Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2018-19)
Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team (2019-20)
VaSID Second Team (2019-20)
Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team (2019-20)
VaSID First Team (2018-19)
Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2018-19)
3-Time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (2018-19)
Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team (2018-19)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (2017-18)
Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team (2017-18)
Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2017-18)
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2017-18)
VaSID Rookie of the Year (2017-18)
VaSID Second Team (2017-18)
2019-20: Played in and started all 30 games… Became Mason’s all-time leading scorer in season finale at Saint Louis (March 3), finishing her career for the Green & Gold with 1,766 career points… Named Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference… Scored in double figures in 27-of-30 games, and 20+ points 11 times… Named A-10 Player of the Week on Nov. 25… Scored a career-high 41 points (13-26 FG, 13-14 FT) – 10th most in 2019-20 – in Mason’s first-ever win over Penn State (Nov. 24)… Recorded a game-high 25 points at SMU (Dec. 31), scoring seven points in the final two minutes as Mason overcame an eight-point deficit… Posted first career double-double (16 pts/10 rebs) at Rhode Island on Feb. 1… Finished junior season with three double-doubles… Surpassed 1,500 career points with 22 points vs. Davidson (Jan. 15)… Averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
2018-2019: Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year... Selected to VaSID's First Team... Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on three occasions... Selected for Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team and Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference First Team... Started all 30 games... Had a .369 field goal percentage and a .750 free throw percentage on the season... Averaged 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 20.4 points per game... 21st in the country for points per game... Scored at least ten points in every game... Posted 26 points (10-16 FG) to open the season against Loyola on Nov. 6... Tallied 25 points (7-16 FG), three steals, and six assists at Air Force on Nov. 9... Contributed 20 points, four steals, and five rebounds at American on Nov. 14... Notched 24 points, seven rebounds, and three steals against Colgate on Nov. 18... Had season-high five steals against Delaware on Dec. 6... Recorded 33 points (12-21 FG, 8-8 FT) at Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 9... Dropped 27 points and dished out five assists against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 10... Added 32 points (8-18 FG, 15-17 FT) against Rhode Island on Jan. 27... Posted 29 points and three steals at Saint Louis on Jan. 31... Registered career-high 37 points (14-23 FG) and career-high nine rebounds against George Washington on Feb. 6... Contributed 16 points, season-high seven assists, and eight rebounds at Richmond on Feb. 21... Tallied 30 points, season-high one block, and eight rebounds at La Salle on Mar. 2... Scored 21 points and tied career-high nine rebounds against Massachusetts on Mar. 5.
2017-2018: Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year... Named VaSID Rookie of the Year... Named to Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team... Named to Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team... Named to Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Played and started 34 games... Set Mason single-season freshman scoring record with 605 points, which ranks fourth all-time in program history.... Ranked third in Atlantic 10 in scoring (17.8 ppg)... Averaged 32.7 minutes a game... A-10 Rookie of the Week six times (11/27, 12/11, 1/2, 1/15, 2/26)... Scored in double figures in 33 of 34 games...First in A-10 in steals (84)...Posted 22 points (5-15 FG, 5-10 3pt FG) in her Mason debut at #24 Michigan on Nov. 10...Game high in points in points with 23 (6-21 FG, 8-9 FT) at Loyola (MD) on Nov. 17...Recorded 25 points (7-14 FG, 3-7 3pt FG) to go along with four assists and two steals vs. Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 29...26 points at GW (1/7/18) most by a Mason freshman since Nov. 24, 2001...Tallied 22 points, seven steals, and seven assists at Rhode Island on Jan. 14...Had 25 points, four assists and seven rebounds at Duquesne on Jan. 21...16 points and four assists vs. Saint Louis on Jan. 24...Tallied 13 points, five steals, and five rebounds at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 31...15 points and three assists vs. George Washington on Feb. 7...Registered 19 points (4-8 3pt FG) and 4 steals vs. UMass on Feb. 11...Posted 19 points, three steals, and six rebounds at VCU on Feb. 15...Tallied 19 points, four assists, and three steals vs. St. Bonaventure on Feb. 18...Recorded 24 points and six assists at Dayton on Feb. 21...Registered 19 points, four steals, five assists and six rebounds vs. La Salle on Feb. 24...Tallied 18 points in first round of Atlantic 10 Tournament vs. St. Bonaventure on Feb. 27.
Prep: Named McDonald's High School All-American Nominee... Four-year letterwinner for coach Keith Allen at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas... Named Centex Player of the Year... District MVP... First Team All-District... Helped lead Vista Ridge to the Texas state basketball tournament twice... As a junior, she averaged nearly 12 points, more than three rebounds and three assists a game as the Rangers rolled to a 35-4 record... Played AAU ball for TeamXpress.
Personal: Nicole Cardaño Hillary... Daughter of Mario and Erin... Has one sister, Erica... Plans to major in international policy... Spanish is her first language as she grew up and lived in Spain until she was 12 before moving to Georgetown, Texas.
Career Highs
Points: 41, at Penn State (11/24/19)
Rebounds: 10, three times (last vs. UMass, 2/5/20)
Assists: 8, at Navy (12/19/19)
Steals: 7, at Rhode Island (1/14/18)
Blocks: 1, seven times (last at La Salle, 1/29/20)
FG Made: 14, vs. George Washington (02/06/19)
3FG Made: 5, three times (last vs. Saint Louis, 3/3/20)
FT Made: 15, vs. Rhode Island (01/27/19)
