an ESPN 'ESPY' Award in 2005 for Best Female Collegiate Athlete.
Prior to attending Harvard, Corriero captained the North York Junior Aeros and the Scarborough Sharks. She represented Ontario at the 1999 Canada Winter Games in Cornerbrook, Nfld where the team went on to win a Gold Medal. She served as Assistant Captain to Team Ontario 'Red' that took Gold at the 2001 National Women's Under-18 Championship.
NCAA
Nicole Played at Harvard University on their Varsity Women's Ice Hockey Team from 2001-2005. During the 2004-05 season, she was the captain of the Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team. In that season she became the all-time women's collegiate record holder for goals in a single season by scoring her 52nd goal on 5 March 2005 breaking the previous record of 51, shared by Harvard's Tammy Shewchuk and Northeastern's Vicky Sunohara, both of whom are Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists. On 27 March 2005 Corriero tied the all-time collegiate record of 59 goals in a season, set by Michigan State's Mike Donnelly in 1986, with her first goal against St. Lawrence in the Frozen Four.
International hockey
She was invited to Hockey Canada's National Women's Under 22 Development Camp in July 2003. Corriero was one of several players of Italian-Canadian heritage that competed for the Italy women's national ball hockey team at the 2015 world championship. She would finish the tournament as Italy's leading scorer with eight points, ranking tenth overall, respectively.
Records
As of the current 2017-2018 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Season, Nicole Holds the following NCAA Individual Records: Points Scored in a Game - 7 November 2003 Harvard v. Union- Tied with Jennifer Botterill Goals Scored in a Game - 7 November 2003 Harvard v. Union - Tied with Jenny Potter; Goals Scored in a Season - 2004-05 Hockey Season Goals Per game Average in a Season - 2005: 59 Goals in 36 Games Honors and awards
The Mary G. Paget Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Women's Athletics at Harvard University
In November 2005, Nicole was honoured in Toronto, Ontario by the National Congress of Italian Canadians for their annual Youth Achievement Award, recognizing scholastic and athletic excellence as well as community involvement.
