2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Small, Nikayla
Jersey Number 4
Nikayla Small
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary school
- Hometown:
- Pickering, Canada
Bio
Records/Accolades
Made 22 appearances with 17 starts… Recorded nine points with three goals and three assists on the year… Scored the third-fastest goal in program history with the opener against NC State (10/31) just 59 seconds into the match… Had the winner against No. 20 Mississippi State (8/25)... Logged a goal and an assist in the dominant 4-1 win over No. 6 Florida State (10/3)... All-ACC Academic selection
2023 (Junior)
One of just four players on the team to appear in all 18 games, started 17… Led the team with a career-high seven assists… Ranked 57th in the nation and eighth in the ACC with 0.39 assists per game… Assisted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory in the opener against App State (8/17) and assisted the game-tying goal with four minutes remaining in the second game of the season against Army (8/20)... Played the full 90 against App State and Syracuse (10/5)... Logged two assists in the 6-0 victory over Iona, her second assist was the 10th of her career… Tallied at least one assist in six of the first 10 games… Fired 30 shots and 11 on goal… Finished fourth on the team with 1,265 minutes played… Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)
2022 (Sophomore)
Missed season due to injury.
2021 (Freshman)
Earned Freshman All-ACC honors ... Selected for Canadian National Team Celebration Tour ... Played in 20 games, starting 19 of them ... Scored a goal against Youngstown State (Aug. 29) ... Tallied two assists against Loyola-Maryland (Oct. 29) and collected assists in three other games ... Played the full 90 minutes or more two times, totaling 1402 minutes of game action ... Took 38 shots in total.
Background
Nominated for the Best Youth Player in Canada in 2019... Selected for U17 Candian Youth Team against Mexico in 2019... Attended Canadian Youth Camps in 2019... Named to the Best XI in CONCACAF Championships - U15 Canadian Youth Team in 2018... Selected for the U15 Candian National Youth Team in 2018... Selected for Regional Excel Program... Captained the Provincial Team from 2017-19... Second-leading scorer in OPDL in 2017... Captained United FA in 2016 and 2017
Personal
Daughter of Jamie and Ishan Thomas Small…Born March 24, 2003
- Tied for fifth in program history in single season assists by a freshman (5)
- 2021 Freshman Second Team All-American
- 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team
- Three-time ACC All-Academic Team
- 10th in program history in assists - single season (7)
- Tied for third-fastest goal in program history (0:59 vs. NC State on 10/31/2024)
Made 22 appearances with 17 starts… Recorded nine points with three goals and three assists on the year… Scored the third-fastest goal in program history with the opener against NC State (10/31) just 59 seconds into the match… Had the winner against No. 20 Mississippi State (8/25)... Logged a goal and an assist in the dominant 4-1 win over No. 6 Florida State (10/3)... All-ACC Academic selection
2023 (Junior)
One of just four players on the team to appear in all 18 games, started 17… Led the team with a career-high seven assists… Ranked 57th in the nation and eighth in the ACC with 0.39 assists per game… Assisted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory in the opener against App State (8/17) and assisted the game-tying goal with four minutes remaining in the second game of the season against Army (8/20)... Played the full 90 against App State and Syracuse (10/5)... Logged two assists in the 6-0 victory over Iona, her second assist was the 10th of her career… Tallied at least one assist in six of the first 10 games… Fired 30 shots and 11 on goal… Finished fourth on the team with 1,265 minutes played… Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)
2022 (Sophomore)
Missed season due to injury.
2021 (Freshman)
Earned Freshman All-ACC honors ... Selected for Canadian National Team Celebration Tour ... Played in 20 games, starting 19 of them ... Scored a goal against Youngstown State (Aug. 29) ... Tallied two assists against Loyola-Maryland (Oct. 29) and collected assists in three other games ... Played the full 90 minutes or more two times, totaling 1402 minutes of game action ... Took 38 shots in total.
Background
Nominated for the Best Youth Player in Canada in 2019... Selected for U17 Candian Youth Team against Mexico in 2019... Attended Canadian Youth Camps in 2019... Named to the Best XI in CONCACAF Championships - U15 Canadian Youth Team in 2018... Selected for the U15 Candian National Youth Team in 2018... Selected for Regional Excel Program... Captained the Provincial Team from 2017-19... Second-leading scorer in OPDL in 2017... Captained United FA in 2016 and 2017
Personal
Daughter of Jamie and Ishan Thomas Small…Born March 24, 2003
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
Matt Barrie SportsCenter on Wake Forest Campus (Arnold Palmer Complex)
Wednesday, September 10
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10
Wake Forest Football vs Western Carolina | Cinematic Recap
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