Rutgers University Athletics

Finished career ranked fourth all-time in home runs with 26

International:

• Led Greek National Team to a seventh place finish at European Championships in Czech Republic in summer of 2019
• Hit .462 (12-for-26) with four doubles, five runs and six RBIs in eight games on international stage

Fifth-Year Senior (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 44 contests primarily at left field.
• Also appeared behind the plate at catcher in seven games
• Collected 21 hits, including four doubles and two home runs, with 11 RBIs
• Hit 3-for-4 with a run scoring at Michigan State (Mar. 27)
• Notched her 25th career home run and posted two runs and two RBIs in helping Rutgers to a 2-1 lead after one inning of play en-route to a 10-6 victory over Nebraska (Apr. 3)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double in the 2-1 series finale win over the Cornhuskers (Apr. 4)
• Connected for her second home run of the year and 26th of her career to score the game-winning run in a 3-2 series opening victory at Penn State (Apr. 9)
• Opened Iowa series batting 3-for-4 with three runs scores (Apr. 30)

Senior Year (2020) - Game-By-Game Stats

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Big Ten All-Academic
• Appeared in all 24 contests with 23 starts in the outfield.
• Added a team-leading five home runs to move into fourth all-time in career home runs with 24.
• Recorded at least two runs batted in in five contests (Hartford, Syracuse (x2), UTSA, Marshall) 
• Opened the 2020 season at the Bash in the Boro hosted by Georgia Southern (Feb. 7-9) helping Rutgers to a 3-2 record with two home runs and three RBI.
• Hit second of three consecutive Scarlet Knight home runs in the bottom of the sixth in the season opener vs. Army at the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 7).
• Connected on a two-run shot against Hartford in a 3-2 at the Bash in the Boro (Feb. 8).
• Collected four RBI during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge hosted by Duke (Feb. 14-16).
• One of four Scarlet Knights to go over the fence at the Boerner Invitational hosted by UT Arlington (Feb. 21-23) with a two-run home run against UTSA to advance RU to the championship game.

Junior (2019)

• All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week (May 6) behind four home runs and nine RBIs during a 4-1 week including a series victory over Michigan State and clinching Rutgers' first winning season since 2015.
• Logged a team second-best 13 doubles
• Hit .311 in 55 appearances with 47 hits, 35 runs and 41 RBIs
• Went 3-for-3 against Michigan State (May 4) with a pair of home runs, four RBIs and two runs 
• Hit 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Quinnipiac (Mar. 2) and Fordham (Mar. 27)
• Collected four RBIs against Mercer (Feb. 8)

Sophomore (2018)

• Hit in six of her final seven games to conclude the season 
• Hit a grand slam during the seventh-inning comeback at LIU Brooklyn (April 25), and added a go-ahead RBI double in the eighth as part of a career-high five-RBI and three-hit day ... 
• Doubled and scored a run at No. 17 Michigan (April 13) 
• Launched a solo home run to help beat Mercer, 8-5 (March 17) 
• Posted first career triple and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in 12-8 victory at Hampton (March 2) 
• Hit a home run as part of a 3-for-6 day with three runs and two RBIs in doubleheader sweep of Kennesaw State (Feb. 23), which has been receiving votes in the national polls for the majority of the year 
• Recorded a pair of RBIs in a pair of Rutgers wins (Feb. 10 vs. Middle Tennessee State and Feb. 11 vs. Utah State) at the season-opening Titan Classic at Cal State Fullerton.

Freshman (2017)

• Saw action in 45 games, starting 28
• Named to the Greek National Softball Team
• Matched her career best with two hits, including her first career double in the 6-4 win over Penn State (April 23)
• Registered a home run in three consecutive games (April 5-8)
• Added a three-run home run in the home opener against Nebraska (April 8)
• Posted the first home run of her career at Seton Hall (April 5), including a career-best three runs, two hits, and two RBIs
• Registered a hit in the win over Boston College (Feb. 25)
• Notched two runs, a walk, and an RBI in her first start as a Scarlet Knight against Northern Illinois (Feb. 17).

Prior to Rutgers

• Four-year varsity starter at Trinity HS 
• Three-time team MVP and All-Conference selection 
• Named first team all-area as a senior after posting a .537 batting average, 66 hits, 15 doubles, 11 triples and six home runs ...
• Named first team all-state and first team all-area after registering a .568 batting average and eight home runs as a junior 
• Named the team MVP and all-conference as a sophomore after batting a .515 clips, including 13 home runs, as the team picked up its second consecutive regional championship 
• In her freshman year, registered a .326 batting average, while guiding the team to a conference and regional championship
• Three-time All-Conference Academic selection
• Named an Illinois State Scholar as a senior 
• As a junior earned the Academic Excellence - Exceptional Achievement in Physics honor, Trinity-Dominican Scholar recognition and the President’s Education Award for outstanding academic excellence
• Daughter of Demetrios and Daniela Iliopoulos, older brother, Christopher, plays baseball at Truman State University
• Intends on majoring in exercise science.

KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Nyss
One word to describe your Coach: Passionate
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Todd Fraizer
Best player ever competed against: Erika Piancastelli
Major: Exercise Science and Psychology
I chose my major because: I want to become a physical therapist.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Starbucks
The person I most admire is and why: My brother has always helped me and guided me with softball, and I have always looked up to him. He is very passionate and determined, and I admire his work ethic.
If I wasn’t playing sport, I’d be: I would probably be playing another sport because I am very competitive and have been around sports my whole life.
Favorite professional athlete: Mike Trout
Favorite professional sports team: Chicago Cubs
One word to describe myself on the field: Focused
One word to describe myself off the field: Determined
Few people know that I: I used to be a competitive gymnast.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My brother
I started playing my sport because…: I always went to watch my brother's baseball games when I was little, and I decided I wanted to play too.
I chose Rutgers because…: I chose Rutgers for its competitive athletics and challenging academics. I always knew that I wanted to play softball at a high level, and Rutgers provided that along with the opportunity to excel in the classroom.
Favorite cereal: Cocoa Pebbles
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Avengers
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite musician/group: Chance the Rapper
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Spikeball
Famous people I have met include: Todd Fraizer
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I always get ready the same way before games
Pets I had growing up were: Dogs
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Greece
The website I visit most often is: Google
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Be so good they can't ignore you"
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black
One thing on my bucket list is: Swim with Sharks
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat