Nicole Sue Marshall (born June 2, 1988) is an American retired soccer player.

[1] She attended Skyline High School in the nearby city of Longmont and was the leading scorer for the soccer team.

[1] As a freshman, she led the Buffaloes' most prolific offensive season with seventeen goals, all the way to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2006 NCAA postseason.

She led the Buffs to 10-8-4 record and another bid into the NCAA tournament[5] She ended the season with a First Team All-Big 12 award from the Big 12 Conference.

[14] In February 2013, Marshall signed with Portland Thorns FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.

[15] She was on the starting lineup as a defender in all of the Thorns' 22 games as the team finished third in regular season play and received a berth to the playoffs.

[16][17] During the team's playoff semi-final match, Marshall served the assist to Tiffany Weimer's equalizer goal.

[18] The Thorns defeated Western New York Flash during the playoff final clinching the league's first championship title.

After finishing third during the regular season with a 10–8–6 record, the Thorns advanced to the playoffs where they were defeated in the semifinals 2-0 by eventual champions FC Kansas City.

[8] In August 2014, Marshall suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear during a match against the Seattle Reign .

Marshall and fellow central defender Lauren Fowlkes were the only two members of that squad to start in and play every minute of all six matches of the tournament; both were praised for their poised performance as the anchors for the team's defense, especially during the final game against North Korea.