Nicole Rodríguez of Avon, pictured on the left, crosses a ball against Cuba in one of the recent Caribbean World Cup Qualifying matches.
A student-athlete who is a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame and also a member of their women’s soccer team, was called by the U-20 Puerto Rican Women’s National Team to represent the Island in the U-20 Qualifiers for the Women’s World Cup. Nicole, who graduated in 2010 from The Master’s School in West Simsbury, competed in Haiti last October, 2011 and in Cuba in January of this year. She played as a central midfielder and was named captain of the squad, scoring one goal and marking two assists in the games.