Christopher Newport University

2017 - Senior Season - Capped off his career as one of the program's top faceoff specialists ... Was slowed by an injury during the season but still appeared in eight games and earned a start against Wesley ... Won 62 percent of his faceoff attempts after claiming 49 of his 79 battles during the year ... Won a season-high 13 faceoffs and grabbed eight ground balls against Messiah on March 11 ... Also won eight battles at No. 20 Washington & Lee on February 15 and secured seven victories in back-to-back appearances against Virginia Wesleyan on March 1 and Guilford on March 4 ... Made his final collegiate appearance on Senior Day against Wesley on April 8 and provided a fitting punctuation mark to his career by winning his lone faceoff attempt and securing the ground ball against the Wolverines ... Finished the year with 32 ground balls and had four or more in five of his eight appearances ... Also added a goal during the year after finding the back of the net against Virginia Wesleyan on March 1.

2016 - Junior Season - Suffered an injury and did not see game action while recuperating during his third year at CNU … Served as a team manager.

2015 - Sophomore Season - Saw action in 15 games during his second year with the Captains … Ranked second on the team with 83 faceoff victories and a .580 winning percentage … Won 21 of his 25 faceoff attempts against St. Mary’s on April 15 … His 21 victories moved him to second on the program’s all-time single-game list … Also won 15 faceoffs against Wesley on April 11 and went 12-of-15 in the CAC Tournament against Mary Washington on April 22 … Secured eight faceoffs against Southern Virginia on April 4 and matched that effort four days later against No. 11 Salisbury … Collected 36 ground balls during the year, including nine against St. Mary’s … Also posted a goal and two assists during the team's 13-10 victory over the Seahawks … Found the back of the net at Randolph-Macon on February 25, against Virginia Wesleyan on March 11, and versus Wesley on April 11 as well.

2014 - Freshman Season - Excelled as CNU’s faceoff specialist while appearing in all 16 games during his first year with the Captains … Starred in the squad’s 8-7 overtime victory against No. 2 Salisbury on April 2 … Won eight faceoffs and scored a pair of goals against the Sea Gulls … Secured the faceoff and drove home the game-winner just six seconds into overtime to seal the come-from-behind victory against SU … Also scored twice against Hampden-Sydney  … Won 18 of 21 faceoffs and notched his first career goal against Ferrum on February 22 … Earned CAC Player of the Week accolades for that effort … Tied the single-game program record with 20 faceoff victories against York on April 19 … Also collected 10 ground balls and chipped in with an assist against the Spartans … Contributed an assist at St. Mary’s on April 12 as well … Won more than 50 percent of his faceoff attempts in 10 games during the year, including a 16-for-21 effort against Methodist on March 26 … Finished the year with a .578 faceoff percentage after winning 181 of his 313 battles … Added 71 ground balls and forced three turnovers as well.

At Dominion - Excelled as a midfielder and faceoff specialist for four seasons with the Titans ... Collected first-team All-District and All-Region accolades for his efforts ... Set the school’s single-season and career records for most faceoffs won during his tenure.

Personal - Nicholas Charles Kirschke is the son of Bob and Barb Kirschke ... Has an older brother, Alex ... James Harrison is his favorite athlete, and his father is the most impressive person he's ever met ... "The Prestige" is his favorite movie ... Aspires to tour the world ... His dream vacation would be a trip to Italy ... Majoring in computer science.